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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Again, yet another example of how immigration policy is really only in place to help businesses keep costs down.  Whether it's illegal immigration or programs like this.[/quote]

+ a million. People ask why teenagers aren't lifeguards anymore. I get that its because there aren't enough teenagers available to work in the summer, but I also think their wages haven't changed at all since I was probably a lifeguard, it was very good money when I was a teen, enough to support all the fun things I wanted to do during the year. Now, I bet you could $2000 even if you worked all summer. It's not worth it for teens![/quote]

My teen is a lifeguard.  They pay minimum wage, and are expected to do a lot more than just sit on the side of the pool--they clean it, obviously, but also have to do some amount of landscaping/mowing.  [/quote]

I know, but what I was a lifeguard we made more than minimum wage ($12  an hour or so in 2000) It was worth it to get certified and stay in shape and all that. You could also make more money by doing lessons and things.[/quote]

What?  You know my kid makes minimum wage?  How does that make sense?  Where were you making $12/hr 17 years ago?!  He stays in shape anyway, he's a mulit-sport athlete including swimming.  I've told him NOT to mow lawns--it's a private club, and he's definitely not been hired to do that.  It's insane to watch these teens mowing in flipflops.  I'm horrifiied that one of them is going to have an accident.  So stupid.  SMH.[/quote]

Being a Lifeguard was THE summer job to have back when I was in HS from 1996-2000.  Even after passing certification, we had to come in periodically to make sure were still in shape and able to rescue.  I know the last summer I was a lifeguard in 2000, I was making $15/hr after doing it for 4 summers.  That was crazy good money back then for a 17/18 year old!  Especially when my friends were making $5-something/hr doing retail or fast food.  Those that got jobs as waiters/waitresses (which was hard because of the whole alcohol thing) were the only ones who usually made more than us lifeguards when you factored in the tips.

My neighbor's son is a lifeguard at our local rec center (indoor pool; no outdoor pool).  He's been unable to find any summer lifeguarding work at an outside pool the past 2 summers.      [/quote]

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