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Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: Ffxu is for the children ()
Date: May 22, 2019 08:52AM

Ok, where are these so-called jobs that are hiring for AMERICAN teenagers for the summer? Age=17

My son has applied to all the local restaurants and retail, gets passed over, and usually for a Hispanic or Middle Eastern person. We know this because they are local businesses we are regular customers of- and 9/10 times the "newbie" is of said ethnicity.

He does have experience from working at a pizza place from last summer (they closed so he cannot go back there or he would have) but is trying to upgrade himself a little. He has his serv-safe endorsement as well.

One person mentioned to me it could be an "adults are more available" issue but i don't buy that- my son puts open availability on his applications, which is true, and still gets passed over.

Any suggestions to help him out here?? Where are the Americans working this summer so he can be with his peer group?

Nothing against Hispanics and Middle Eastern peoples- just upset that the hiring personnel in retail/food jobs tends to be that race and only hires their own.

Should we file an EEOC complaint or something?

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: yysl4 ()
Date: May 22, 2019 09:09AM

go to bull run regional park. they are hiring. if he can swim, he can be a lifeguard all summer long. they also have folks who work the snack bar.

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: beentheredonethat ()
Date: May 22, 2019 09:25AM

Try any of the supermarkets. They experience a very high turnover so there are usually openings. My son worked for Giant two summers and they started him on the cart corral but after three days they made him a cashier.

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: Csux ()
Date: May 22, 2019 09:27AM

Wegmans is the best place imo for young people to work. Pay is good, hours flexible and great benefits.

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: Whattttttt ()
Date: May 22, 2019 04:09PM

If he has the same attitude you have then it's no wonder he can't get hired.

Good Luck!

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: Woofie ()
Date: May 22, 2019 04:23PM

Animal hospitals/veterinarians always need vet assistants, especially
this time of year when people are going on vacation and board their
pets. Walking dogs and cleaning cages isn't the most glamorous job but
at least it's a paycheck.

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: DaDoF4 ()
Date: May 22, 2019 04:38PM

Plenty of work in trades or construction engineering. OP how come you didn't have your son start sending out resumes to some of the bigger engineering / construction companies around ChristmaS time? My boy, 19, just got a job with MC Dean and is making 19.50 an hour. Construction companies love to get kids when they are young and bring them along. Are you stupid?

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: orangeybanana ()
Date: May 22, 2019 05:05PM

Tyson's Mall

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: Rideshare Guy ()
Date: May 22, 2019 07:57PM

If he has his license/car thats less then 10 years old tell him he should apply to lyft/uber. Easy job, and he will get customer service experience and it makes you a great driver.

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: Mark j ()
Date: May 22, 2019 09:52PM

Add Lopez to the last name..he will get hired tomorrow

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: wally ()
Date: May 22, 2019 11:13PM

Are you sure he's really applying for these jobs? Maybe he just wants to hang out with his friends this summer.

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: employer in Fairfax ()
Date: May 22, 2019 11:23PM

White teen kids are the worst employees ever, especially the ones who have been coddled their whole lives by rich mommy and daddy, which is the vast majority around here. Hispanics actually know how to work, the tougher upbringing makes them better workers.

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Re: Summer Jobs 2019
Posted by: Go north young man ()
Date: May 24, 2019 08:09PM

employer in Fairfax Wrote:
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> White teen kids are the worst employees ever,
> especially the ones who have been coddled their
> whole lives by rich mommy and daddy, which is the
> vast majority around here. Hispanics actually know
> how to work, the tougher upbringing makes them
> better workers.


The white ones who don't have a rich mommy and daddy, around here, are mostly redneck trash..and they don't get any better as an employee when they get beyond the teen years.

Want to find decent white teen workers? Try looking in an area where the white population doesn't mostly consist of low IQ rednecks and lazy government workers.

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