16 year old, temp job, too many hours?

notanewuser

balletshoes wrote: »

sewandsew03 wrote: »

I'd think it unreasonable if its a regular shift pattern - but is it? Or is it just this week, or just those 2 days?

The job is only for 2 weeks. It's the next sale weekend, so night shift sorting out the tat and then an early shift controlling the jumble sale.

MrsE_2

notanewuser wrote: »

I did hours like that when I was 15/16/17 working at a hotel. I regularly finished work at 2am and then started a breakfast shift at 6am. This was before the working time directive.

I too did those shifts in a hotel at 16 & 17.

mountainofdebt

sewandsew03 wrote: »

As originally stated:
"so is prepared to work the hours no-one else wants basically"

So, I'll say again.......my daughter is prepared to do it, I haven't come on here moaning about them, more about the time INBETWEEN them.

On the basis that your daughter was prepared to do them, how does she now feel about only having half the shifts?

sewandsew03

She's fine about it actually, its not only about the money but about gaining experience for a C.V. too.

Dunroamin

sewandsew03 wrote: »

She's fine about it actually, its not only about the money but about gaining experience for a C.V. too.

3 hours a week for two weeks is hardly worth putting on a CV.

hollylangman37

Dunroamin wrote: »

3 hours a week for two weeks is hardly worth putting on a CV.

It is, if you're 16 and if you're still in education. If she was then to go on to find another job in retail, a lot want previous experience, which she would gain from this.

Lokolo

hollylangman37 wrote: »

It is, if you're 16 and if you're still in education. If she was then to go on to find another job in retail, a lot want previous experience, which she would gain from this.

I don't really think 6 hours really does count as solid previous experience, even for a 16 year old. I suspect the money would have had more benefit than the experience.

hollylangman37

Lokolo wrote: »

I don't really think 6 hours really does count as solid previous experience, even for a 16 year old. I suspect the money would have had more benefit than the experience.

Granted it's not a great deal of experience but it would give the girl an insight into what it would be like to work in retail and I would agree at 16, you're probably doing it for the money.

Georgiegirl256

hollylangman37 wrote: »

It is, if you're 16 and if you're still in education. If she was then to go on to find another job in retail, a lot want previous experience, which she would gain from this.

3-4 hours for 2 weeks? That's hardly any retail experience....a regular Saturday/Sunday job even, that's worth putting on a CV. But, 2 weeks work, she's hardly going to gain any retail experience worth mentioning from that is she?

sewandsew03

Dunroamin wrote: »

3 hours a week for two weeks is hardly worth putting on a CV.

What a foolish comment, she's 16 for Gods sake. She may be asked to come back, she may get a permanent job from it, it will show that she has some retail experience whether she has worked 2 hours or 2 years.

You really cant win on these boards sometimes when some people act with troll like behaviour.
Do me a favour dunroamin, take your comments to a thread were they're appreciated....