Best place for part time job (age 16)?

kr15snw

What interests does he have?

Growing up my two main part time jobs were at the local ski center (originally I was a receptionist / ski tech but then trained up to be a ski instructor). And my current one at my local football club (Plymouth Argyle).

I took both these jobs due to interests in the area (I ski alot and was a season ticket holder at footy). This meant the perks were also very very good (free skiing and free season tickets) for me.

Plus you enjoy the job!

Argyle has worked out well for me as they have just offered me a full time job as a designer for when I finish uni

Surfbabe

Lifeguarding at the local pool - need to get the qaulification but it does mean you have a transferable qualification when going to Uni. Both my kids (DS - 19 and DD 16) trained as lifeguards and swimming instructors and are both working doing both. DS is away at Uni but has a job when he is home and when away !!!

chuckley

whats more important? a part-time flexi job or a job with benefits??

he's 16... he wont get nothing but min wage.

Lokolo

chuckley wrote: »

whats more important? a part-time flexi job or a job with benefits??

he's 16... he wont get nothing but min wage.

LOL maybe where you worked....

I worked at local football club, got paid £20 for 3 hours, £25 on Sundays. I started when I was 15.
Just before I turned 17 I worked at Dominos, got paid £4.85, then £5.05 when I turned 18.

Both had benefits, football club I could watch matches for free. Dominos I got half price food. I also got to choose my days I worked...

So not at all about minimum wage

shopndrop

celyn90 wrote: »

I worked for M&S they are a good employer, got to take home lots of food at the end of the day for very little money. Staff discount if you've been there a while and plenty of opportunity for overtime. Earnt quiet a bit doing weekends and bank hols too.

How much do M&S tend to pay for over 21? How long do you have to work with them before you get staff discount?

tightasagnats

Don't write off supermarkets as dead-end - when you are young having a job is very exciting and you get to meet lots of folks of all ages - I worked for Sainsbury's and Safeway - I was bright and inquisitive - and that was picked up on and I got promotions and great references for later work - it was never a 'proper' career option for me and they knew that - but it was very well structured and a good step on the career ladder. But of course some of the other options do sound more appealing but 16 is young and there are limited opportunities.

johncmcloy

The wages are significantly lower for under 18s, I know at sainsburys 18 year olds get 5.83 and under 18s get something like 4.30 - it was 3.65 when I first worked there a few years ago. Supermarkets are the best bet, many firms popular with young people are now raising their minimum age to 18 because of insurnace purposes. I now work for a contract cleaning company, (its pretty degrading) but the national minimum wage for a 21 year old applies no matter what your age and the hours are really flexible and a great choice between short and long shifts. If I need a day off or even week off for exams its much easier to arrange than it was working for Sainsburys (who incedently were no help and didnt really seem to see me as a student - thought I was trying to skive when all I wanted to do was revise).

johncmcloy

Cardelia wrote: »

. So it seems fair to me that if a young person can't carry out all the tasks that an older person could, they get paid less.

Sorry but I dont agree with this. Young people are capable of twice as much work as the older ones in half the time. Both in manual work and on a computer etc. The office staff always used to ask for my help and were amazed by how fast I could type etc. That was just because I was brought up with it I suppose but still. Older people in low grade jobs are generally lazy and/or not physically capable of manual tasks. If I were manager of a supermarket I would pick a group of 16 year olds over 40-somethings anyday. I speak from experience.

I see what you are saying about needing to ask permission to sell age restricted products but it doesnt them off at the store where I work, half the workforce (if not more) are under 18.

katy-lou

johncmcloy wrote: »

Sorry but I dont agree with this. Young people are capable of twice as much work as the older ones in half the time. Both in manual work and on a computer etc. The office staff always used to ask for my help and were amazed by how fast I could type etc. That was just because I was brought up with it I suppose but still. Older people in low grade jobs are generally lazy and/or not physically capable of manual tasks. If I were manager of a supermarket I would pick a group of 16 year olds over 40-somethings anyday. I speak from experience.

I see what you are saying about needing to ask permission to sell age restricted products but it doesnt them off at the store where I work, half the workforce (if not more) are under 18.

I think your incredibly ignorant if you think that older people (in your opinion in their 40's) are lazy if they work in a supermarket. What a disgusting thing to say.

Lokolo

katy-lou wrote: »

I think your incredibly ignorant if you think that older people (in your opinion in their 40's) are lazy if they work in a supermarket. What a disgusting thing to say.

I actually have to agree with him. A 16yo student is far more likely to be motivated in a supermarket than a 40yo with a phd in astrophysics or something. Would you not agree?

And managers would pick younger people, means less pay, more money for him/her!