<p>From what I've seen, it's a scam.</p>
<p>No company would hire teenagers and spend all the money and energy to train them just for 2 months, and pay such a good salary.</p>
<p>Search for "Vector Marketing - Cutco" on ripoffreport.com. There is more detailed info from former employees there.</p>
<p>I'm supposedly a top student but I can't even FIND a job after applying to 20+ places (min wage jobs of course). Whatever.</p>
<p>I'm 16 with no experience and I got a job at Starbucks that pays $9/hour. I got lucky somehow. The other people who got hired with me had at least one job behind them and connections within the store. </p>
<p>Working fast-food is not beneath you. It is not beneath anyone. This late into the summer, you'll be lucky to get a job at McDonalds (on that note, I applied there but they never called me although I followed up so who knows)</p>
<p>Do not underestimate the value of a job that requires seemingly little or no "book" intelligence. You will be surprised at the skills just such a job can teach you that are unlearnable any other way. You will receive plenty of intellectual training in the classroom, but you must participate in the real, work-a-day world to learn "people" skills. If you think that colleges will not count a minimum-wage job as being of value, you are mistaken. A student's ability to hold down any job over a long period of time indicates stability, reliability, and a mastery of time-management, which are held in great esteem by colleges. Once in a job, your hard work, cooperation, and intelligence will become known by the management, and can come into play when promotions are considered. The one thing that is most important when taking a job is to look for a company that maintains an atmosphere of respect and integrity. Even cleaning toilets in such an environment can be better than a seemingly nicer job in a company that fosters or condones undesireable behavior by its employees.</p>
<p>I was unwilling to settle for working anywhere beneath "bookstore" level and as a result I have no job this summer :( haha</p>
<p>It really bothers me that I do so many extra curricular activities which have "real world" experience, but none of it counts for anything since I'm a teen!</p>
<p>:( how sad....</p>
<p>not!</p>
<p>Summer jobs are a positive feedback loop: the more experience you have, the greater chance for a job. The less experience, the less chance, meaning you will never get a job. :(</p>
<p>One very important "real world" skill that must be learned early on is the practice of humility in many circumstances, which can be a very difficult lesson to learn indeed. There are a lot of teens out there in the part-time workforce; regardless of one's intelligence, the one that perceives him/herself as too special to do ordinary work does him/herself a great disservice and loses out on many levels. There is nothing wrong with knowing how smart you are. There is, however, something very wrong with using it as an excuse to limit your willingness to work.</p>
<p>a lot of the kids in my classes do research, go to tutoring classes, etc. </p>
<p>i will have to temporarily quit my telemarketing job b/c i'm goin out of the country. but i will get it back as soon as i come back.</p>
<p>i'd say go volunteer or something. if i could, i would definitely volunteer at a animal shelter or something. i wanna see all the animals get adopted. lol actually i want to adopt them myself</p>
<p>I hate animals</p>
<p>^^ <em>gasps</em></p>
<p>^***?????????? Thats wrong..
i have a fish a cat and a sadly to say a dying dog..shes dying of cancer slowly and painfully the tumor is driving herself crazy which is driving me crazy(what do u want a dog barking around u all the time????)</p>
<p>I'm farely smart and i work at a grocery store(havent even been working a week) its my first job and ITS HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>no need to criticize! I was making fun of myself for not having a job, hence the "haha" after my sad face. I had a part time job that was less than great earlier in the year so I wanted a bookstore job because I love the environment. </p>
<p>Also, I didn't mention my intelligence at all, I mentioned ec's in which I'm involved.</p>
<p>I felt the same as you during high school since if I was going to work I wanted to have a stimulating job. I ended up working at Best Buy selling computers the summer before my senior year. It was retail, but I did learn more than I already knew (which I thought was quite a lot) but more importantly I learned what it's like to work in retail. Now I've graduated and I'm doing an internship where I'm learning TONS of new things and working with senior management which is a great experience. </p>
<p>I got the internship because of certain connections though, so I have to support the "it's not what you know, it's who you know" idea.</p>
<p>If I were you I'd get a job/internship in an area that you're interested in. What do you like? If you like sports, become an assistant coach/referee. If you like to read, try the library or bookstore. If you like teaching, try tutoring. Some people enjoy working in various restaurants so perhaps you could try that, but I'd stay away from fast food if I were you, perhaps an Applebee's/TGIF/Red Robin type of place.</p>
<p>Some of you really need to get over yourselves.</p>
<p>You havent had a job before, you have to start somewhere!!!!</p>
<p>Yea, the smartest guy in our school worked at a McDonalds, and one of our valedictorians works at a starbucks. It doesn't matter how smart you are out of High School, a diploma is a diploma, yours is just as worthless as that guy who barely graduated. Just think of that job as motivation to succeed academically in college so you never have to do that type of job again.</p>
<p>i completly agree w/ what rubywinger said</p>
<p>No one will hire me. I applied like 15 different places.</p>
<p>I'm a valedictorian etc working at Sonic for minimum wage + tips. The only way I've seen people get good jobs as teenagers is by having their parents give them internships.</p>
<p>I agree with everyone who says that having at least one menial job is a necessary experience. Yes, it sucks and the work is tedious and you get crappy hours with low pay and no benefits, but if you're from a rich family and it's a kick out of your 100k lifestyle then I hate to say it but you probably need it, and everyone who thinks they're "too good" needs to get over themselves.</p>
<p>you should be happy if you can even find a job.</p>