Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 31 to 41 of 41

Thread: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

  1. #31
    Member Centurion1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Wherever my blade takes me or to school, it sorta depends
    Posts
    6,007

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    Only 894 euros ina tear? Chump change

  2. #32
    the G-Diffuser Senior Member pevergreen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    Brisbane, Australia
    Posts
    11,585
    Blog Entries
    2

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    Quote Originally Posted by Prussian Iron View Post
    I don't wanna have to rely on my parents for everything anymore, but I cant get any money.

    where can I work?
    What about doing some work for me? I need some rather easy stuff done, can be done on your computer at home (since I'm in another hemisphere and continent)

    Chuck me a PM if you're interested.
    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
    The org will be org until everyone calls it a day.

    Quote Originally Posted by KukriKhan View Post
    but I joke. Some of my best friends are Vietnamese villages.
    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur
    Anyone who wishes to refer to me as peverlemur is free to do so.

  3. #33
    Iron Fist Senior Member Husar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    Germany
    Posts
    15,617

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
    One post you share your picture, in another your occupation, and then one day some punk has figured out your Facebook and LinkedIn accounts and sends blackmail to your wife or splatters all over the net some controversial Backroom opininion you posted in 2007.
    One day you walk across a street and a second later a truck drives right over you.

    But yeah, good thing I don't have a wife/husband, that way I can read all the blackmail Kukri sends me myself.


    "Topic is tired and needs a nap." - Tosa Inu

  4. #34
    vrijbuiter Senior Member Rob The Bastard's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2001
    Location
    New Zealand
    Posts
    1,319

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    The only thought that I can offer is think outside the square.
    You are doing the standard things that everybody who wants a job does... I once got a job with a company, that I had previously been turned down at, by working for them, for free, for a day.

    I lost a Saturday demonstrating my knowlege but gained 7 years employment.

    Even working for free could profit you in the long run ( experience, a reference etc) What can you do? What do you know? What do you like doing?

    Bring Back Buck

  5. #35
    Liar and Trickster Senior Member Andres's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    In my own skin.
    Posts
    13,208

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
    One post you share your picture, in another your occupation, and then one day some punk has figured out your Facebook and LinkedIn accounts and sends blackmail to your wife or splatters all over the net some controversial Backroom opininion you posted in 2007.
    Aha! He's married. Another piece of the puzzle. Within 4 years, we'll have all the information we need to squeeze the last penny out of this one!

    You're way too paranoid
    Andres is our Lord and Master and could strike us down with thunderbolts or beer cans at any time. ~Askthepizzaguy

    Ja mata, TosaInu

  6. #36
    The Rhetorician Member Skullheadhq's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Antioch
    Posts
    2,267

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    Quote Originally Posted by Centurion1 View Post
    Only 894 euros ina tear? Chump change
    I only do it when I need some extra cash, and why would I bother to go over 1000 euros?
    "When the candles are out all women are fair."
    -Plutarch, Coniugia Praecepta 46

  7. #37
    Future USMC Cobra Pilot Member Prussian to the Iron's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Out too long in the midnight sea. Oh what's becoming of me?
    Posts
    3,404

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    Quote Originally Posted by Andres View Post
    Aha! He's married. Another piece of the puzzle. Within 4 years, we'll have all the information we need to squeeze the last penny out of this one!

    You're way too paranoid
    says the one with RED EYES on their avatar...
    Add me on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001603097354
    I am an Unstoppable Force, an Immovable Object

  8. #38
    Banned ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Castle 2_5_2, Swissland.
    Posts
    0
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    To young.

  9. #39
    But it was on sale!! Scienter's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Washington, DC
    Posts
    476

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    I live in Virginia, and when I was under 18, it was impossible to get a retail job at the mall, etc. No one would hire me until I was 18. My guess is child labor laws and also the larger chain stores wanted to hire people who were not legally minors. I don't know why. Maybe you could get a job bagging groceries? Most of the people doing that at my local Wegmans look way young to me, under 18. I don't know if they only hire 16+ but a grocery store might be worth a shot. If you're off school for the summer, maybe you could make some money walking your neighbors' dogs while they're at work? If you think they would trust you to have a key to their house.

  10. #40
    has a Senior Member HoreTore's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Norway
    Posts
    12,014

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    Hiring 15-year olds is a hassle. No, this isn't some prejudice against youngsters, this is a fact of life.

    Child labour laws doesn't state that child labour is illegal, like most people believe. Child labour laws states under which circumstances children are allowed to work. One of the requirements is that the child needs to be watched at all times, to prevent injuries. That means that a potential employer will need to babysit you the entire day, because if something happens to you when he's not looking, he'll face a world of pain from the government. This limits the number of jobs drastically. Your best bet is probably as a sales clerk in an independent store, where you can work for a couple of hours restocking shelves.

    Scienter: the reason why big malls won't hire you is because their budgets doesn't allow it. Most stores operate with a budget model that says if you have x turn-over, the manager gets to hire y number of people to work there. Because of the above and the inflexibility of working hours, a 15-year old cannot replace an ordinary employee, even a part-timer, so if you are to be hired, the manager will go over his wage budget. And if he goes over his budget, he will lose out on his bonus....
    Last edited by HoreTore; 07-28-2010 at 19:13.
    Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban

  11. #41
    Philologist Senior Member ajaxfetish's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Indiana
    Posts
    2,132

    Default Re: Why don't people hire 15 year olds?

    Mrs. Ajax spent 9 months after we moved here looking for a new job, and finally picked one up in April. That's with a bachelor's degree, a fair number of past internships and jobs, and some good recommendations. It's just a bad time.

    Ajax

    "I do not yet know how chivalry will fare in these calamitous times of ours." --- Don Quixote
    "I have no words, my voice is in my sword." --- Shakespeare
    "I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it." --- Jack Handey

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Single Sign On provided by vBSSO