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Even though I am so young, I still would like some extra cash here and there... My parent's want me to learn how to earn money and respect what I have, so they don't give me any, or buy me anything! Food of course is an exception because well, thats a little harsh on a 12 year old... For my community anyway... It's just that, besides babysitting, job options are very limited for people my age! It's much harder for us because there are usually age restrictions and our resume's have to be at least a little interesting. We have to have some "experience". How do we gain experience to get a job if no one will give us any oppertunities! I recently applied for a job at a clothing store and got rejected. Later on in my life I wouldnt mind getting involved in retail so I think that starting young is a better way of getting where I want to go in life. Apparently, babysitting is what I can do. I love kids really I do but I want more in life than to become a nanny. I dont understand how we're expected to get anywhere in life if we aren't given a hand here or there... I want to know what everyone else thinks? Am I just too young to step into the world and try something new, that could possibly be my future???
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well Raymond M. Kristiansen | Jun 2nd, 2002
I think that your parents are far too harsh on you. You are indeed quite young, and to expect you to go out there and get a job in a department store - selling clothes or whatever - is insane.
I started working when I was 13. 3 times a week, I took my bike and went around town delivering a local newspaper and loads of commercials. It was a pretty bad job, but I got some money from it. When I was 15, I quit that and applied to work at a local gardener place. You know, where they grow plants etc. I got work, and my job was pretty mindless; to sweep the floor, put out thousands of pots for the plants, prepare tables for plants to be planted in pots there, etc. I did this for 2 years. After that, at 17, I got work as a room-made in a hotel in Copenhagen. Cleaning rooms; it was boring too, but I got quite a lot more money there. Then at 18 I was offered a job at a comics store, as head of their postal orders department. That meant just me being the one responsible for sending out the comics to people who didnt live in town and thus wanted the things sent by post. Less money than the hotel, but I got discounts on comics and books, and I could be quite independent. Then after I moved to Norway, the next summer I didnt find anything interesting, so I went to a gardener place there too, using my experience from Denmark, and worked there for a summer. At that time I was 19. After that I could get more interesting jobs, which I can tell about another time if need be. The thing is, I started from scratch, doing the dirty work. It was ok by me, and I earned money to buy my own CDs or whatever. Being 12 can be quite tricky. Are you even Allowed to work in your country? In norway I think the age is 13, but anyway.. Good luck with your career, and if you like babysitting then do that for some time. Just remember to broaden your experiences. Just having babysitting as your work experience at age 17 is not that cool :)
best wishes,
dltq
First Steps Mark Ignatiev | Apr 29th, 2004
I had the same problem as you, except that my parents werent as harsh. I couldnt find work, nobody would hire me. Retail was definitely out of the question at that age, they just dont hire kids. So, I volunteered...a lot. I volunteered at school, I volunteered with community organizations. Also, I got lucky and my parents boss gave me some part time work to beef up my resume. Finally when I was 17 I got my first real job as a sales person. I worked at an elerctronics store and they hirred me because of my volunteer experience. I know its been said before but Ill say it again; VOLUNTEERING IS GREAT! It gets you connections, experience and organizations like TIG love to see it on your intership application.
Also dont give up on babysitting. Latter on you can get jobs as a tutor in school and employers like to know that you are responsible and can be left in charge.
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