Need a job!

black04titan · 05-22-2005, 10:22 AM

Well I'm 16 and need gas money... Titans don't get the best gas mileage. Anyway where would be a good place to work? Other than flippin burgers are Burger King. I want to work somewhere that would help me out later on in life. Any advice for the kid?

La Magra · 05-22-2005, 10:27 AM

1-800-MARINES

June will be my 4 year mark----I've had a blast!!!!

CharlienoX · 05-22-2005, 10:55 AM

What do you like to do? That should be among the first questions you ask yourself...

4x4creature · 05-22-2005, 11:46 AM

Try getting a job with a local landscaper to start with and it will put you touch with alot of differant types of buisnesses, but sure to have a clean cut appearance.

ruauman2 · 05-22-2005, 12:20 PM

Start your own business. Something with low overhead costs and a minimal equipment investment. You may have to invest some money to get started but you can build something that gives you a great deal of pride and drive to stick with it and your only working for yourself. Don't waste your time working for minimum wage at some burger joint. And if you must work for minimum wage make sure you work for a boss that appreciates the fact you are working for almost nothing and doesn't make your work experience difficult. There are a lot of minimum wage jobs out there, no reason to stick with a crappy one.

If you don't want to start your own business, get a minimum wage job in an environment with highly skilled people. Clean floors, take out trash, or whatever they want you to do. Then keep hanging around the skilled people, asking questions, show a genuine interest in the jobs of others, take them to lunch, assisting others, and ask to be involved. Always go beyond the normal job description. Even if that time is "off the clock". This shows initiative, care, teamwork, desire, etc. This works well if you are persistent but you need to be meticulous in each task you undertake. This also gives others the confidence in assigning you more technical tasks. For example, you can't screw up an assignment to take out the trash and expect your employer to give you more detailed assignements.

Good luck.

MaxPowers · 05-22-2005, 12:49 PM

I think most of you forgot he is only 16 so is limited to certain jobs. I know best buy pays pretty good, plus if you like to work with electronics that is cool.

*Squid* · 05-22-2005, 01:54 PM

Vets are always looking for help. I did it when I was a kid and it was pretty interesting to get to assist with surgeries.
At sixteen you could mow peoples lawns and put that Titan to work.

Oh, and stay out of the Military until you graduate from College.

ruauman2 · 05-22-2005, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MaxPowers

I think most of you forgot he is only 16 so is limited to certain jobs. I know best buy pays pretty good, plus if you like to work with electronics that is cool.

He said he wanted something to help him out later in life. I don't see that Best Buy is that type of a job. Where does that lead? To a manager position at Best Buy? There are a lot of 16 year olds that start their own businesses or try and get into to an environment that expose that person to a higher level of skills. Landscaping, yard work, pet sitting, small jobs, power washer work, painters assistant. The real trick is getting the school work done to prepare for college.

I agree with Squid, save the military for after college but 16 is still a little young for that option anyway (unless his parents REALLY wanted to get rid of him).

*tortuga* · 05-22-2005, 03:55 PM

see if your local UPS is hiring and see if you can work your way up the totem pole. they offer great benefits for part-time employees plus the room for upward mobility from what i've heard phenomenal. Also UPS will pay a significant portion for your higher education should you choose!!

*jhromy* · 05-22-2005, 05:20 PM

16 with a titan and your worrying about gas money??? get gas the same way you got a titan

rarjar · 05-22-2005, 05:30 PM

I would hope that at 16, black04titan's still in high school and is at least considering college or a technical/specialized skills school. If that's the case, seems to me he ought to find anything from which he can make some spending money (read that as Titan gas money). Trying to "discover" a career at 16 by working a part-time (again assuming he is still in school) is unusual for most teenagers.. well, at least it was for mine!

gftitan04 · 05-22-2005, 09:18 PM

There is nothing wrong with flipping burgers, pumping gas, best buy, car wash, ect...
Any of these will teach you one important thing, responsibility and respect. You will also learn to interact with people in a business way, learn how to budget money, learn to listen and learn from others outside of school, and to simply get up on your own and get yourself going.
At 16 any job is a good job. Sure flipping burgers does not sound great, but do you know how much In and Out Burger pay's? Like $8.50 to start for part time and they have one of the best training programs that teach you customer service and how to make a good burger.
Anyway, trying not to lecture (like my son say's), but beggars can't be choosers. As I always tell my kids, just work. Who cares what it is. Have fun and make some money.

DryHeat · 05-23-2005, 12:48 AM

Sell stuff, aka. crap, on eBay.

Half Shovel · 05-23-2005, 07:52 PM

If one can't afford gas money, how does one afford a Titan?

BLWedge09 · 05-23-2005, 09:15 PM

I worked at Service Merchandise until the company filed bankruptcy and my store closed while in high school. I was selected as employee of the quarter once and employee of the year for the same year. After the store closed, I was trying to find a new job when out of the blue my old boss called me up to say that he was the new assistant manager at OfficeMax and he wanted me to come work for him if I hadn't already found something.

I tell you this not to brag, but to show you that whatever you choose you should work hard and take pride in your work. It will pay off. I am 25 now and work for a telecommunications company as a programmer. In my job, I have to deal with people in other divisions of the company on a daily basis. I have brought along much of the customer service skills that I learned from my high school jobs to my current profession.

By the way, I also roofed houses with my family for a couple of summers in high school. I think it's a good idea to work at a job that requires a lot of manual labor when you're young. It will push you to work harder toward what you really want to do. When you reach that level, it will also cause you to appreciate it more. For any of you reading this that have jobs of a more manual nature, I mean no offense. Some people relly like that type of work. I'm just not one of them.