Comments on: Teens Don’t Have Jobs http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against the low expectations of an ungodly culture. Tue, 2 Dec 2008 08:14:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Katelyn http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-361912 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:32:56 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-361912 Wow, that's awful; I had no idea that was happening. I did have a job this summer, and am at the moment doing two babysitting jobs a week. This has helped me learn to be responsible with the money I earn, and save as well. If I did have to go out and work, I probably could find work at a daycare or fastfood chain, like Zaxby's. Hannah P., you are so right about the babysitting being life skills! The weekly jobs I have help me prepare for my future as a ( hopefully) future homemaker. Keep up the good work, guys! Wow, that’s awful; I had no idea that was happening. I did have a job this summer, and am at the moment doing two babysitting jobs a week. This has helped me learn to be responsible with the money I earn, and save as well. If I did have to go out and work, I probably could find work at a daycare or fastfood chain, like Zaxby’s.

Hannah P., you are so right about the babysitting being life skills! The weekly jobs I have help me prepare for my future as a ( hopefully) future homemaker.

Keep up the good work, guys!

]]> by: Ryan Cooper http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-332722 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:07:25 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-332722 All my life my dad has instilled a very hard work ethic in my brothers and I. This past summer I worked for a horse rancher in my area. There was about 70 horses on the ranch and some of my jobs where caring for the horses, farm work, (we farm five hundred acers) training horses and all sorts of other stuff. I am 14 so getting too work is sometimes a problem, but the ranch was just five miles from my house so I rode my bike a lot. Other then working on the ranch this summer I worked for a framer, fenced in some fields for a friend and worked for my dad who owns a fiberglass shop for boats. The worst job I ever had would have to be working on the ranch, but it was probably one of the best to. The worst because I had some problems with my boss. At times he was just vary hard to please, but thru it I learned same vary important character traits. But I loved the work. In a situation where my dad could not work I think I could find a job. Some of the things I can do are construction, farming, ranching, wood working and I've been offered a job with a landscaping company and a horse ferrier. My dad always said if your willing to work hard and don't mind getting your hands dirty, God will take care of the rest. All my life my dad has instilled a very hard work ethic in my brothers and I. This past summer I worked for a horse rancher in my area. There was about 70 horses on the ranch and some of my jobs where caring for the horses, farm work, (we farm five hundred acers) training horses and all sorts of other stuff. I am 14 so getting too work is sometimes a problem, but the ranch was just five miles from my house so I rode my bike a lot. Other then working on the ranch this summer I worked for a framer, fenced in some fields for a friend and worked for my dad who owns a fiberglass shop for boats.
The worst job I ever had would have to be working on the ranch, but it was probably one of the best to. The worst because I had some problems with my boss. At times he was just vary hard to please, but thru it I learned same vary important character traits. But I loved the work.

In a situation where my dad could not work I think I could find a job. Some of the things I can do are construction, farming, ranching, wood working and I’ve been offered a job with a landscaping company and a horse ferrier.

My dad always said if your willing to work hard and don’t mind getting your hands dirty, God will take care of the rest.

]]> by: Hannah P. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-326511 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:01:22 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-326511 Dear TCK.for.Christ, I can sympathize. I do live in the States but I'm a PK and my dad calls the little town where we live a "mission field where you don't have to learn the language". It's a very dark place with A LOT of problems. Our church only has about 25 members on an average Sunday and my siblings and I are the only people under 35! You may not think that babysitting and tutoring are life skills but let me encourage that they really are, because they are the skills that God has provided you with! As an MK you are probably gaining much more experience and knowledge in areas many of us aren't! And also, if that is where God has placed you just remain open to what He is training you in. Those communication skills and work ethic will serve you well wherever God takes you next! God bless and persevere! Dear TCK.for.Christ,
I can sympathize. I do live in the States but I’m a PK and my dad calls the little town where we live a “mission field where you don’t have to learn the language”. It’s a very dark place with A LOT of problems. Our church only has about 25 members on an average Sunday and my siblings and I are the only people under 35! You may not think that babysitting and tutoring are life skills but let me encourage that they really are, because they are the skills that God has provided you with! As an MK you are probably gaining much more experience and knowledge in areas many of us aren’t! And also, if that is where God has placed you just remain open to what He is training you in. Those communication skills and work ethic will serve you well wherever God takes you next!
God bless and persevere!

