Wickie (plural wickies)

1. (job-specific jargon, dated) Lighthouse-keeper’s assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light.^[1]

Wickie: Caleb Richard

What is your job at SMCC and how long have you worked here?

“Facilities. Cleaning the buildings, when you guys are on vacation we clean the floors, buff the floors, wax the floors. Deep cleaning.”

“8 years.”

What brought you to SMCC?

“Try something new. New job.”

How has working here affected you?

“It’s good. It’s nice. I like it.”

What is the best thing about your job, or SMCC?

“I’m by the ocean. It’s nice.”

What is the worst thing about your job, or SMCC?

“I enjoy it. I’m my own boss- I have a boss, but I’m my own boss when I’m working by myself. Independently.”

Do you have any messages you want to send to the administration of SMCC as a staff member here?

“No.”