What kind of job?

[land hurricane]

As I was looking at this thread I began to think about what kind of job would be good for me next summer, but could not come up with any decent ones. So what jobs have you people had the best luck with? and which ones shouldn't I look into?

[acecl22]

i just started working at a supermarket yesterday... im a service clerk, that means cleaning the store, bagging groceries and fetching shopping carts. the minimum in mass is 6.75 an hour so i assume ill be getting that, and from tuesday till sunday i have about 23 hours (i think). its pretty easy, but not even close to the easiest job that you could find

[acecl22]

oh yeah, and since you obviously lied on your birtday, it depends on how old you are, that will determine how easy it is for you to get a job.

[ZSigErik]

Originally posted by acecl22
the minimum in mass is 6.75 an hour so i assume ill be getting that...

MY GOD! Us Michigander's get 5.15$ min. wage! Lucky Bastd!

[land hurricane]

Originally posted by acecl22
oh yeah, and since you obviously lied on your birtday, it depends on how old you are, that will determine how easy it is for you to get a job.

yeah maybe i should change that.. im 15, almost 16. Whatever i do will be my first real job besides reffing soccer games.

[acecl22]

oh man, reffing soccer is the best job in the world, actually... i dont like bein in the game, i like reffing lines, i used to get 20 bucks a game, that is awesome pay.

[land hurricane]

20 for a line?!? i only get 12, which is still good for pointing a flag and watching a soccer game.

[acecl22]

lol, thats what im talkin about... i should try to get in some games this fall if im not working on some saturday (they did three games every saturday last year, so 60 bucks for three hours is not bad at all)

[Benfica4ever]

Do what i do to get money
Ok you get a lawn mower(how ever you spell it)
then you go to old lazy peopel houses and beg them until they let you cut their grass for some $, and if they die while begging, no harm in finding their money and taking it. Old people have money!hope this helps

[71 LS6]

If you have any swimming ability whatsoever, look into being a lifeguard. Get certified in the spring, usually you need CPR for the professional rescuer, lifeguarding, first aid, and sometimes waterfront lifeguarding, depending on where you apply. Go to the Red Cross for the courses, if they don't teach them there, they'll tell you who does. It's worth the effort and the money to take the courses (usually runs around $150 for everything). Pay is awesome for a summer job (i get twice min. wage right now). I work at a state park in NY, they pay better than most private places. Plus, the hours are good, its full time, and you're required by law to get a half hour break every hour. I usually get half hour on, half hour off, today i got half hour on, hour off (You get paid while on break).

[land hurricane]

Do what i do to get money
Ok you get a lawn mower(how ever you spell it)
then you go to old lazy peopel houses and beg them until they let you cut their grass for some $...

already tried, even passed out flyers but no luck.

If you have any swimming ability whatsoever, look into being a lifeguard....

thanks. i'll look into that

[Remington]

Originally posted by ZSigErik


MY GOD! Us Michigander's get 5.15$ min. wage! Lucky Bastd!

We get such "good" minimum wage rates because it costs so damn much to live here. It also helps to get paid that much when you have to pay $80 for a case of paint at a good field. Anyway. Personally I feel I have the nicest job a teenager could ever want: I teach kids how to sail at a local sailing club and I'm out in the sun in a motorboat all day long(although yelling kids and the heat can get to you ).

[darklord]

In all likelihood, you'll be dealing with the public. And having a job in that field, I must say, the public SUCKS! 80% of the public are annoying, inconsiderate arses (for lack of a better word)! People are picky and will sometimes do everything to annoy you, most of the time it's not intentional. This is enough to drive one crazy. If you can, try to score an office job. It's boring, but the pay is usually good, and best of all, you don't have to deal with the public!

In all likelihood though, you're probably going to end up in some restaurant/food serving-place. That's where most teens end up. If you can try to score a job at some kind of retail store, like a computer game store, toy store, movie store, etc. Generally these jobs are better than the others.

Personally, I work in a local hospital cafeteria as a grill cook. I make $8.25/hour, per diem (extra $1.00/hour after 3:00pm, extra $1.00/hour for working on a weekend), meaning on a weekend after 3:00, I'm making $10.25 an hour. The job sucks, though. If I were you, I'd take what you can get. The job market is tough to get into these days, so don't be upset if you have to settle for a place like McDonald's.

[Matt_mg]

If you can get a job where you don't work with the public GO FOR IT.

I was a wrapper and all-around guy in a grocery store and the people are just so annoying they break stuff, get lost and stuff like that.

Now I work in a factory, lift stuff, operate machines, clean some parts, it's more physical and the pay is still minimum but there's only 1 guy to annoy me and it's my boss.

[Shyne151]

I do web design year round, usually make $500 a month doing maybe one or two sites. When I was younger I used to caddy at a country club on the weekends.