- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Do you make your college aged kids get a job if they come home for summer?
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:16 am
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:16 am
27
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:18 am to Cosmo
quote:
Do you make your college aged kids get a job if they come home for summer?
College aged? I started bagging groceries at 15 after school, weekends, holidays, and summers. And I mowed yards in the neighborhood before that. I don't have a gap on my resume since I was 15.
This post was edited on 6/5/17 at 9:19 am
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:18 am to Cosmo
My dad made me do hard labor every summer in different industries to make me understand how hard it is and to make me work harder for a good job indoors.
That shite WORKED.
Landscaping, road construction, and home construction were the 3 and all in Baton Rouge summer heat.
Honestly, landscaping was easily the worst. It was industrial landscaping mostly so digging holes for trees, bush hogging fields, etc.
That shite WORKED.
Landscaping, road construction, and home construction were the 3 and all in Baton Rouge summer heat.
Honestly, landscaping was easily the worst. It was industrial landscaping mostly so digging holes for trees, bush hogging fields, etc.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:19 am to Cosmo
If he doesn't, I'm probably going to question the source of his spending money, because I know it isn't going to be my bank account.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:20 am to Cosmo
He/she better have a job while they are in school. I'm not providing spending money too.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:20 am to Breesus
quote:
College aged? I started bagging groceries at 15 after school, weekends, holidays, and summers. And I mowed yards in the neighborhood before that. I don't have a gap on my resume since I was 15.
You put mowing yards on your resume? Congrats on the $12/hour baw.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:20 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:
My dad made me do hard labor every summer
cement plant worker here. worst days of my life happened at that job.
This post was edited on 6/5/17 at 9:21 am
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:21 am to Cosmo
My parents didn't make me do anything, but they didn't give me any money if I wasn't taking a full class schedule. That equation solved itself pretty quickly.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:21 am to Breesus
quote:
I don't have a gap on my resume since I was 15.
Might want to take some time off and try a grammar class.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:21 am to Cosmo
quote:
Do you make your college aged kids get a job if they come home for summer?
Summers are for travel and relaxation. Kids have the rest of their lives to work.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:25 am to Cosmo
I don't ride my college-aged kid too hard on work, but he works hard anyhow. He wants his own money to control and use as he sees fit.
If you don't pay for every little thing they want, things take their natural course. They will find a way to make money.
It's been my experience that things work a lot better with them when you're not always in crisis-mode concerning money. He's a hell of a lot cheaper now than he was as a high schooler. So that's cool with me.
If you don't pay for every little thing they want, things take their natural course. They will find a way to make money.
It's been my experience that things work a lot better with them when you're not always in crisis-mode concerning money. He's a hell of a lot cheaper now than he was as a high schooler. So that's cool with me.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:26 am to JetFuelTyga
I took off the summer between high school/undergrad & undergrad/law school.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:28 am to Cosmo
quote:
Do you make your college aged kids get a job if they come home for summer?
If they want spending money to go drinking it's not coming from me. Good luck finding an alternate cash flow.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:30 am to Cosmo
I'm not a parent yet, but I would strongly encourage them getting internships in different fields of work - paid or unpaid. Summer internships are the biggest investment in their futures.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:31 am to MaHittaMaHitta
quote:
Summer internships are the biggest investment in their futures.
Some degrees require this. However, I wouldn't let my kid work for free.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:32 am to PrideofTheSEC
quote:
I took off the summer between high school/undergrad & undergrad/law school.
I did this as well, and I took a summer to go to Europe.
And I usually did at least one summer school class. So I would work these jobs for a couple months only. It was usually just a favor one of my dad's friends would do for him (employ me temporarily to make my hands bleed).
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:32 am to Cosmo
I always washed cars and cut grass in the neighborhood. Made a lot of money doing that as well.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:33 am to ThatMakesSense
You wouldn't let your kid do a non paid internship? You serious?
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:35 am to ThatMakesSense
I think the amount of money that they make is a convenient by-product of having a job. Learning to work with others, budgeting of time, seeing how a business works (or doesn't) are all important to learn at that age. Children to START learning to be an adult well before they approach adult age.
JMO
JMO
Posted on 6/5/17 at 9:38 am to Cosmo
I would expect a college age kid to be working during the summer, but I'm not into snowflakes.
Page 1 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News