]]> by: TCK.for.Christ http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-325059 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:28:56 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-325059 I realize it isn't the summer any more...but I have a general question about this post, sooo hopefully it's still okay.. :) this post definitely made me think (and, i admit, perhaps made me a little worried as well). as an mk who has lived overseas ever since she was 11, I have never had a "real" job. There are simply no opportunities here besides babysitting and tutoring...both of which I have done, though neither has taught me much in the way of life-skills. It is true that I feel like I have missed out on some basic learning experiences, such as learning how to drive, or hold a job, or handle finances, which i will have to catch up on when i return for college. On the other hand, I feel like I have developed good communication skills and work ethic by other means (including service trips, school, interaction with adults), and that in fact I have experience in other areas, such as relating to people of a completely different culture, that my job-holding peers may not have. I realize that my situation is somewhat unique, but I do hope that there are others out there who have also been able to grow and mature without having a job (lol)... and I would really like to hear what others think about this. I realize it isn’t the summer any more…but I have a general question about this post, sooo hopefully it’s still okay.. :)

this post definitely made me think (and, i admit, perhaps made me a little worried as well). as an mk who has lived overseas ever since she was 11, I have never had a “real” job. There are simply no opportunities here besides babysitting and tutoring…both of which I have done, though neither has taught me much in the way of life-skills.
It is true that I feel like I have missed out on some basic learning experiences, such as learning how to drive, or hold a job, or handle finances, which i will have to catch up on when i return for college. On the other hand, I feel like I have developed good communication skills and work ethic by other means (including service trips, school, interaction with adults), and that in fact I have experience in other areas, such as relating to people of a completely different culture, that my job-holding peers may not have.

I realize that my situation is somewhat unique, but I do hope that there are others out there who have also been able to grow and mature without having a job (lol)…
and I would really like to hear what others think about this.

]]> by: Naomi http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-298042 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:04:45 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-298042 Um... I don't quite know what happened to the rest of that sentence buuuuuuut... This summer I watched a 10mo. baby boy named Ben on thursday to tuesday from 9:00am to 2:30pm for a friend of ours (the baby's grandma) because she was needing some extra help with watching him because she is going through some hard times right now and she is also working tuesday through thursday (which is when I watch Ben of course) so my sister and I watched him- for absoloutely FREE! No charge. I guess that you could say that it was our ministry. :D Unfortunately, we will have to quit soon. You see, my mom is now pregnant with her 12th kid (AMAZING!) and so now she needs more help with cleaning and such. Also, it is very hard to do all of my schoolwork (I am homeschooled BTW) and watch a baby at the same time. I love the little guy though! ^_^ But that is okay, "There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven--" (Ec. 3:1). Thank you for all you are doing here. And God Bless you greatly!!! -Naomi Um… I don’t quite know what happened to the rest of that sentence buuuuuuut…

This summer I watched a 10mo. baby boy named Ben on thursday to tuesday from 9:00am to 2:30pm for a friend of ours (the baby’s grandma) because she was needing some extra help with watching him because she is going through some hard times right now and she is also working tuesday through thursday (which is when I watch Ben of course) so my sister and I watched him- for absoloutely FREE! No charge. I guess that you could say that it was our ministry. :D Unfortunately, we will have to quit soon. You see, my mom is now pregnant with her 12th kid (AMAZING!) and so now she needs more help with cleaning and such. Also, it is very hard to do all of my schoolwork (I am homeschooled BTW) and watch a baby at the same time. I love the little guy though! ^_^
But that is okay, “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven–” (Ec. 3:1). Thank you for all you are doing here. And God Bless you greatly!!!

-Naomi

]]> by: Naomi http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-298036 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:49:52 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-298036 >>Did you have a job this summer? Why or why not? Well, I started baby sitting at around 10 years old and have been watching kids for quite a while since then (but the parents keep on moving to different areas! >. >>Did you have a job this summer? Why or why not?
Well, I started baby sitting at around 10 years old and have been watching kids for quite a while since then (but the parents keep on moving to different areas! >.

]]> by: Ellen F. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-293668 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:06:53 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-293668 My parents ordered "Do Hard Things" the other day and I'm about a third of the way through with it. I just started reading your website and blog and will definitely add the links to my favorites! To answer your questions, I'm 15 1/2 and started babysitting when I was twelve or so. I continue to do that once or twice a week -- sometimes more in summer. This week and next I'll be working as a sterilization technician at my orthodontist's office. That fancy name means I get to clean up the chairs after each patient and put the various instruments through the sterilizers. I was a little skeptical at first because it meant getting to the office at 6:50am and being on my feet until 5pm. It's been a great experience so far. Exhausting, but the people I work with are very friendly -- and my heels are REALLY sore. :) Now I have a question for you. I saw your more recent post and was wondering what your plans are long-term. Are you going into other careers after college? What are you majoring in? (Sorry about the preposition!) Do you see the "Rebelution" as lasting for a long time? Am I asking too many questions?? :) My parents ordered “Do Hard Things” the other day and I’m about a third of the way through with it. I just started reading your website and blog and will definitely add the links to my favorites! To answer your questions, I’m 15 1/2 and started babysitting when I was twelve or so. I continue to do that once or twice a week — sometimes more in summer. This week and next I’ll be working as a sterilization technician at my orthodontist’s office. That fancy name means I get to clean up the chairs after each patient and put the various instruments through the sterilizers. I was a little skeptical at first because it meant getting to the office at 6:50am and being on my feet until 5pm. It’s been a great experience so far. Exhausting, but the people I work with are very friendly — and my heels are REALLY sore. :)

