what available jobs are there for teens?

besides the run-of-the mill, fast food working jobs, flipping burgers from open til' closing, something that i'm probably going to hate myself for ever taking the job, a job that is actually enjoyable, you get the point.

summer is here, and i have never worked before. but seeing that i won't be doing much this summer, i might as well look for a job. as you can see, i am trying to make the best out of it. so, does anyone have any recommendations on a job that i will have a pleasant experience with, or at least far from dreading? i don't want to spoil my summer by working at a ****-place job and letting my summer go to waste. i live in new york city by the way.

serious helpers please!

I enjoyed my years sorting and loading packages for Fedex. Lots of good exercise too.

There's a big sorting facility somewhere in NYC. Can't remember where though.

Depends on if you mean teen as in 14 or teen as in 16-17.

Try and work in a high-end clothing store. Even if it's doing ***** work, it still beats the hell out of burgers.

i'm 17.

i don't want to work in a place like abercrombie, american eagle, or hollistor, and having to deal with amjacks everyday.

i know this will be my first job, and i myself think i am being a bit picky. but i don't want to have a bad working experience, that's all.

how about at a library?

Get a ****** job. You'll thank yourself for it later.

Originally Posted by Teger

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how about at a library?

I did this for about 2 years and it was absolutely miserable, but maybe it's just the library system I worked in.

I don't know how NYC does it, but in Toronto, teens can work in high end stores. Abercrombie is not high end lol. I mean like Harry Rosen kinda thing..(if you know what that is).




EDIT: *******; become a wiseguy.

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Get a ****** job. You'll thank yourself for it later.

Plus that's about the only kind of job there is for anyone, let alone a kid.

How about a job related to a hobby of yours? I don't know what you like to do but maybe working at a stadium, golf course, computer store, etc.

is there any job thats awesome at 17? a lifeguard? I dunno. I worked stocking shelves at a bed bath and beyond in a mall with 2 friends. it was ok I guess

"lemonade stand" type entrepreneurship can be lucrative if you've got the skills and drive for it, but i don't blame you if you don't wanna do that ****.

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Get a ****** job. You'll thank yourself for it later.

Best reply there will be in this thread.

There's **** minimum-wage fast food jobs. There's manual labor, such as landscaping, that pays well. A good buddy of mine got paid big bucks while young for painting transmissions.

Then there's the entrepeneurial spirit. Start a lawn-keeping business, or the like.

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i'm 17. i don't want to work in a place like abercrombie, american eagle, or hollistor, and having to deal with amjacks everyday.
are you responding to 187 ? If thats your idea of "high-end clothing stores" then you have a lot to learn. I was a valet at your age. The laws may have changed and you may need to be 18 now, but I loved the hell out of that job. Not only did I work with a bunch of my friends, but it was actually possible for us to be managers, so we had very little supervision and ********* around a lot. Instead of working at one specific place that got consistent traffic, we worked for a valet service that did various events - usually bar / bat mitzvah's, personal parties, wedding receptions, etc. so there was usually a lot of downtime, between when the event started and ended. During that time we hung out together and shot the ****, which is what we would have been doing anyway. We made a decent hourly wage plus tips. Got to do a lot of networking & shmoozing with cool & rich people, and drove some amazing cars. A lot of times if the event was catered they would feed us, and usually the events didn't last all that long, so you're only looking at a few hours of work for usually about $100 on average. I know there are companies in most cities that do this type of valet business. I'd look into it if I were you.