Having a job in high school has a lot of positive things, like getting paid on a friday night with parties poppin' and booties shaking all around? no but getting paid and having your own finances, it also teaches you time management and you start to learn responsibility. But along with the positives come the negatives.
When you have a job in high school you have to use your time wisely. If you get too many hours at work and have no time to do homework, your grades will slip and the money you make won't mean much. Another negative is working the weekends, when you could be out with your friends but instead you have to at work until close. You miss football games, parties, sleep overs and a lot of school events. Your friday nights will be a lot different.
The best job I had in high school was working at The Little Gym. The hours were good because the gym closed at 8 so I could still do things on the weekend. Also, I worked birthday parties for kids 1 to 11 years old so everything was always happy and cheerful. The people I worked with were also very fun to be around there was a Geppeto's under the gym so my lunches were always delishious.
In the end, having a job in high school is worth it, you just need to sacrifice some friday nights for the minimum wage you will be paid.
i love having a job but i hate how much it can take away from your social life! i wish i could have a job that paid a bunch for random hours during the day when i'd just be sitting at home.
ReplyDeletei used to work at DQ, it was terrible so i quit, but now i wish i hadnt because i like having money haa
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right. Picking the right number of hours to work so you can still do your homework is difficult but needs to be a priority, and working over the weekends is terrible, but pay-day makes it worth it.
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