Need summer job ideas

[ClaytonN]

Okay, long story short: I've had two jobs before. One was a busboy (sucked), and another was a cashierperson at Best Buy (awesome people and management to work with, but the job was a combination of boring me to tears and stressing me to death).

I have job security at Best Buy. If I wanted to go back there, I could get a job there pronto.

I've hashed out a list of numerous jobs that I might be interested in over the summer (none of which involving poker, I might add). I'm hoping you guys could throw me a couple of ones I might not have thought of.

I would try to entrepreneur the landscaping business around the neighborhood, but it is dominated by two mexican businesses in a monopolistic fashion. So that idea is out the window.

Anyone got any solid and reasonable ideas? Thanks in advance.

[bugstud]

porn

[ClaytonN]

By the way, I'm interested in doing montonous things that are mentally challenging. Such as, organizing labels alphabetically or crunching numbers. Stuff like that.

I know, sounds like a poker player, but I need a steady flow of income too.

[ClaytonN]

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porn

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Of course!

[istewart]

Sweat a lot, get a tan, and change your name to Claytonio. Then apply for a job with those Mexicans.

[ClaytonN]

They make good money?

[slickpoppa]

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By the way, I'm interested in doing montonous things that are mentally challenging. Such as, organizing labels alphabetically or crunching numbers. Stuff like that.


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I'm confused. Do you mean to have a "not" in there somewhere?

[ClaytonN]

Huh?

[slickpoppa]

So you want to do monotonous things? That is kinda weird

[ClaytonN]

Yeah, it is. My mom is a CFO and my dad is a risk management consultant, so I can see where the traits come from.

[Vince Young]

poker

[DemonDeac]

waitor

[Corey]

Don't know where you lived, but best summer ever, if you live near an ocean:

move to a beach town, pay excessive rent, make enough playing online poker to get by. I can think of nothing better.

[DemonDeac]

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I would try to entrepreneur the landscaping business around the neighborhood, but it is dominated by two mexican businesses in a monopolistic fashion.


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1)Mexicans and landscaping??? Get the hell outta here.
2)Is there such a thing as dominating the market in a non monopolistic fashion. I think you just wanted to use the word monopoly to look smart. It's OK.

[ClaytonN]

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waitor

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Maybe. I was a busboy and that blew hard. Is a waiter much better?

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poker

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No. Not a steady flow of income. Furthermore, my parents would object to poker being anything above a hobby before I go to college. That said, I will play poker, but I will start with a $300 roll and work from there.

[ClaytonN]

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Is there such a thing as dominating the market in a non monopolistic fashion. I think you just wanted to use the word monopoly to look smart. It's OK.

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No, smartass. You can dominate a market and not be monopolistic.

[DemonDeac]

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waitor

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Maybe. I was a busboy and that blew hard. Is a waiter much better?


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beats me. thats what i wanna do when i get home from school. my anti-social friend is making money doing it, so why can't i? im much more extraverted than he is. as long as you know how to be a suck up, you can make a crapload of money. especially if u work at a restaraunt where the bill averages $50 and is a family restaraunt so u know bills will always be expensive, meaning higher tips

[DemonDeac]

i didnt say monopolistic, i said monopolistic fashion, as in resembling a monopoly, NOT a monopoly.

anyway, im just messing around
im as interested in this thread as u are

[ClaytonN]

I'm so confused. And yes, I knew you were kidding.

I totally forgot about the tipping aspect with waitering. That changes things.

As a busboy, I got shite tips.

[mason55]

Fluffer

[DemonDeac]

yea, busboys always get hosed

any idiot that isnt socially retarded can be midly good at waitoring i think

i assume ur not socially retarted?

[this guy]

How about office work? It's not too hard, pays decent, and you get to spend a lot of time on the computer.

[slickpoppa]

i caddied every summer. if you find a good place you can make a crapload of money and get a good tan. waking up early can suck, but you get done real early too.

[DemonDeac]

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How about office work? It's not too hard, pays decent, and you get to spend a lot of time on the computer.

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office work where u just sit in front of computer
who offers that kind of summer job to a teenager?

[ClaytonN]

I'm definitely not socially retarded.

Just mentally.

[DemonDeac]

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i caddied every summer. if you find a good place you can make a crapload of money and get a good tan. waking up early can suck, but you get done real early too.

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yea, caddying is a good idea. and u can get some good connections for later jobs, if u want

[DemonDeac]

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I'm definitely not socially retarded.

Just mentally.

