Guest Grace Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 so...i'll turn 16 on thursday. reason enough for my mum to bust the bomb and tell me that i should start working. lol. she said that it would be a nice experience for me and blah blah blah~. however... . she does not force me, but i know she wants to get rid of me. hahaha. well, it's just a minijob after all and i'll probably have to work for only 10 hours/week. the bad thing is that i'm sure i'm gonna work on saturdays. so i'll miss the f1 qualifying...argh. soo...what about you? what minijobs did you have when you were a teenager? i thought about working in a clothes shop..., but that's what everyone else is doing. don't mind about the job actually..., but working as a waitress might be quite fun, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I might get a job next year, when I turn 16. I've always wanted to work at a bookstore. It seems like fun. I'm a total bookworm, so I'll get a kick at looking at all the books. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I used to work for my dad, helping out at his garage. Then moved onto working at a cattery, to get the pounds in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petit Prince Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 you dont necerssarily miss the qualifying. what about private lessons, which could be during the week after school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grace Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 i once did give private lessons, but that won't let me earn a lot of money. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petit Prince Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 well i earned 30sfr. (about 18 euro) in 45 minutes which is quite a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I've been working at a supermarket since about my 15th birthday, which was in November. I work 13 hours a week permanently (although the bastards usually ring me up and ask me to work more hours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grace Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 my sister wants me to work in a supermarket,too... well, actually in hers. she's jobbing in that one supermarket and said she could easily make her boss like me :) and i'd also earn more money compared to other places. but i just don't want to work with my sister. she's been there for years now and i don't like the atmosphere in that supermarket... :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Yeah, I got screwed over because there are a large amount of shops which are all part of a shopping chain and so if you sign up for one, then you've signed up for all of them and then I got a call from Woolworths (supermarket) and couldn't really refuse. I hate the atmosphere of supermarkets too, and there really are a lot of things you have to learn, especially working on check-outs. But all my co-workers are cool and sometimes I serve some really 'interesting' customers who can make my day a tiny bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petit Prince Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 its quite easy to find a job in a call centre. its incredibly boring though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grace Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Yeah' date=' I got screwed over because there are a large amount of shops which are all part of a shopping chain and so if you sign up for one, then you've signed up for all of them and then I got a call from Woolworths (supermarket) and couldn't really refuse.[/color'] I hate the atmosphere of supermarkets too, and there really are a lot of things you have to learn, especially working on check-outs. But all my co-workers are cool and sometimes I serve some really 'interesting' customers who can make my day a tiny bit better. weeh, that's the bad thing about shopping chains. :stunned: and that supermarket is in a very dodgy environment as well... dunno. they make you do a lot of things, yeah, and you have to learn many things, but that's why they pay one better than a clothes shop for example. sally, i don't really think that someone would want me in a call centre since i rol the "R" in a very stupid way. :dozey: everytime i say "drei" on the phone they understand "zwei". ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymcnabb Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I am 17 and had 3 jobs thus far in my life, I was a busperson at a golf course, then I was a hostess at a restaurant, then I sold shoes at Journeys, I am now unemployed, and need a job desparately, I am considering returning to the hostess job, but I dont think I could take it because I cant stand the trash people I worked with. Money, or dignity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I am 17 and had 3 jobs thus far in my life' date=' I was a busperson at a golf course, then I was a hostess at a restaurant, then I sold shoes at Journeys, I am now unemployed, and need a job desparately, I am considering returning to the hostess job, but I dont think I could take it because I cant stand the trash people I worked with. Money, or dignity?[/quote'] Most definitely dignity......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymcnabb Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Most definitely dignity......................... Thats what I was thinking, but not having money where you need it is almost as stressful as the job itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitta Rensolo Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I live in a small village....so there was not much left to choose....there were not many possibilities... so I took this newspaper-round which sucks actually (esp. in this rainy weather....:dozey:) and that job in a bakery van which is quite fun......the only thing that sucks there is that I have to get up quite early on saturdays....that can be really annoying sometimes......but besides that it is an interesting job... I do not earn THAT much money.....but it is enough for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I am 17 and had 3 jobs thus far in my life' date=' I was a busperson at a golf course, then I was a hostess at a restaurant, then I sold shoes at Journeys, I am now unemployed, and need a job desparately, I am considering returning to the hostess job, but I dont think I could take it because I cant stand the trash people I worked with. Money, or dignity?