I will be 17 in the summer and my mom wants me to get basically a full time job. I%26#039;m gonna be in europe for 3 weeks so it needs to be kinda flexible. She wants me to file paperwork,but I would rather work outside than sit in an office for 6 hours a day. Any ideas ?|||I would try to get a job at a restaurant. If you are going to Europe, you are likely to be outgoing. It is fun to talk to the customers and gets you comfortable talking to adult people you don%26#039;t know. You also learn how to anticipate other people%26#039;s needs, which is a lifelong skill. The tips can be really good making it one of the more profitable jobs for a teen. If you need to start as a busperson (they also make some tips), it is worth it if they show a clear path to becoming a waitress. Believe it or not, I put my self through college working at the Sizzler Restaurant. So the tips can be good even if it isn%26#039;t a high end restaurant.
Downside: best tip time are weekend evenings|||Here%26#039;s a short list of summer jobs which you can create to generate income:
1. Learn calligraphy so that you can provide handwritten invitations and thank you notes to prospective wedding parties, birthday celebrations, etc. Seek out clients through wedding planners at nearby churches and temples. A starter calligraphy kit usually runs around $20 and anyone can easily pick up this skill. The going rate is usually $1 per hand addressed item.
2. Become a %26quot;poser%26quot; who assists wedding photographers in setting and arranging various individuals in group and single photographic positions. %26quot;Posers%26quot; carry around a sketch book of various sitting and standing poses which consists of onion skin overlays of various wedding pictures bound in albums. Again, contact local wedding photographers and wedding planners, accordingly. The hourly pay is around $10-$12 per hour and you are often invited to attend all dining activities.
3. Seek from your neighbors a gardner position which involves planting, weed removal, plant/tree trimming, light brush clearance. You will be using the neighbor%26#039;s equipment and tools. Again, do not represent yourself as a lawn mower since there are any number of safety issues involved. A door-to-door solicitation of surrounding neighbors is required and you can charge between $6 to $9 per hour.
4. Offer policing/removal or clearance of trash services to surrounding neighbors which involve trash pickup within nearby residential area. Limit the extent of pickup to small areas and be aware that there are no hazardous terrain or elements involved in this process. Again, a door-to-door solicitation of neighbors is in order. You can charge between $6.75 to $7.50 per hour.
5. Acquire a set of window cleaning tools [a bucket, liquid window cleaner, sponge, squeegee, handle with an extension and a small step ladder] and solicit local businesses for your window cleaning services. However, be careful to limit the height of the window cleaning to no higher than one story. Charge $1 per window panel.
6. Become a proxy/stand-in for neighbors to allow delivery of goods and packages to your home/apartment. Acquire the authority to sign any receipt of incoming packages as an accepting neighbor. Charge $1 per each package handled by you.
7. Consider becoming a restaurant-cafe customer liaison by using your cell phone at restaurants-cafes to coordinate with the hostess to keep track of waiting customers. Whenever there%26#039;s a very long period of time to activate a waiting list, you want to offer the restaurant your services so that customers do not have to stand around for any lengthy period of time. And when their name/assigned number comes up; you can call the upcoming customer%26#039;s cell phone to tell them that they can return to the restaurant and be served. The call back fee is usually around $0.50 cents on a per head basis. For example, a couple would be charged $1.00 while children under 6 would not be charged. Placement of a plaque which outlines your fee schedule near the hostess station is sufficient to garner attention of prospective customers who will value your services since they can do other activities outside of the restaurant -- often beyond the range of any inhouse paging system. You realize that everyone has a cellphone and why not take advantage of the connectivity to make the diner%26#039;s experience worthwhile. The restaurant will also appreciate the added service you are providing as a customer liaison.
8. Why not become a paid feeder servicing the disabled at nearby nursing, convalescent, assisted living/care centers and hospitals. It involves feeding food to patients who are unable to feed themselves. The starting rate is $8.00 per hour. The only downside is that one has to take precautions to wash one%26#039;s hands after each feeding. A posting of your services [by a business card or flyer] on a reviewable bulletin board would be enough to generate customers. The paid feeder position is one of the fastest growing occupation at this time.
Good luck!|||work at the beach.. work at a cinema%26#039;s ticket stuff..work at a shop for accessories..|||lifeguard at the local pool or beach
yardwork - put an ad in the paper - people will respond if they know there%26#039;s someone out there willing to pull their weeds!|||See if your city has a summer work program. I know mine does and you can perhaps work at the pool, childcare program, golf course and many other seasonal jobs.|||If I were 16 or 17... again... and you don%26#039;t mind getting a little dirty I would start cleaning cars. Determine how involved you want to get as far as the %26quot;detailing%26quot; is concerned. That will help you determine how much you will spend, and then you can decide how much to charge to bring yourself a fair return on your money. Your own business is about the most flexible job you can have.
Otherwise... just get a job at an ice cream shop or something. Just be up front with the people about your summer plans. That will help you determine a schedule... should they want to hire you.
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