Wewt, i have a job!

**Mousey** · Oct 31, 2007, 11:50 AM

As i'm sure some/most of you know, i'm 15 and out of work whilst being desperate for money.
I went into town (Keighley) and asked at pretty much every shop including morrisons, game shops, 3 computer shops and the place where i did work experience.
Nobody had any jobs and i was getting quite pissed off to say the least because i was in serious need of some cash and my parents couldn't give me any because money's a bit tight for them at the minute.

My mate Chris lives in a pub close to my school so i asked him to speak to his mum about me getting a job there.
Next day at school he told me i need to go talk to his mum to get the job, so mum dropped me off at the pub and i had a word with her, she told me what the job was (Pot washing, which i'm not too bothered about. At least it makes a change from paper rounds) and when i'd be working roughly. She told me to come back if i was going to take the job.

After a last hunt around i decided there was nothing else and went to go speak to her again, but she was ill. So i spoke to Chris' grandma and she said she'd tell Joanna (Chris's mum) that i'd been in.
Day after, i went back in and spoke to Joanna again.
We had the whole sit down with the diary and take details thing going on, She explained my hours, my job, my wages (which i was astonished by), and extra opportunities there might be for me.

I was so chuffed, i'm going in to work on friday on a trial basis to see if she'll take me. 6 Till 9 at £4.50 an hour!! WOW!!!
My mum and dad were pleased and so was my grandma when i rang her up to tell her.
I mean jesus christ, £4.50 an hour, i'm even getting paid on my trial night

£13.50 for 3 hours work, meh... i'm lovin it

Woohoo!

mkk · Oct 31, 2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mousey

so mum dropped me off at the pub

Good luck with the job!

**temeteus82** · Oct 31, 2007, 01:12 PM

Yeah good luck.

Falstaff · Oct 31, 2007, 01:13 PM

Wheres your rent boy, you got a score to settle with the tax man too eh...
I expect full payment by fortnight.

RoyBatty · Oct 31, 2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mousey

My mate Chris lives in a pub...

How old is he?

Anyway, good luck with the job.

GutterPunk · Oct 31, 2007, 03:55 PM

grats man thats awesome. my first job paid crap!

mike2h · Oct 31, 2007, 04:11 PM

grats!!

swimtech · Oct 31, 2007, 05:19 PM

Good news, congratulations!

Funny how that works - about those people connections we make in life helping to make things possible...

Remember, no matter how nasty it looks (or feels...hmmm), it's just food. You'll always come away from that job with your hands clean though! I've washed a dish or two in a restaurant as well.

**Mousey** · Oct 31, 2007, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by GutterPunk

grats man thats awesome. my first job paid crap!

lol so did both my paper rounds, turns out i was employed illegally on one of em too

And yeah i'm 15, so i'll be working with the dishes, not slugging back what's in the drip trays

Judas · Oct 31, 2007, 09:39 PM

4.50/h..... that's insane.....

**Mousey** · Oct 31, 2007, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

4.50/h..... that's insane.....

I know, it's fantastic

First thing i'm going to start saving up for is probably a better kit of RAM, i was thinking > Buy 2x 1GB Corsair TWIN2X2048-5400C4*TWIN2X2048-5400C4 from CCL - Online Retailer of the Year 2006#

Judas · Oct 31, 2007, 10:41 PM

and to think working at burge king, i started and worked for nearly 2 full years, for a little over 3/h

Falstaff · Oct 31, 2007, 10:45 PM

My very first job was at my fathers radio and tv station, I was a graphic artist I guess, I created small storyboards and did the wheel and cued up records, etc. It paid 3 dollars and 75 cents an hour in monopoly money as they say here in the UK.

Judas · Nov 1, 2007, 12:21 AM

canadian?

Zelig · Nov 1, 2007, 01:25 AM

Congrats on getting the job if that's what you want...

However, don't get stuck working somewhere you don't enjoy at your age, there will be plenty of times when you're older when you won't have a choice whether to work or not.

Also, if you're in school, it's worth considering how a job will affect your education. I'm making far more money from scholarships than would from a job if I spent my time working instead of studying.

**Mousey** · Nov 1, 2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Zelig

Congrats on getting the job if that's what you want...

