On The Job


Noah VanTil serves a long line of coffee lovers on Friday afternoon, April 23rd, 2021. VanTil has worked at Dutch Brother's Coffee since starting school at OSU fall of 2020. He loves the social nature of his job, all the people he gets to meet, and his fun-loving coworkers.




Kevin McLellan, owner of McLellan Temporaries, popped into his office on SW Washington Ave to sign paychecks on Thursday, April 22rd, 2021. McLellan grew up with older siblings and "had too many bosses" growing up. Now, he loves being his own boss. McLellan enjoys the freedom his job allows, as well as all the interesting people he meets on the job.

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