No. My lazy daughter refuses to get a job every summer. She doesn’t see the point and prefers to sleep. She’s r/anti work.

My 16 yo started lifeguarding last year, and it worked out fine. This year, they have fewer guards, so I guess we’ll see. He’ll be in town for all but 2-3 weeks of summer break (plus he’s already been working after school & weekends since Memorial Day).

Yes - but he put his availability down as soon as he could.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. They only have to really hang around town for the job the first summer. Then during subsequent summers they can generally pick and choose when they work--it's the beauty of having a relationship with a place and being a returning employee.

My kids (3) all worked jobs (restaurant, retail, camps) during high school from age 15 on.

My son worked in restaurants and summer camps as well as a country club. He was allowed one week off at each one and it had to be approved prior to starting the job. He went back to 2/3 of those jobs for another year and that was still their policy for returning employees. Sounds like your kid got lucky. I wouldn’t assume this was the case everywhere.

My kid will be working for 5 weeks this summer with travel in between and after. He was clear about his availability up front and it was 100% fine. He's working at a weekly camp though; a retail location or something different that requires more consistency may have other requirements.

Yes. They only have to really hang around town for the job the first summer. Then during subsequent summers they can generally pick and choose when they work--it's the beauty of having a relationship with a place and being a returning employee.

My kids (3) all worked jobs (restaurant, retail, camps) during high school from age 15 on.

Sorta. My DD is a camp counselor at a camp that only runs for a few weeks. She also babysits and does yard work and hoc.

It means the teen can’t come for all of the travel. My teen got 10 days off work for a trip but it was hard for them to get it. They work at a restaurant that happens to be generous with a lot of staff to cover their absence.

Older teens who work often have to skip plans.

My teen went on a one week family vacation every summer and every summer job allowed him that as long as he told them about it when he was hired. I doubt they would've hired him had it been more than a week. He stopped going to camps in 7th or 8th grade so that wasn't an issue.

9:26 here and neither are going to sleep away summer camp anymore. One has a lot of sports related conflicts but she sets work availability on an app. These part time jobs are not that serious.

My oldest doesn’t have a lot of conflicts this summer since he’s about to leave for college but he’s always had the same with any job, availability was set on an app.

It was never a problem getting time off for travel or other conflicts as long as they put it in their app. These have been fast food type min wage jobs that you see a lot of teens at.

Anonymous wrote:No, mine has not had one yet. I wish they did (and they do, too), but there are many things happening this summer for it to work.

Me again. I’m hoping my kid will find a part-time job once they get to college. (And they are, too.) I think it will be easier to fit in then than it’s ever been during the high school years.

We travel most weeks of the summer. My 15 year old cannot have a job since we are gone Thursday - Sunday, Friday - Thursday, Friday - Sunday, Tuesday - the following Wednesday. No one wants to hire for that choppy schedule.

Their jobs are not only for the summer and they can set their availability and give notice so yes, they both have jobs. It’s their choice.

No, mine has not had one yet. I wish they did (and they do, too), but there are many things happening this summer for it to work.

Many summers we and/or the teen is gone three weeks or more between vacation, family visits, and weeklong camp they do. Does this mean the teen does not work? What have your experiences been?