I’m in the process of finishing up my Uc and CSU applications, and they both ask for ammount of hours worked. If my dad own’s a restaurant and it’s a family owned buisness, would me helping out there count as work? (I don’t earn official income that is taxed)
I don’t know if California publics have different “rules,” but I’d say yes, your hours of unpaid work at a family business count as work.
Absolutely!
It takes a lot to help run a family business. You are learning the responsibility of helping a family. You’re learning how to work with customers. You are learning punctuality, balancing work and school. It’s a good EC, even if you are not paid, you are rewarded.
They’re not interested in your finances (at this point), they’re interested in your work experience.
Absolutely include it. An I would imagine that you probably wear many hats in a family business, so be sure to elaborate.
I agree, absolutely include it, and present what you do (look up “active verbs to describe work”): opening the restaurant before school, talking to suppliers, welcoming clients, cleaning tables, waiting on clients, delivering customers’ orders to the cooking staff, cooking w, x and z…
I would also in the future ask to be paid legitimately. If you work for the family business over the summer, you should get paid.