Now I have a question for you.
I saw your more recent post and was wondering what your plans are long-term.
Are you going into other careers after college? What are you majoring in? (Sorry about the preposition!) Do you see the “Rebelution” as lasting for a long time? Am I asking too many questions?? :)

]]> by: Ashley http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-285455 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:11:54 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-285455 When I was 11, I started babysitting. There was one family I would babysit 2-4 nights a week for. A year and a half later we moved, so I quit babysitting, but I started working for a family friend in a pottery shop, which I really enjoyed. Then, when I was almost 15, I started working at McDonalds. I ended up becoming a shift manager. (BTW, Dallas mentioned that in Alberta, shops, restaurants, etc. are often "run" by teenage kids and that is SOO true!) That job ended up being like babysitting. I would basically make sure that the 12-16 year olds didn't destroy the place while they were on my shift!! I soon got tired of the mismanagement at that place, and I started working at a grocery store as a cashier. I liked the job, but it got boring. So, I went to work at another McDonalds, which is very well run. I recieved a lot of training there, and my manager want to promote me to 2nd assistant as soon as I turn 18. I'm 17 now and ever since I was fifteen or so, I've spent my summer working 40-60 hours a week. "Hypothetical Situation"-I could continue at my current job. I could also work at a grocery store, babysit, maybe get a few $ from writing. When I was 11, I started babysitting. There was one family I would babysit 2-4 nights a week for. A year and a half later we moved, so I quit babysitting, but I started working for a family friend in a pottery shop, which I really enjoyed. Then, when I was almost 15, I started working at McDonalds. I ended up becoming a shift manager. (BTW, Dallas mentioned that in Alberta, shops, restaurants, etc. are often “run” by teenage kids and that is SOO true!) That job ended up being like babysitting. I would basically make sure that the 12-16 year olds didn’t destroy the place while they were on my shift!! I soon got tired of the mismanagement at that place, and I started working at a grocery store as a cashier. I liked the job, but it got boring. So, I went to work at another McDonalds, which is very well run. I recieved a lot of training there, and my manager want to promote me to 2nd assistant as soon as I turn 18. I’m 17 now and ever since I was fifteen or so, I’ve spent my summer working 40-60 hours a week.
“Hypothetical Situation”-I could continue at my current job. I could also work at a grocery store, babysit, maybe get a few $ from writing.

]]> by: Sean http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-283433 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:25:46 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-283433 I posted on July 19th (I'm Seab) lol. But I wanted to add this. Since that day I've had the opportunity to take a small job 4 times, (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and now Saturday) I took the Mon, Fri, and Sat job, and its been difficult. Today I worked 9 hours, 3 of which were spent cleaning out an oven (HUGE OVEN). I just wanted to encourage all of you looking for a job that God will provide. My post said that I will probably start looking for one, but a few jobs came to me and I'm glad, its better than idling my time. I prob. wouldn't have done so much if this post hadn't challenged me, so thanks! I posted on July 19th (I’m Seab) lol. But I wanted to add this.
Since that day I’ve had the opportunity to take a small job 4 times, (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and now Saturday) I took the Mon, Fri, and Sat job, and its been difficult. Today I worked 9 hours, 3 of which were spent cleaning out an oven (HUGE OVEN). I just wanted to encourage all of you looking for a job that God will provide. My post said that I will probably start looking for one, but a few jobs came to me and I’m glad, its better than idling my time. I prob. wouldn’t have done so much if this post hadn’t challenged me, so thanks!

]]> by: Aliya Dumas http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-283153 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:16:40 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/08/teens-dont-have-jobs/#comment-283153 Why I don't have a job this summer? (Good question) The reason I didn't have a job this summer is because I was too young to legally work in South Carolina. Many people told me I could work at Chic-fil-a but that was a fast food restaurant and they told me it was very hard and I didn't want to smell like grease all day. I know that is not a good enough reason. The worst job I think I could've had is babysitting a 2 and 5 year old children. I learned that you have to be patient because they don't what is right and what is wrong sometimes. If my parents couldn't work I believe that I would be able to help. I am a mechanical person I can take things apart figured out the problem and fix it most of the time. I am also good at math and I am very willing to do what ever i am told. I am a fast learner and I could work any where that i can get a job. Why I don’t have a job this summer? (Good question)
The reason I didn’t have a job this summer is because I was too young to legally work in South Carolina. Many people told me I could work at Chic-fil-a but that was a fast food restaurant and they told me it was very hard and I didn’t want to smell like grease all day. I know that is not a good enough reason. The worst job I think I could’ve had is babysitting a 2 and 5 year old children. I learned that you have to be patient because they don’t what is right and what is wrong sometimes. If my parents couldn’t work I believe that I would be able to help. I am a mechanical person I can take things apart figured out the problem and fix it most of the time. I am also good at math and I am very willing to do what ever i am told. I am a fast learner and I could work any where that i can get a job.

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