Spring Broke

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Ok, so here I am, at home on spring break. And its just another long wait for the bore that will be school again. But, like my mom always seems to do, she's pestering me to find a job.

I've done this before, over the past 3 years. I've gone to many different places trying to find a job. Toys R'Us, Media Play, Burger King, Tops, etc. And I've never gotten a call or anything from these places. So whoopie. As you can see, I'm not all that enthralled about the prospect of a job. I'm much more inclined to start my own little business. Of course thats perpostiously perposterous you say. Well, maybe.

But yeah, I'm not looking forward to this... Maybe one of the local papers is hiring or something. That'd be nice. Here's to my luck, aka: Teh Poopsmith.

[Maxwell]

I found it was much easier to get a job once i had a previous employment on my resume, so i worked as a junior councelor one summer for nature camp to get that down, now it's at least 45.8715 times easier to get a job now, i always get call backs, so maybe you should try to do something like that...

[Entsuropi]

Jobsearching is funny. I did none of it - i handed my CV into a random store, who a month later called me and hired me. One of my friends has been out of a job since christmas. Another one has managed to get a job, get fired from it, and get another job in the same time period.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Job searching sucks. They say you should put as much time into it as you intend to put in weekly when you're actually doing it.

I don't necessarily do that.

You can't stop though. You keep sending out feelers and resumes and applications, and hope to hear back.

[Sminja]

I need a job! I, too, have applied to many a place (retail stores, movie theaters, etc.)...well, not that many, but still have heard nothing. I want to be paid! But, a question for all those who have jobs: is it worth it sacrficing your time for money (I know, I know, it depends on how muh you make), and, does it make you value your money more and not make you want to burn a whole in your pocket every time you see soem little trinket that you don't need?

[Maxwell]

it's totally worth it, but first do volunteer jobs that you can put on your resume(trust me it's so much easier) and yes it makes you value your mone more, and wether or not it burns a whole in your pocket, well thats just depends on the person, me I'm a sucker for glow sticks...

[Sminja]

I'm a sucker for suckers. It must get easier to get more and more jobs, as you have more and mroe experience on your resume...

[Maxwell]

exactly, i couldnt get hired until i did the councelor thing for nature camp.

[stacer]

My first job was a paper route, my freshman year of high school. Well, unless you count the whole growing up on a farm thing. I had quite a bit of experience with 4H projects, etc. But then my first real job other than the paper route was for the mom of a girl on my dance team who needed a dishwasher at her restaurant.

So the volunteering I'd equate to the 4H projects--it gives you job skills, and it's definitely worth your time. Once you get a real, paying job, it's also worth your time. Try to get a job that gives you some experience in a field you want to know more about, but even if it's a Burger King job, that gives you a paycheck and something to put on your resume for when you start looking for jobs to help you work your way through college or for getting a summer job. Now while you're in high school is a great time, because you can get a 10 or 15 hour a week job, get a little spending money (or save for college or whatever), and still have time to have fun.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

just think of all the games your mom won't buy you that you could get if you had your own income. (unless your mom is like mine, and pulls the "you have your own job now so I'm not even buying your clothes anymore -- that's your responsibility" trick.

[stacer]

Yeah, SE, that happened to me, too. I was buying most of my own needs like clothes etc. from my sophomore year of high school on.

[GorgonlaVacaTremendo]

Wow, I don't even have a job and my mom stopped buying me clothes like four years ago, exceot holidays, which I get stuff from my grandmother.  Honestly, I don't a wanna hear no complainin'.

[Sminja]

Well I better get a job soon...I need to save up for a car, or I'll have no way to get around when I get my license...a new computer would be nice too...

[Spriggan]

hehe I tricked my parents, sort of.  My mom won't buy my games and like things even as birthday/christmass presents.  So instead I get lots of clothes as presents then just spend my cash on toys.

[Sminja]

I like how you think, Spriggan. In fact, I might try that myself...