Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 16:25     Subject: Re:s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nobody should work in a restaurant if you don't want them doing drugs and drinking after close.

Jobs that are appropriate

lifeguard
golf course
summer camp
yard work
grocery store check out




That’s ridiculous. My teen worked at Outback and was fine. He knew some of the kitchen staff had ankle bracelets because he told me. He’s close most nights he worked (I sat in the parking lot waiting to pick him up). All of the closers walked out together and were allowed to leave before the kitchen staff.


Sure, your son never blazed with the kitchen staff during a shift.


They were understaffed. They were lucky to be able to eat a meal let alone get high.


Right?? My restaurant colleagues def partied after work but no way in hell was anyone drinking or smoking during the shift. They'd get something thrown at them if they stank like smoke, or weren't moving at roadrunner speed.


all while keeping eight tables' water preferences straight in their head
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 16:20     Subject: Re:s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nobody should work in a restaurant if you don't want them doing drugs and drinking after close.

Jobs that are appropriate

lifeguard
golf course
summer camp
yard work
grocery store check out




That’s ridiculous. My teen worked at Outback and was fine. He knew some of the kitchen staff had ankle bracelets because he told me. He’s close most nights he worked (I sat in the parking lot waiting to pick him up). All of the closers walked out together and were allowed to leave before the kitchen staff.


Sure, your son never blazed with the kitchen staff during a shift.


They were understaffed. They were lucky to be able to eat a meal let alone get high.


Right?? My restaurant colleagues def partied after work but no way in hell was anyone drinking or smoking during the shift. They'd get something thrown at them if they stank like smoke, or weren't moving at roadrunner speed.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 16:18     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:What are some "appropriate" ways for a teenager to get work experience and earn some money?

Please provide a response with the age and sex for which each role is "appropriate."

For example, working in a restaurant is appropriate for a girl who is 18, or for a boy of any age, but not for a girl who is 17.
Babysitting is appropriate for girls of any age, but not for boys at any age.


Sounds rather sexist and age-phobic.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 16:07     Subject: Re:s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nobody should work in a restaurant if you don't want them doing drugs and drinking after close.

Jobs that are appropriate

lifeguard
golf course
summer camp
yard work
grocery store check out




That’s ridiculous. My teen worked at Outback and was fine. He knew some of the kitchen staff had ankle bracelets because he told me. He’s close most nights he worked (I sat in the parking lot waiting to pick him up). All of the closers walked out together and were allowed to leave before the kitchen staff.


Sure, your son never blazed with the kitchen staff during a shift.


They were understaffed. They were lucky to be able to eat a meal let alone get high.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 16:05     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:None.

I don't hire under 18. Too much work to train them for very little because they are too restricted on hours and what they can legally do. I only hire 18 if they've graduated HS. Otherwise you just play the game of "I can't work Monday, Wednesday, or Friday through the week but I can work Tuesday & Thursday mornings and Saturday afternoons. I can never work Sundays. My mom won't let me miss church. I also need to take off 2 weeks in July for camp and then the last 2 weeks of August because marching band practice starts. But other than that, I'm totally free!"


Those are UMC kids. My kids had 100% availability all summer. Most places let them have a week off after they saw that they were good workers and always on time. They earned $$$ when the college kids went back to school in August.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:58     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
There is a nationwide shortage of lifeguards.

Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:54     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mine cleans toilets at the local park.


I bet public-space janitorial work would be good prep for a career in medicine. Nothing else would ever gross them out again!


They want to be an EMT!
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:50     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:Mine cleans toilets at the local park.


I bet public-space janitorial work would be good prep for a career in medicine. Nothing else would ever gross them out again!
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:48     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Mine cleans toilets at the local park.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:43     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lots of child trafficking happens in restaurants.


Better keep your kids at home within your sight forever.


My 15 & 17 year olds tutor, house sit, work at summer camps, help elderly neighbors, volunteer at animal shelters, and help around the house for extra cash. They won’t be working in a restaurant until they’re 21 if I can help it. Those places are seedy.


That's one of the things I loved about it. So different from my privileged upbringing. It provided some valuable perspective on the world, and I've carried that perspective with me, along with skills in multitasking, task shifting, managing up, dealing with difficult people, generic customer service, and more.

My daughter doesn't like kids. She taught her sport for several years, and couldn't wait to get away from the little snots.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:40     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:Sales / stocker at Dick's Sporting Goods, Staples, etc. any Big Box place.

My son worked in the 'party crew' for one of the moon bounce places / services. He loved that title.


Oh that’s a great idea!
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:38     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
None.

I don't hire under 18. Too much work to train them for very little because they are too restricted on hours and what they can legally do. I only hire 18 if they've graduated HS. Otherwise you just play the game of "I can't work Monday, Wednesday, or Friday through the week but I can work Tuesday & Thursday mornings and Saturday afternoons. I can never work Sundays. My mom won't let me miss church. I also need to take off 2 weeks in July for camp and then the last 2 weeks of August because marching band practice starts. But other than that, I'm totally free!"
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:37     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
software developer
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:36     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Sales / stocker at Dick's Sporting Goods, Staples, etc. any Big Box place.

My son worked in the 'party crew' for one of the moon bounce places / services. He loved that title.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 15:36     Subject: s/o What are "appropriate" jobs for older teens
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lots of child trafficking happens in restaurants.


Better keep your kids at home within your sight forever.


My 15 & 17 year olds tutor, house sit, work at summer camps, help elderly neighbors, volunteer at animal shelters, and help around the house for extra cash. They won’t be working in a restaurant until they’re 21 if I can help it. Those places are seedy.