However, don't get stuck working somewhere you don't enjoy at your age, there will be plenty of times when you're older when you won't have a choice whether to work or not.

Also, if you're in school, it's worth considering how a job will affect your education. I'm making far more money from scholarships than would from a job if I spent my time working instead of studying.

I Can't handle school at the minute, the teachers are getting worse every single day and i've got em all throwing the useless threat at me that i won't be able to go to the prom if i don't do my coursework.
Prom? WTF?!?!? Send me to a LAN Party any day, i don't care if the girls had to go NAKED i'd still rather go to a LAN Party. (I'm not gay, i just don't like the slappers and sluts in this school)

**dj_stick** · Nov 1, 2007, 10:47 AM

my first job was pretty crap, i think it was about AU$7.50 an hour, currently i get paid AU$19 an hour, AU$27 on sundays and AU$39 on public holidays

Judas · Nov 1, 2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mousey

i don't care if the girls had to go NAKED i'd still rather go to a LAN Party.

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yeah, i did it, i drew the line right ^ there........

**Mousey** · Nov 2, 2007, 03:35 PM

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yeah, i did it, i drew the line right ^ there........

Now figures of speech are getting literal, what next i wonder?

Reckless187 · Nov 2, 2007, 03:57 PM

Nice one geeza! Get upgrading now! My forst job in London paid £10/hr, then 3 month later went up to £15/hr. Tight bastards wont budge any higher now. Better get looking elsewhere.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 2, 2007, 04:20 PM

good luck, but i'm thinking what pub hires a 15 year old? lol just becouse in the usa you'd have to be 21

**temeteus82** · Nov 2, 2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

good luck, but i'm thinking what pub hires a 15 year old? lol just becouse in the usa you'd have to be 21

British pub me thinks .... they have some weird things in there... like driving on the wrong side of the road and TV-show called Fifth Gear (copy of Top Gear)

Judas · Nov 2, 2007, 04:34 PM

usually the legal age for being able to drink is the starting point for when you can work at such a place (in canada)....

i don't know of many countries that the legal age is under 16.....

unless it's a dinner as well.. which that basically changes everything, anyone will be able to work thier, just that minors won't be able to serve beer and whatnot.

Zelig · Nov 2, 2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

good luck, but i'm thinking what pub hires a 15 year old? lol just becouse in the usa you'd have to be 21

Doesn't matter a whole lot for washing dishes.

Da_Jewish_Fonzy · Nov 2, 2007, 06:46 PM

My first job was in a sports card shop, stocking hockey cards back in the summer of 91... for $20 a day under the table. I also delivered papers, flyers and hustled other kids for their sports cards. All in all I was able to afford a pretty decent video game library and was able to buy my own Nike Airs.

Anywa, congrats Mousey. Thers nothing like having things that you yourself earned, you appreciate them more.

**Mousey** · Nov 2, 2007, 11:28 PM

More good news guys

I went for my trial night and i really enjoyed working with the staff there (The pub's called the Brown Cow), there's a girl from school i know called Alice who works as a waitress as well so it wasn't quite as awkward as i thought.

Anyway, i got my pay, got home, went on MSN and my mate Chris who lives in the pub messages me. He said "Do you want to hear some good news" and i went Yes, and he does the whole "ARE YOU SURE?" thing.
And eventually...

...

...

[Suspense]

...

HE SAID I HAD THE JOB, WOOHOO =D

Necrosis · Nov 3, 2007, 01:03 AM

Congrats on your new position!

**temeteus82** · Nov 3, 2007, 08:18 AM

nicely done... I do hope that Alice wont give your hard time while you are working there

**Mousey** · Nov 3, 2007, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by temeteus82

nicely done... I do hope that Alice wont give your hard time while you are working there

Cheers

Alice is cool don't worry, i don't really speak to her at school but at least it's nice having a familiar face to work with

.
Chris came down to see me in the kitchen last night as well which was alright, and his mum came down pretending to ask for some mayo and thai sweet chilli sauce, but i bet she was just coming for a snoop

**temeteus82** · Nov 3, 2007, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mousey

Cheers

Alice is cool don't worry,

I only worry that you and Alice star dating

What was the song from Smokey's what was about Alice....