[/quote'] Aww how come you quit Journeys? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Miss Clumsy Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I'm 17 now and finished school. I'm unemployed and looking for a job. But jobs want experience and you can't get experience without a job :thinking: *sigh* I keep looking though! How very optimistic of me! I wanted to get one when I was still in school but Dad wouldn't let me because he wanted me to concentrate on school. I guess he was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntjd Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 yeah i've had 3 so far. i've worked as a chemist delivery boy, which payed terrible then in a chocolate shop and now in a cool ice cream (gelato) store. its good fun, all the other workers are around my age so its awesome fun, and i get to put on my ipod into the store speakers and wear whatever shorts or pants and shoes i want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarsKay Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 i've only ever had 2 jobs in my so far sweet 20 years on earth :D my very first job was at a bakery in new zealand. i did a whole lot and i love it. it was so enjoyable, not even work, but that only went on for the summer break so after 2 months i returned to australia. my current job doing very similar duties is at a place called the coffee club. the people are great, customers are delighful and the overall atmosphere is cool. i don't need the money but since switiching unis and courses, i felt like i needed a change of scenery and events and my workmates are fabulous people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymcnabb Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Aww how come you quit Journeys? :( Well it was a seasonal job, My best friend had worked there for a year before me, and I was doing a favor for her manager, because she needed christmas help,but I basically had the option to stay, If I did really well, I could have stayed, but I purposly slacked and did shitty, because I only worked with 3 other people, because Journeys doesnt need alot of people, I mostly had to work with my manager , I would have stayed if she had not scheduled me to work with her so much.. anyway, my boss was only about a year older than I was, and she liked to mess with my relationships with my friends and I, and she was super minipulative, and a shady person. I have truly never met a person that was as wicked as she was, she would do anything to make her self look superior, she was very fake, and looked like an anime charectar.. hahah.. But I realllllllllly would have liked the job under different circumstances. Its really the perfect high school job, but my friendships are more important to me than a silly job, I think that in time she would have achieved her goal and put a rift in between my BFFE and I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Sarah* Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 what about private lessons' date=' which could be during the week after school?[/quote'] yep, actually that's what I did when I was a student and I'm still doing it today. I'm "teaching" german and english to 3 kids (they're between 9 and 12 years old, haha :nice: ) and it's quite fun. I'm earning more or less 200 euro a month. not that much, but oh well... :rolleyes: plus, I decided I'd like to become a teacher - hehe. :cheesy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Well it was a seasonal job, My best friend had worked there for a year before me, and I was doing a favor for her manager, because she needed christmas help,but I basically had the option to stay, If I did really well, I could have stayed, but I purposly slacked and did shitty, because I only worked with 3 other people, because Journeys doesnt need alot of people, I mostly had to work with my manager , I would have stayed if she had not scheduled me to work with her so much.. anyway, my boss was only about a year older than I was, and she liked to mess with my relationships with my friends and I, and she was super minipulative, and a shady person. I have truly never met a person that was as wicked as she was, she would do anything to make her self look superior, she was very fake, and looked like an anime charectar.. hahah.. But I realllllllllly would have liked the job under different circumstances. Its really the perfect high school job, but my friendships are more important to me than a silly job, I think that in time she would have achieved her goal and put a rift in between my BFFE and I. Oh I see now....yeah that manager doesn't seem very nice. >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scientist Man Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I would not worry Grace. I waited about 5 months after I turned 16 to get a job;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plug_in_coldplaying Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 i got also job when i turned 16,my father said that i should go work to England in summer holidays:wideeyed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackchickintheback Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I want to work at the Tropical Smoothie across the street. I turn 16 next month, but I've been trying to convince my parents to let me get a job forever! Tired of asking them for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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