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This isn't the 70's. Many parents get their kids summer jobs and internships at their place of employment. Lots of companies ask their employees if they have college kids who want to work there for the summer.
LOL! No, nepotism was never a part of my hiring history, nor does my current company seek out relatives of current employees. I had to apply and interview for every position, and we put our potential interns through a similar (~half day, multiple interviewers, etc.) hiring process.
My daughter is 15, so she is still too young for most companies. She did get a job at a boba tea place, but her hours were limited by the state both in terms of total hours and time of day. That company closed, and she got an offer at a similar small business, but that manager couldn't work with the limitations and asked her to touch base in the summer, where the hours are less restrictive. That said, there are still limits on hours, compounded by limitations on driving (and that's when she gets her license, which is still months away). Plus she has drivers ed band camp, and volunteering this summer; and no, I'm not cutting into my work hours to get her to and from a pointless $8/hr job mixing sugary drinks.
I'll say this as a parent of a teenager who has been looking for work: she often gets rejected as soon as they know she leaves for college in mid August.
I work for Petsmart. My store is in an affluent area with very low application volume, so I'm never fully staffed. I've hired two associates in the past month that will be going off to college in August and September. One is transferring to a location near her school and I hired the other as a "seasonal" associate.
If she applies to places that really need help, someone will hire her. My only regret is that both of the ones I hired are doing a great job and I really hate to see them go.
LOL! No, nepotism was never a part of my hiring history, nor does my current company seek out relatives of current employees. I had to apply and interview for every position, and we put our potential interns through a similar (~half day, multiple interviewers, etc.) hiring process.
My daughter is 15, so she is still too young for most companies. She did get a job at a boba tea place, but her hours were limited by the state both in terms of total hours and time of day. That company closed, and she got an offer at a similar small business, but that manager couldn't work with the limitations and asked her to touch base in the summer, where the hours are less restrictive. That said, there are still limits on hours, compounded by limitations on driving (and that's when she gets her license, which is still months away). Plus she has drivers ed band camp, and volunteering this summer; and no, I'm not cutting into my work hours to get her to and from a pointless $8/hr job mixing sugary drinks.
Notice where I said COLLEGE STUDENTS? The college students don't have to be a relative. Many companies post to their employees that they're looking for interns. Nepotism is alive and well in corporate America. Kids have to start networking somewhere!
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My employer had as many as 100 paid high school interns in 2019, but that was reduced to a handful with Covid. This summer we are back to a more normal number, at about 80 planned. The applications are being reviewed, and when HR finishes we (managers) will be able to request people for specific project help. I worked with two of them in 2019 and it was kind of fun, they were eager to learn, and brought a real fresh perspective.
I think high school kids need to work, learn something about the world. So if they work year round they won't need a "summer job"
When I was a teenager, my parents believed that my primary job was to be a student and graduate, go to college. Working (more than something like babysitting) might interfere with school.
When I was a teenager, my parents believed that my primary job was to be a student and graduate, go to college. Working (more than something like babysitting) might interfere with school.
so my one liner is "we aren't trading straight A's for $14 an hour!"
168 hours in the week, no reason a kid can't work 15-20 of those hours. It gives them people skills (learning how to deal with people both customers/co workers, possibly sales experience, seeing how a business works).
While I appreciate the "primary job is school" the reality is kids blow 20+ hours a week on video games or social media so I don't expect the school work to suffer but maybe just reallocate the SM/game time into something more productive.
Neighbors kid just finished college. Got an ok degree, never worked/never did internships. Graduated came home and sat on the couch for a year. Wanted to be a realtor, wasted more time getting a real estate license. 6 more months pass, phone isn't ringing. I got her a job paying 60K, full time/full benefits and it is work from home (main office is on the opposite coast). She loves it, really loves the money!
My pitch if I was her parents, you are taking 3-4 classes, you need to work 1-2 days a week. Have an interest in real estate? Great! Get the license while in college and after graduation hit the streets! Maybe intern in a local office, get some experience maybe even snag a lead or two.
Kids have more than enough time in the week to juggle a job, school and other activities. Its an exercise in time management!
I think high school kids need to work, learn something about the world.
My kids worked every summer during college. I insisted as "kids need to work, learn something about the world." At a minimum wage job, they learn punctuality, social skills from/with customers, managing supervisors. It's all good and important.
During the college calendar, my kids' job was school. With one exception - jobs that helped their resume & further career goals. One kid had an administrative position at a nonprofit with flex hours. My other kids was a translator. Their jobs covered their spending money by junior year.
Graduating college, with no summer jobs, internships, paid professional work is a serious problem.
my parents believed that my primary job was to be a student and graduate
Sure - that works if your PARENTS' primary job is to pay all of your bills for you, because they can.
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