Oct 31, 2007, 11:50 AM	#1
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	Wewt, i have a job! As i'm sure some/most of you know, i'm 15 and out of work whilst being desperate for money. I went into town (Keighley) and asked at pretty much every shop including morrisons, game shops, 3 computer shops and the place where i did work experience. Nobody had any jobs and i was getting quite pissed off to say the least because i was in serious need of some cash and my parents couldn't give me any because money's a bit tight for them at the minute. My mate Chris lives in a pub close to my school so i asked him to speak to his mum about me getting a job there. Next day at school he told me i need to go talk to his mum to get the job, so mum dropped me off at the pub and i had a word with her, she told me what the job was (Pot washing, which i'm not too bothered about. At least it makes a change from paper rounds) and when i'd be working roughly. She told me to come back if i was going to take the job. After a last hunt around i decided there was nothing else and went to go speak to her again, but she was ill. So i spoke to Chris' grandma and she said she'd tell Joanna (Chris's mum) that i'd been in. Day after, i went back in and spoke to Joanna again. We had the whole sit down with the diary and take details thing going on, She explained my hours, my job, my wages (which i was astonished by), and extra opportunities there might be for me. I was so chuffed, i'm going in to work on friday on a trial basis to see if she'll take me. 6 Till 9 at £4.50 an hour!! WOW!!! My mum and dad were pleased and so was my grandma when i rang her up to tell her. I mean jesus christ, £4.50 an hour, i'm even getting paid on my trial night £13.50 for 3 hours work, meh... i'm lovin it Woohoo! __________________

Oct 31, 2007, 01:13 PM	#4
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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	grats!! __________________

Oct 31, 2007, 05:19 PM	#8
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Good news, congratulations! Funny how that works - about those people connections we make in life helping to make things possible... Remember, no matter how nasty it looks (or feels...hmmm), it's just food. You'll always come away from that job with your hands clean though! I've washed a dish or two in a restaurant as well. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 31, 2007, 10:45 PM	#13
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	My very first job was at my fathers radio and tv station, I was a graphic artist I guess, I created small storyboards and did the wheel and cued up records, etc. It paid 3 dollars and 75 cents an hour in monopoly money as they say here in the UK. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Nov 1, 2007, 01:25 AM	#15
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Congrats on getting the job if that's what you want... However, don't get stuck working somewhere you don't enjoy at your age, there will be plenty of times when you're older when you won't have a choice whether to work or not. Also, if you're in school, it's worth considering how a job will affect your education. I'm making far more money from scholarships than would from a job if I spent my time working instead of studying. __________________ --

Nov 2, 2007, 03:57 PM	#20
Reckless187 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 731 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	Nice one geeza! Get upgrading now! My forst job in London paid £10/hr, then 3 month later went up to £15/hr. Tight bastards wont budge any higher now. Better get looking elsewhere.

Nov 2, 2007, 04:20 PM	#21
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	good luck, but i'm thinking what pub hires a 15 year old? lol just becouse in the usa you'd have to be 21 __________________

Nov 2, 2007, 06:46 PM	#25
Da_Jewish_Fonzy Me>You Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Da Hood Posts: 507 Rep Power: 0	My first job was in a sports card shop, stocking hockey cards back in the summer of 91... for $20 a day under the table. I also delivered papers, flyers and hustled other kids for their sports cards. All in all I was able to afford a pretty decent video game library and was able to buy my own Nike Airs. Anywa, congrats Mousey. Thers nothing like having things that you yourself earned, you appreciate them more.

Nov 2, 2007, 11:28 PM	Thread Starter #26
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	More good news guys I went for my trial night and i really enjoyed working with the staff there (The pub's called the Brown Cow), there's a girl from school i know called Alice who works as a waitress as well so it wasn't quite as awkward as i thought. Anyway, i got my pay, got home, went on MSN and my mate Chris who lives in the pub messages me. He said "Do you want to hear some good news" and i went Yes, and he does the whole "ARE YOU SURE?" thing. And eventually... ... ... [Suspense] ... HE SAID I HAD THE JOB, WOOHOO =D __________________

Nov 3, 2007, 01:03 AM	#27
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Congrats on your new position!