Minimum Wage. But these days I see offerings @ $9.00 or more sometimes
Answered By: Jeff S - 3/2/2008 |
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Answered By: Bezza - 3/2/2008 |
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Work at a clothing store or.. like sport check you will get more and it will be less humiliatiing
Answered By: Annabelle L - 3/2/2008 |
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Minimum wage anyone who works has my respect
Answered By: Answer M - 3/2/2008 |
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IN nj the starting salary is $8.25
Answered By: Danielle - 3/2/2008 |
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You are 17. you are not expected to have a high paying job.
fast food would be nice.
but ten years from now...!
hell no
Answered By: oknightsofni - 3/2/2008 |
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In the Seattle area - you're starting hourly rate will be at least $8.08/hour
It's only degrading if you let it be
***Hate to be the jerk that does this...but WA state has the highest minimum wage at $8.08/hour - so NJ's minimum wage cannot be $8.25/hour - in fact the minimum wage is: $7.15/hour
Answered By: Juicy Fruit - 3/2/2008 |
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Most likely minimum wage. You should try grocery stores because the pay is a little bit higher or retail stores at the local mall. Your reputation should not matter but it's high schol and maybe will matter but it shouldn't. Good luck and I hope you score a job. :)
Answered By: Bella♥ - 3/2/2008 |
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The Starting Salary? that depends on what state you live in. It is usually the minimum wage, unless you have prior experience and are an excellent worker, you might get higher wage, but a teenager still in high school starts out with the minimum state wage. As for your reputation, it is not a bad thing, you get benifits for working in a fastfood resturant, you get discounts. so, when your not working, or even when you are working, you can bring in your friends and let them enjoy the restaurant. It is worth it, and they will think your cool, becuase you have your own money, and can buy your friends gifts and stuff. I hope that helps.
Answered By: girlwithlongprettyhair - 3/2/2008 |
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The wage is near minimum, probably.
There is dignity in all work. If you're already popular, then YOU'RE setting what's cool, and people will see your job as a cool thing to do. They will also respect that you have money of your own.
Answered By: roderick_young - 3/2/2008 |
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Downgrading? Working hard to e********y would be humilitating? You really should grow up before looking for a job.
You're 17 and I'll assume you haven't had much work experience. Don't you think it would be "downgrading" for a company to take a chance on someone without a work history?
Answered By: macadam_julia - 3/2/2008 |
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Usually they offer minimum wage but if they are having difficulty with finding people to work there they may offer more money than minimum wage. Typically many people start out at a fast food restaurant for their first job, but I didn't so i cannot give a detailed account of what it is like to work at a place like that? You probably go home every night smelling like french fries or something.
Answered By: lexa10881 - 3/2/2008 |
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First of all, there is honor in all honest work; be proud of what you do...whatever it may be. Also, having the experience of doing a few different jobs as a young person will help you to become a more well-rounded human being. Second, we all want good hours and pay, but we can't always get that. You will probably get minimum wage at these types of jobs. But if you are living at home, not paying rent and food, then you will still make some money. Save at least 50?f it.
Answered By: tahunajcw - 3/2/2008 |
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Sort of. Don't work in fast food please unless you really have to. They pay pretty low and when you get off work you will always smell like burgers and fries. You can also gain a lot of weight from working at those places. You also do a lot of dirty work and take annoying stupid ignorant cheap customers. Trust me I worked in food places for 4 years. If you want to work at like a food place, why not a cafe or a middle class food place. Such as Panera Bread, Or a Starbucks. And yea its pretty degrading.
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Worked in food places for 4 years because I was a teenager and had no choice. Now I finally turned 18 I got a job at a hospital that pays me 20 bucks an hour :)
Answered By: Livelife5002 - 3/2/2008 |
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I worked at Wendy's growning up, I was getting 9.00 to start and ended up getting paid 11.00 at the end of 2 years. I wouldn't work for McD's or TacoSmell. McD's u have to go in to early for breakfast and Taco Bell my friends smelled to much at the end of the day. Good Luck!
Answered By: suppliesrus - 3/2/2008 |
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It's good, honest work. Not everyone likes it. I worked at a BK when I was your age and I hated it. But other people I knew worked there for years. The minimum you will get is the minimum wage of $5.85. However if the place you are applying is not attracting enough qualified applicants they may pay a higher wage. I wouldn't expect raises every couple of months.
Answered By: Green Dragon - 3/2/2008 |
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Its minimum wage like 7 or 8 and change an hr
Answered By: guest_2k_2001 - 3/2/2008 |
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A Job is a Job and if you have a job and can keep it then that shouldnt be humiliating because your being responsible. I would think that the starting salary for a fast food resturant is whatever your states Min. Wage is, but you have to remember taxes so you will get less than min wage and usually fast food places don't give you a lot of hours at all and pay every two weeks.
As far as people in the "popular" group looking down on you, if they are your friends I wouldnt consider them "friends" if they make fun of you.
Answered By: importgirl89 - 3/2/2008 |
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If you're worried that your popularity will suffer, you probably should just stay at home, and hide in your room.....
Answered By: Sophie B - 3/2/2008 |
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No job that pays an honest days pay for an honest days work is degrading or humiliating.
Answered By: john c - 3/2/2008 |
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Money is money, everyone has to start somewhere.
just remember that you will have to work at their leisure, so you might have to work late, and miss games if you want to keep your job.
also keep in mind that you will smell like where ever you work, so if you are working with fish, then you can imagine the problem!
I dont think less of anyone working a fast food job, so if you really need the money, then you gotta do what you gotta do!
You will be better off if you have a car, it makes life easier.
If you havent already gotten your licence, then work on that before you get a job.
SCHOOL COMES FIRST, dont let your schedule get so packed that there's no time for homework! The teacher will show no sympathy for you period, so you must plan and make sacrafices. You only have at max 4 years left of highschool, and then you will work the rest of your life, dont waste your youth, you cant get that back! Have fun now, play sports, you'll kick yourself later if you dont!
Answered By: creamycenter2003 - 3/2/2008 |
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It's not humiliating - you are earning money to buy cool stuff etc. Any job for your age group will probably pay poorly though.
Answered By: Sloth-lover - 3/2/2008 |
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Dude trust me i work at burger king and there is absolutely no glory in it, the pay sucks, and you will only get good hours if you are one of the ones who take the job seriously. Right now i barely make enough money to put gas in my car, best bet is to apply at u.p.s. or wal-mart.
Answered By: dkc0108 - 3/2/2008 |
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You are asking for more than most 20 year olds get! Most jobs for teenagers start at $7.00 and may go as high as $9.00 an hour (if you're lucky), and nearly all involve crappy hours. By the way, Starbucks starts at $8.75 plus tips & raises every 6 months...the workers and managers are cool as long you work hard.
At 17, you should be focusing on what you can do for the job rather than what the job can do for you right now. After you have a year of experience working there, maybe you'll get promoted, or you can apply to better higher-paying jobs with more responsibilities somewhere else.
We all have to start somewhere. If you're looking "protect your image," either forget about working until you graduate college, or get over it, stop being so shallow, and get your butt to work -- because experienced workers now will get promoted and make more money later.
Answered By: knight rider - 3/2/2008 |
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