Quick Poll--Summer Employment--Yes or No

Pre-College Issues High School Life
21

<p>Yes 10
No 8</p>

<p>My soon-to-be college freshman is tutoring 2 hours per weekday and working in our yard one hour a day for pay (no jobs to be had for her) and one hour around the house for no pay. her younger (HS junior) brother is studying two hours a day to test out of two classes and working two hours a day at home, one hour of which is for pay (paid yard work for an hour and unpaid housework for an hour). We think of both situations as part time employment, 20 hours a week.</p>

22

<p>Yes: 11
No: 8</p>

<p>I'm a bagger at a grocery store. Pretty boring, but it pays decently.</p>

23

<p>lavieboheme, camp counselor would be such a sweet gig, but does it actually pay? I thought most of these things were on a volunteer basis.</p>

24

<p>Yes: 11
No: 9</p>

<p>i've applied to a bunch of places. haven't heard back from any yet. :(</p>

25

<p>Hi. Just checking in to see how it's going. </p>

<p>diamondbacker, interesting response. I can appreciate their concern with the outrageous costs of higher education. </p>

<p>shrink, hope you're joking here. Of course it's yes or no. The breakdown at the one post was to show that some of the NO votes were due to actively searching and wanting employment as opposed to choosing not to work.</p>

<p>Aeneas, nothing wrong with bagging. Money is money. Good for you.</p>

26

<p>of course I'm joking... sure... I do think it's relevant to know why people aren't working...</p>

27

<p>Yes: 11
No: 10</p>

<p>This year, I'm just a volunteer research assistant. Next year, I'll be getting paid though! :)</p>

28

<p>Yes: 12
No: 10</p>

<p>I'll be working part time at an OB GYN office sometime in the next week.
I volunteer on weekends and have an intern position on Fridays.</p>

29

<p>Yes: 12
No: 11</p>

<p>Hopefully I'll have something next summer, though. I just totally didn't plan this summer well around camp and family vacations.</p>

30

<p>Yes: 12
No: 12</p>

<p>Wish I could work, but no one's hiring :(, especially if you're under 18 with no experience. I applied to about a dozen places, barely any responses...only rejections.</p>

31

<p>Yes--8
No--5 (includes 3 that want to work, but can't find jobs and 1 who volunteers)</p>

32

<p>Yes--9
No--5 (includes 3 that want to work, but can't find jobs and 1 who volunteers)</p>

33

<p>Yes--9
No--6</p>

34

<p>Yes--9
No--7</p>

<p>I applied to a myriad of employers, none of whom accepted me. I volunteer at a Shakespeare Theater during the evenings.</p>

35

<p>Yes--10
No--7</p>

<p>Just started working at my dad's law firm. Only doing it for 2 weeks though.</p>

36

<p>Weird, it went from 12 Yes and 12 No on the second page to 10 Yes and 7 No.</p>

37

<p>Yes--10
No--8</p>

38

<p>Yes: 16
No: 15</p>

<p>fixed that discrepancy.</p>

<p>i have an internship</p>

39

<p>Yes: 17
No: 15</p>

40

<p>Yes: 18
No: 15</p>

<p>I work as a cashier in a Grocery Store. It pays well and I'm bored at home so it's good for the time being.</p>