Jobs have many major bummers
Every year, students at Airport struggle to supplement their academic pursuits with the cash needed to back their personal interests, school debts, and bills. Yet the pros and cons of actually finding a job continue to challenge them.
Finding a job at any age can be a struggle, but especially for teenagers and high school students. Working with limited time and extracurricular activities, finding and keeping a Job can become a big juggling act.
As a student, we can only work a few hours a day. Usually, the hours we work are late into the night. Personally, I don't get home until past 11:00 some nights. The hours I work put a large strain on my sleep and homework schedule.
Working a job is only half the struggle. Finding a job can be challenging at a young age. Landing even basic job, like a waitress, is nearly impossible. You cannot legally serve alcohol until you're 18, so many places won't hire you simply for that reason. Secondly, most places are looking for years of experience. Even if you are a good hard worker, employers are not usually willing to take time to help you learn.
I have a job, but it gives me so little hours and so little pay, that I’m looking into working two or three jobs just to get by. Me and many others my age go through these same struggles. Teenagers get the worst hours, the worst pay, and do the hardest/worst work.
Michael M, a student at Dutch Fork High, recently quit his job at Chickfila. “I just didn't have the time for it,” he said. He said the hours “...were conflicting with school and left little time for other things."