First Part-Time Job

NViejeP

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Hey, since I just got my car, I've been spending a lot of money and its about time I get a part-time job. I'm only in high school so I onl want to work on the weekends. Preferably the afternoons.

I see newspaper ads looking for telemarketers, we all hate them but it seems like decent money at 8.85 per hour plus commision. Would anyone recommend doing it, how boring is it?

Should I keep on looking?
 
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If you are spending a lot of money on the runner, should try to get a job that will get you discounts. Might be hard, but worth a shot.
 
Would be nice to get a job at like circuitcity or kragens but for a 16 year old. It might not be possible.

I wouldn't really mind working at a grocery store much, but there isn't too many options in San Francisco. I'll keep looking though.
 
i worked in a ski shop
retail can be alot of fun
find a store you like and think about if you could work there
plus you get big discounts on gear
when was in high school it was part time
three nights a week and one weekend...until i started coaching then i got weekends off
cheers
schwalmy
ps what ever u do remember.....you can only use "its my first day" line on the first day......so use it up
 
Some of my buddies work at Best Buy and they seem to like it. They get an employee discount, which is something to consider.
 
You should either get a job as a waiter at one of those national restaurant chains or do retail sales. When I was in h.s. I worked at both Applebee's and Nordstrom. At Applebee's I just worked 15hrs on the weekend and made close to $100 a night and at Nordstrom the pay was ok but the main perks were I got to flirt with all hot girls that came in and got a very good employee discount.
 
don't think a job is far fetch for a 16 y.o. though. apply for it, doesn't hurt to apply.. you'll surprise yourself.
 
if you're gonna work, do something fun. Do something that is going to interest you and keep you entertained as just finding any ol job is gonna be dull and boring as heck.

You're young so go after your dreams. As you get older it'll be more difficult to do :)

Good luck
 
You're kinda limited....

16 years old and no skills, no education, no expereince, no special training or skills, and only want to work weekends.....super market and retails sales are about it. Telemarketing is an absolute pain. People like me yelling at you and calling you names and disparaging your family tree because you called when I was trying to 1) eat dinner, 2) watch TV, 3) read undisturbed, 4) answering nature's call, 5) spending some husband/wife time, if you know what I mean...

While the money is a nice way to support your habit, I'd say retail sales in a sport/activity you like may be best. You get to learn a lot about that sport, you get to play with the stuff, get employee discounts, and learn about selling. Remember that your job is not to stand around bs-ing and chekcing out the girls, your job is to help move merchandise and sell to the customer. And that means learning how to communicate, how to speak and communicate in complete sentences and not like, you know, like, this is you, know, so sick, like you know...you need to learn the product to knowledgably describe it and sell it to the customer. Remember that you have to sell the product before you can sell the product. You might learn something else....about discipline, getting to work on time, getting to work when it's raining or when your girlfriend calls, or when you just don't feel like it, or to do the job right, or that every dollar earned is hard work and when you see how much Uncle Sam takes out to feed ever moocher around, you'll start hating these damned liberal tax and spenders.....you might learn more stuff like learning not to cuss out a PITA customer but to learn to solve problems and swallow guff because that's the real world when you need to work and put food on the table and you don't have the luxury of telling the boss/customer to stuff that snowboard where teh sun don't shine.....

Perhaps the best job is working at some shitty job where you really hate the world. I did enough of that and I know the older ones here have all worked at shitty jobs where you hated going to work everyday....why? we got where we are today because we do not ever want to work at that shitty work ever again...and either......great lessons is life to be had if you look for it...

sorry to give you some facts of life, but you're never too young to learn what the real world is about.
 
i'm 16 and i detail cars for a small used car lot... im around my hobby--cars, pay isnt bad and i get off at 5 o clock so i got time on the weekends...plus i get to detail the old 4runner all the time...and there aint nuthin like gettin paid 6.35/ hour to detail your own ride...lol
 
kregg said:
i'm 16 and i detail cars for a small used car lot... im around my hobby--cars, pay isnt bad and i get off at 5 o clock so i got time on the weekends...plus i get to detail the old 4runner all the time...and there aint nuthin like gettin paid 6.35/ hour to detail your own ride...lol

That seems awesome, but I got to look around. I would love to do that. Damn its 8.85 minimum wage in san fran. That sucks up there.
 
At that age, I worked the pharmacy counter in a drug store. Hours were long, pay was minimum, you were on your feet all the time -- but smirkin' at some persons' prescriptions often made up for it. :)
 
NViejeP said:
That seems awesome, but I got to look around. I would love to do that. Damn its 8.85 minimum wage in san fran. That sucks up there.
since when did cali have a minimum wage higher than the national? from what i remember when i lived in san diego, it was 5.15, or wait, it was higher than national.. it was 5.75. washington and oregon have above $7 minimum wage and i thought washington was to have the highest.. hmm.. interesting..
 
Get a job at a full-service car wash. $6/hour + tips will put you around $10/hour. And you'll probably get 1-2 free car washes a week.

And... you get to work outside and around cars all day. How great is that?
 
alpha said:
since when did cali have a minimum wage higher than the national? from what i remember when i lived in san diego, it was 5.15, or wait, it was higher than national.. it was 5.75. washington and oregon have above $7 minimum wage and i thought washington was to have the highest.. hmm.. interesting..


Here is an interesting site with all the states minimum wages.

Click
 
Get a job at McDonalds and do something to get yourself fired on the first day (non felony). Once you do that, you can draw unemployment and make a feable attempt at trying to find a job all the while collecting a fat check from US taxpayer. You will then have benefits and ect. too. Just make sure that you don't ever find a new job because you will make far less and the benefits will not be as good. You won't have to worry about ever getting your ass out of bed or working during the week. Hey, while you are at it, knock up your girlfriend and you will get a huge tax credit when the kid is born. If you are smart, you will then get your butt thrown in jail for at least 10 years for something like drug trafficing and then you can study anything you want and get your free Bachelor's degree, your free bed and room, free utilities and 3 square meals a day...all while the momma of your kid collects your unemployment check. By that time, you will be 26 with a GED and a BS and you will be ready to find a real job. And just think, you will not have to spend any money on gas or mods or student loans! Plus, at 26 and a college graduate, no one will ever expect you to have been in jail.

Sincerely,

Thug o' the Day.
 

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