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re: Do you make your college aged kids get a job if they come home for summer?
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:23 pm to Tres7139
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:23 pm to Tres7139
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I pay for tuition and tell them to maintain a 2.5 (which is very easy) and it's paid for. If not, next semester is on them. So far, so good for 4 semesters now.
I'd go even higher. Probably a 3.0 is what I'd require.
As for what they do in the summer, I'll be flexible but I always want them to do something that will help them out in the long run. I don't think there's that much value to waiting tables or moving lawns. I'd prefer if they take college classes or community college classes after their junior and senior years of high school. That's what I did.
Or they could do something that will look good on a resume. One of my friends did IT work over the summers. Another option is doing something that will really strengthen their extracurricular interests, although that would require actually having talent in something like art, music, or sports. If they take after their father, that wouldn't be the case But my cousin spent his summer after graduation composing a piece of music that 12 musicians performed 2 months later. That's something I would definitely be willing to subsidize for my kid.
As for college, I'd like them to do internships every summer for at least 7-8 weeks. That's what I did after my first three years. Paid would be strongly preferred because I think unpaid internships are a chickenshit move on the part of companies, but if that's the best opportunity, that's fine with me. I can sacrifice a few thousand bucks in the short run for a very strong experience.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:25 pm to Cosmo
By the time they are college, it seems like you shouldn't have to make them get a job. It should be expected. If they don't get a job how do they pay for shite?
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:30 pm to DupontsCircle
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Waiting tables is a waste of time as a college student. There are paying part time jobs with companies that will allow you to work.
Even if you pay cash for your degree and graduate with zero loans?
My school money came from waiting tables/bartending.
Definitely wasn't going to pay for school working 20hrs a week @ $10/hr at internship.
It's ok though because I did both. Anyone who says you can't just doesn't have the drive to do so.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:31 pm to LCA131
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If the company is worth a crap, your young adult can learn more in those 3 months than they do in a year of college.
Argument can be made that if the company is worth a crap, they can pay interns.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:32 pm to Cosmo
I had all my kids work during college-even if only 5-10 hours per week and FT during the summer
It taught them work ethic and put them ahead of their colleagues who felt entitled 0-.
It teaches a work ethic and respnsibility that the younger generation desperately needs to learn
It taught them work ethic and put them ahead of their colleagues who felt entitled 0-.
It teaches a work ethic and respnsibility that the younger generation desperately needs to learn
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:35 pm to JetFuelTyga
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Summers are for travel and relaxation. Kids have the rest of their lives to work.
If they're traveling, they are paying
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:39 pm to 756
My oldest just finished her first year at LSU in ME with a B average and is on track with her degree path. She has 3 jobs, carried two all during the semester and full-time on breaks. She never asks for money, gas, etc. She doesn't spend like crazy and doesn't require a ton of things. I am very proud of that one.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:39 pm to Cosmo
I began working at Winn Dixie a month after turning 16. During college (1985-1990), I came home each summer and worked at a dairy. Worked anywhere from 45-60 hours per week.
Had employment every year since I was 16 years old.
Had employment every year since I was 16 years old.
This post was edited on 6/5/17 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:47 pm to MottLaneKid
Have a 16 yo now and trying to find a balance. I want him to work but between sports camps, ACT prep a few hours a week etc, I make that stuff more important. I worked since I was 15 and I let my job get more important than school a few times. I want him and his brother to value a job but not put it ahead of school like I did. My dad has a small business and he will put them to work a few hours a week cleaning up etc. My older son is a 4.1 student and I'm really pushing him on school right now.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:51 pm to achenator
Your son's committment to academics is a full-time responsibility. Congratulations to him. Earning a scholarship to a college or university is money earned. I wish your family the best.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:53 pm to Cosmo
Not at first but then I started working as a plant laborer during Summer. Being bottom bitch for a turnaround was miserable but man did it pay well.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:56 pm to Cosmo
Made my 16 year old get a job. Actually, he wanted to work. I like seeing him understand the concept of having cash in pocket that was earned (you can see it in the eyes).
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:58 pm to TheCaterpillar
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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.
Same thing here. Started that my end of Soph year in HS. He had to drive me there and back that summer but it worked!
Posted on 6/5/17 at 1:04 pm to baseballmind1212
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Definitely wasn't going to pay for school working 20hrs a week @ $10/hr at internship.
It's ok though because I did both. Anyone who says you can't just doesn't have the drive to do so.
Same. I worked 2 internships in my field at LSU (not at the same time) making $10/hour. That's not shite. So after I got experience there, I went on to wait tables and bartend.
I'd have never been able to have the lifestyle I prefer had I not worked for actual money throughout college. Also - as great as my internships looked on my resume, the service industry jobs are how I made the connections to land my first post-collegiate job.
Service industry also gave me a work ethic I don't often see matched.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 1:11 pm to ThatMakesSense
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Argument can be made that if the company is worth a crap, they can pay interns.
Sure they can. I don't want to stray too far afield here, but if I ran a company and had a solid pool of applicants for an unpaid internship, I'd be foolish to pay. I'd like to think that the company is not just looking for free labor, but an extended 'interview' for future employment.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 2:20 pm to Cosmo
My dad put it simply, "you are either in school, or you are working", hence, lots of summer school for me!
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