I need to find out the pros and cons of teenagers having part-time jobs.
Please help!!!
2007-02-20 23:44:17 · 9 answers · asked by tiger dolphin 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Pros:
Helps improve responsibility
Improves communication skills
Gives you your own money and helps you to appreciate the value of money
Good for socialising with others
Useful to get some understanding of work before you decide on future career path
Cons:
May take up too much time and you may get behind with school work
Make you more tired
Less time to spend with family & friends
On a personal note, I got a job at 15 as a waitress. It really helped me to overcome my shyness and I loved having my own money. I would always advise a teenager to have a part-time job.
2007-02-20 23:52:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-22 20:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite I am no longer a teenager and not yet a parent, I had a job while I was a teenager (about 10 years ago). I can try to answer based on my experience of working PT in a candy store while attending high school.
I believe that it depends on the child, his/her academic position and circumstances.
I was in all Honors/AP classes in high school, involved in band/orchestra and volleyball. I wasn't very involved other than this. Also, the job wasn't stressing and I had good people around me.
Pros
Financial responsibility
Accountability
Time Management
Sense of pride
Cons
Can limit what your child can be invovled in.
If in a deadbeat position - can have a negative influence on your child
2007-02-20 23:55:47 · answer #3 · answered by green tea 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never worked as a part time job or anything but for me, Target/K-Mart seems too tiring. A bookstore might be too boring, but maybe the most relaxing. The Pet Store place seems like the most fun especially because I love animals. Working in Toys R Us looks like a looot of fun but I always get lost there. Lol I agree with the person above me, take some time and think of which one of those jobs would you enjoy the most =] Good Luck..
2016-03-15 22:58:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pro's :
+ They learn to manage their own money.
+ They won't have to rely on their parents for money all the time.
Con's
+ They will miss out on some childhood experiences
2007-02-20 23:53:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They get to make their own spending money, and they can save toward their college degree, they get to interact with the real working world. The downside is that they spend less time on their lessons, and might even decide not to go on to college, when they start earning on their own.
2007-02-20 23:49:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anthony F 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Students that work part-time can pay for textbooks and tuition better than students who don't
2013-12-08 11:57:37 · answer #7 · answered by Len 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-09 15:53:06 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have their own money, gives them independence, they leave responsibility,
bad side
less time for socializing
less time to do school work
2007-02-20 23:47:49 · answer #9 · answered by cmhurley64 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