Subscribe to my feed26 May 2008 - "Paper routes"
In England, basically the only job that under sixteens can get is a paper round. According to the law, anyone over the age of fourteen should be allowed to work in a cafe but when you put this law into practice, nobody aged fourteen actually does. When it comes to crappy dead end jobs, like working in a slushy stall or sweeping up hair in a hairdressers, surely those jobs should be given out to those who need them most? Like us poor under-privileged, working class teenagers?
Well in my estate the most common job that us under sixteens have is a paper round, which is the equivalent to slave labour. You must wake up at six O’clock every morning on weekdays AND weekends too. After waking up at this disgraceful hour, you must trek round to the other side of your estate to deliver silly propaganda-filled tabloid newspapers to people who probably just look at the pictures. And for all that draining work (which fulfilled little purpose except to fill already exceptionally dim peoples’ heads with nonsense) you are rewarded at the end of the week with the tremendous amount of twenty whole pounds.
I honestly don’t think that’s right. If it was an adult doing this job, then they would be paid a lot more than twenty pounds for a week’s work.
Do you have a part-time job?
tina said on the 27th May, 2008 at 5:14 pm
A lot of young people do paper rounds over here,aswell…I think they are a stupid job,would never do them…
Currently I am in a traineeship,so I work full time,but I never had a part-time job when I was younger (that probably makes me seem like some grandma).
Vickie said on the 3rd June, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Well, I’d rather not work until I graduate and absolutely have to find a job… that said, I did have two part-time jobs in the past. Worked as a temporary clerk in an office, and as the only staff at a variety store. Not working right now since I should concentrate on my studies. Eck, hate work.
Shichi said on the 10th June, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I haven’t experienced doing a part-time job but yea, a job like doing paper rounds is hard. Wake up at 6AM everyday? That’s tough. If you had a break during the weekends it would be less tormenting.
Wrhona said on the 23rd June, 2008 at 7:46 am
I have a part time job in this restaurant, but I’d like to do something else. It’s kinda hard to find one though…
I’d rather enjoy summer vacation when I still can..hehehe
Fatima said on the 9th July, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I’m actually looking for a job right now. I graduated in 2006 but decided to take up another course after graduation instead of getting a job… Now I’ve decided not to finish my second degree so I’m going to find a job related to my first. argh.