how many of you dont work?
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I'm a high school student but I own my own mobile dj company... and I work for a friend who owns a computer business (he's in his first year of college)
nope. there is nothing like being indepenent. i dont mind the bills and grocery shopping! i left when i was 18 and havent looked back! it was teh best thing i could have done... it really made me grow up!
Don't work at the moment, and still live at home when I'm not in school. Planning on moving out once grad school starts up, but I definitely don't mind the arrangement as it is now. Not that I take it for granted, but I realize how nice this current situation is, and how very lucky I am. Then again, like most people my age, I do have the urge to become fully independent asap.
midwestfisherman
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Been working since I was 14 and out on my own since I was 18. Couldn't wait to get out and have never looked back.
im sorry whisper but i have to admit i really just started this thread to make fun of people like you 
heh. sorry, but what is preventing you from working? obviously you cant move out if you dont work, and you cant be very independent if youre still with your parents. i just dont get it...
heh. sorry, but what is preventing you from working? obviously you cant move out if you dont work, and you cant be very independent if youre still with your parents. i just dont get it...how...can...you...not...work? gas money gets paid for how? insurance for your car? oh you dont drive? nm.
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Who wants to bet that the OP is "All of the above"?
- M4H
If I recall, caitlion had posted a thread about how to properly give two weeks notice at her current job so that she can persue a new one. I could be wrong though...
[Sweatshop] Hey, if you're posting, you're not sewing those Cathy Rigby Signature Series jumpsuits, now are you? No 15-minute lunch break for you today punk. NOW BACK TO WORK!! I don't pay you 8 cents an hour to screw around on the intarweb dammit!! :|[/Sweatshop]
You can make fun of me all you want, and I did realize that was the purpose behind this thread. However, no matter what is said, I'll never feel guilty about my current unemployment. I do want to find a job, and nothing is stopping me from working other than the lack of finding somewhere to work. I've filled out roughly half a dozen applications thus far, and nothing yet. Besides that, there are some places that I just won't work. Not because I think I'm above that type of employment, but because I've worked long enough to know that I would hate being there. If it's somewhere that I could stomach, that's fine, but I refuse to work (at least for the time being) in a position that will make me dread going in after class everyday. Once or twice a week I could handle, but not everyday.
Beyond that, I'm guessing it's just the hours I'm available that turns most companies off. 3rd shift is my friend, but not many places around here are even open for that, and the ones that are have yet to call back. I'll most likely go on another application-submitting binge sometime soon, once I find a few other places that look interesting and are actually hiring. Whee.
Edit: as far as where gas/spending/whatever money comes from, the answer is mostly student loans and scholarships. Both go a long way, assuming you don't buy much beyond food and toilet paper.
Beyond that, I'm guessing it's just the hours I'm available that turns most companies off. 3rd shift is my friend, but not many places around here are even open for that, and the ones that are have yet to call back. I'll most likely go on another application-submitting binge sometime soon, once I find a few other places that look interesting and are actually hiring. Whee.
Edit: as far as where gas/spending/whatever money comes from, the answer is mostly student loans and scholarships. Both go a long way, assuming you don't buy much beyond food and toilet paper.
Yup.....and M4H just burned his possible CompUSA insider connections.Originally posted by: AngryPirate
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Who wants to bet that the OP is "All of the above"?
- M4H
If I recall, caitlion had posted a thread about how to properly give two weeks notice at her current job so that she can persue a new one. I could be wrong though...
I have been working since I was about 13, started out just mowing lawns and doing whatever odd jobs I could to ear some money. At 14/15 I was working in a petshop part time, all under the table though, and I ended up bringing more pets and supplies home then I ever did money, hehe. I am now working at a Taco Bell as a shift manager, and am 18. Yes, I still live at home, but I am also still in highschool, but as soon as I move out to go to college, I don't really plan on having to come back and live at home.
I don't think it's such a horrible thing for a high-schooler not to have a job. At that age their job is school and all opportunities to succeed there should be given to them. Also, having a job makes it difficult to persue extra-curricular activities like sports. I had to watch my friends play two years of varsity baseball because my dad forced me to get a job and it conflicted with practice.
That said I think it's an excellent experience for a teenager to get out there and see what it feels like to earn/be responsible for their money. Just as long as it doesnt interfere with their education and/or anything else they want to persue. There is plenty of time to work in life.
That said I think it's an excellent experience for a teenager to get out there and see what it feels like to earn/be responsible for their money. Just as long as it doesnt interfere with their education and/or anything else they want to persue. There is plenty of time to work in life.
Same here, actually 10 if you count a paper route, but I really don't count that.
Though I have only 13 years under the belt.
I don't know what I would do during the day if I didn't work.
I think I would get really bored if not for work.
I'll agree with this. I do believe that working (especially during high school) can build character and teach responsibility. However, as most people would probably agree, it shouldn't conflict with academics. Time management is a good skill to learn, but if even that isn't helping, then something needs to change. I'm willing to bet that most people here (myself included) worked at least part-time during high school and most of college, full-time during vacations, and are glad that they did. But at the same time, I've met quite a few people that've never worked in their lives, and are still just as responsible and dedicated to their education. They also plan on sending a set amount of income home once they graduate (usually to cover their parents' house payment) to repay the generosity they've been shown. Sometimes it's just luck of the draw.
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