scraptag
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Post by scraptag on Jul 7, 2014 21:21:11 GMT
My 15yo DD has really wanted a job. We saw on facebook that a local organic farm was hiring laborers 14 and up for 5 hour shifts, picking berries and weeding fields.
She went today and applied, went through orientation, and starts work tomorrow morning at 6:00AM.
Proud of my introverted kid, for being willing to go do something that was difficult for her. Plus she gets paid $9.50 and hour.
I am really thankful a local business like this - is willing to invest in kids.
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Post by AN on Jul 7, 2014 21:23:03 GMT
That is awesome!! That is going to be hard, hard work but she is going to get a lot out of it. I learned more working in high school than I did from many of my classes. You definitely have a reason to be proud!
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 7, 2014 21:23:59 GMT
Good for her!
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Post by Erica on Jul 7, 2014 21:34:55 GMT
Thats awesome!
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mimima
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Post by mimima on Jul 7, 2014 21:35:44 GMT
Congratulations!
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Post by swanie78 on Jul 7, 2014 21:56:50 GMT
Congratulations to her! Not bad pay for a teen!! Especially having to get up so early during summer break too  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by fruitysuet on Jul 7, 2014 22:04:04 GMT
Good for her - for not being afraid of hard work as much as anything else. I hope she has some nice things lined up to do with some of her wages.
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Post by aljack on Jul 7, 2014 22:21:40 GMT
Yeah for her! That's great that she did it all by herself too! I have heard strange stories about parents coming with their kids on job interviews in my area. DH was interviewing a woman a few months back and the husband was texting her during interview with prompts, questions, and supplying answers? He did not hire him.  . |
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Post by 2peafaithful on Jul 7, 2014 22:23:58 GMT
That is awesome!!!!
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Post by pb on Jul 7, 2014 23:00:32 GMT
Good for her.
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Post by compwalla on Jul 7, 2014 23:11:32 GMT
Good for her! My teen is working this summer as well only his job keeps him up late. He got a job at the movie theater. He loves it; it's perfect for a night owl like him. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 23:18:05 GMT
Good for her, you have every right to be proud of her.
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Post by mom2jnk on Jul 7, 2014 23:27:17 GMT
Go ahead and brag away! I too love it when local small employers give teens a chance.
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andis
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Post by andis on Jul 7, 2014 23:41:08 GMT
That's great news, congrats to your dd.
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Post by liya on Jul 7, 2014 23:53:56 GMT
That's wonderful. You must be proud. Best of luck to her.
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Post by moretimeplease on Jul 7, 2014 23:55:04 GMT
Good for her! She will probably always remember this job with fondness.
I don't know why, but even the super-crappy summer jobs were so much fun. The bakery job where I started at 3:30am every day. The time I worked at a big festival frying chicken in stifling heat under a tent for 15 hours straight. The summer I worked with a crew in a nature park and we built two footbridges over a creek. We were all under 18 so we could only use manual tools. I hammered by hand every single plank in those bridges because I was the best with a hammer. Those jobs all were horrible and I loved every one of them.
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Post by jemali on Jul 8, 2014 1:31:19 GMT
My DD is working on a farm too, this is her 4th year. She really likes it. They have strawberries, blueberries and corn.
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