This is what comes from sending your kids to a rich kid school. Poor kid schools know that kids need to work. Its not a problem at our socio-economically diverse school.

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Anonymous wrote:band in summer does not take all day or the weekend.

he can work in the evening or on the weekend.

I'm not the OP but band at our school has a very intense schedule that is different every day and varies week to week as well. There are weeks where it is 3.5 hours a break and then back for another 3 hours. There is no way to predict the schedule ahead of time.

I’m the OP and yes, possibly same school, it’s pretty much 9-9 everyday that needs to be available M-F. So maybe one weekend shift but you’re pretty tired so would want them to have at least one day off.

Well, I guess if band is your kid's (and your) priority, then you will just have to deal with the fact that its not compatible with a summer job. If your son isn't available to work, why do you thinks someone should hire him?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:band in summer does not take all day or the weekend.

he can work in the evening or on the weekend.

I'm not the OP but band at our school has a very intense schedule that is different every day and varies week to week as well. There are weeks where it is 3.5 hours a break and then back for another 3 hours. There is no way to predict the schedule ahead of time.

I’m the OP and yes, possibly same school, it’s pretty much 9-9 everyday that needs to be available M-F. So maybe one weekend shift but you’re pretty tired so would want them to have at least one day off.

OP again - that’s for 3 weeks at our school before school starts.

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Anonymous wrote:band in summer does not take all day or the weekend.

he can work in the evening or on the weekend.

I'm not the OP but band at our school has a very intense schedule that is different every day and varies week to week as well. There are weeks where it is 3.5 hours a break and then back for another 3 hours. There is no way to predict the schedule ahead of time.

I’m the OP and yes, possibly same school, it’s pretty much 9-9 everyday that needs to be available M-F. So maybe one weekend shift but you’re pretty tired so would want them to have at least one day off.

Both my sons were lifeguards and in the marching band. For them, band was morning practice and that were able to work around that schedule. Band camp was 5 or 6 days and they took that time off. It wasn’t a big deal.

Anonymous wrote:How did all of us work as teens in high school, but yours suddenly can not. Generally curious.

Speak for yourself.

Anonymous wrote:How did all of us work as teens in high school, but yours suddenly can not. Generally curious.

It’s a lot more competitive to get into most colleges nowadays. Kids need to spend a lot more time studying and doing meaningful ECs.

Anonymous wrote:How did all of us work as teens in high school, but yours suddenly can not. Generally curious.

Because every place wants adults with open schedules now. How is this even a question? Go to Walmart, CVS, Target, any retail clothing store. It’s all adults. They don’t want kids there any more.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the typical thing is not to tell them ahead of time and then when August rolls around, quit. Or maybe they’ll like him enough by then to work around his schedule.

DO NOT DO THIS! Do not leave an employer in the lurch or mislead them about your schedule or your intentions.
What are you teaching your child if you have them do this? Good lord.

I’m teaching my kid how to get a job!

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t he work afternoons or nights?

I mean my kids all work during high school too. How do they have spending money if they aren’t working?

10-15hrs a week during high school
20-30hrs during summer
10hrs a week during college

Are they in band, sports, or other similarly time-consuming activities, as per the OP's question?

Yes, two varsity sports and other clubs. We all had jobs as teens. So why don’t yours? Coddled much

I'm genuinely curious where all your kids work that allow them scheduling flexibility around sports? Are these jobs within walking distance of your home?

Always jobs in bike distance or bus until they can drive. Evening and weekend shifts at the end of the summer during practices and weekend shifts during sports season and evening and weekend shifts when it's their off season. It really is not that hard. Most locations like fast food, restaurants, grocery stores, drug stores, ice cream shops, etc... need teens for these shifts.

How did all of us work as teens in high school, but yours suddenly can not. Generally curious.

Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't hire anyone still in high school. It's too much of a hassle to coordinate their various schedules.

It costs a lot to train someone for only 2 months.

Even when I've hired the teens of friends, it's never worked out. I totally get it, though. It's a job for them, not a career. They don't care at all... and I was the same way at their age.

I appreciate you admitting that. As a parent, I'm tired of people claiming that we are coddling our children if we don't allow them to lie about their availability to get jobs. At the same time, though, it's tough to find places that will hire teens, so our kids are missing out on important experiences.

Anonymous wrote:I think the typical thing is not to tell them ahead of time and then when August rolls around, quit. Or maybe they’ll like him enough by then to work around his schedule.

This is why so many places don’t hire teens. I’d opt for a summer camp job since many end at the beginning of August.

This is why I don't hire anyone still in high school. It's too much of a hassle to coordinate their various schedules.

It costs a lot to train someone for only 2 months.

Even when I've hired the teens of friends, it's never worked out. I totally get it, though. It's a job for them, not a career. They don't care at all... and I was the same way at their age.

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t he work afternoons or nights?

I mean my kids all work during high school too. How do they have spending money if they aren’t working?

10-15hrs a week during high school
20-30hrs during summer
10hrs a week during college

Are they in band, sports, or other similarly time-consuming activities, as per the OP's question?

Yes, two varsity sports and other clubs. We all had jobs as teens. So why don’t yours? Coddled much

I'm genuinely curious where all your kids work that allow them scheduling flexibility around sports? Are these jobs within walking distance of your home?