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ur fine then

[ClaytonN]

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i caddied every summer. if you find a good place you can make a crapload of money and get a good tan. waking up early can suck, but you get done real early too.

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Caddies are non-existant in north Atlanta. Instead you scrub golf carts. These jobs are filled with 15-16 year olds who will gladly work minimum wage.

[ClaytonN]

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ur fine then

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woo!

[slickpoppa]

Are you sure about that? I would be surprised if there were not some old exclusive clubs that still had caddies.

[DemonDeac]

no country clubs around you?

[ClaytonN]

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Are you sure about that? I would be surprised if there were not some old exclusive clubs that still had caddies.

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Nope. Replaced by golf carts that have GPS.

The clubs that DO have caddies (Atlanta Athletic Club, East Lake, etc) only offer caddy positions to people older than me who have more experience. Kinda hard to explain.

Basically, when I've played there, all the caddies were 21-ish and there were no openings.

[ChoicestHops]

I worked at a golf course before. It was fun as hell, but the pay sucked. I always liked driving the picker out on the range with a blunt.

[tbach24]

Is working at the pro shop at a golf course feasible?

[ClaytonN]

Pay blows. I could make tons more waitering or at Best Buy.

[tbach24]

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Pay blows. I could make tons more waitering or at Best Buy.

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Waitering seems like the best idea. Do you know the age? I'm still thinking about a job this summer.

[cjhellm]

i made $10/hr at a public course's pro shop last summer.

[slickpoppa]

what about working at a store like abercrombie? it's kinda gay and the pay blows, but it is a great way to meet hot chicks

[PokerFink]

Assuming you don't want to look for a "real" summer job, such as an internship, waiting tables seems like your best option. It's probably too late to find a real job anyway. Waiters, especially friendly, good ones, can make very good money. A lot more than busboys.

Some things to ask when you are job hunting at restaurants:

1) How much of your tips (if any) you have to share with cooks/busboys/hosts
2) What the average turnover rate for tables is (ie how many people you serve per hour)
3) How many tables you can work at a time

Then figure out what an average bill for a party of four might be, calculate the tip, multiply by how many tables you work and how fast they turnover, subtract the cut that goes to busboys/cooks/hosts, and you get your salary. Whatever it is, it will be several times what you made bussing.

Some other things to consider:

- Family restaruants are better than more intimate "date" settings. A family of four won't take longer to eat than a couple, but the bill will obviously be bigger, meaning a bigger tip.

- Think about what kind of food the restaurant serves, and what kind of plates they use. Heavy food and plates are a pain, literally.

- Check out the flooring of the restuarant. Tile is hard on the feet/back. Carpet is better.

[DemonDeac]

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what about working at a store like abercrombie? it's kinda gay and the pay blows, but it is a great way to meet hot chicks

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so is waitoring
thats why im doing it
plus i think every guy that works at abercrombie is gay, and i havent been far off base. girls are hot, ill admit it. waitresses can be just as hot

[bholdr]

have you considered learning a trade?

house painting is a good example, it's what i did in my summers off... really good money as long as you're willing to work hard; you get to be outside, it gets you in shape, and it's a skill that'll help you down the road. it's also a good fall back job if your plans after college don't pan out or you decide to take time off.

i started at 12 bucks an hour (pretty good compared to bussing tables and working at best buy, i'd imagine) and by my third summer at it (at 20 years old) i had my own company and was making over 1500$/week with three employees.

[ClaytonN]

Solid, solid advice.

[DemonDeac]

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Assuming you don't want to look for a "real" summer job, such as an internship, waiting tables seems like your best option. It's probably too late to find a real job anyway. Waiters, especially friendly, good ones, can make very good money. A lot more than busboys.

Some things to ask when you are job hunting at restaurants:

1) How much of your tips (if any) you have to share with cooks/busboys/hosts
2) What the average turnover rate for tables is (ie how many people you serve per hour)
3) How many tables you can work at a time

Then figure out what an average bill for a party of four might be, calculate the tip, multiply by how many tables you work and how fast they turnover, subtract the cut that goes to busboys/cooks/hosts, and you get your salary. Whatever it is, it will be several times what you made bussing.

Some other things to consider:

- Family restaruants are better than more intimate "date" settings. A family of four won't take longer to eat than a couple, but the bill will obviously be bigger, meaning a bigger tip.

- Think about what kind of food the restaurant serves, and what kind of plates they use. Heavy food and plates are a pain, literally.

- Check out the flooring of the restuarant. Tile is hard on the feet/back. Carpet is better.

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interesting
ill keep this all in mind when i go home and start looking, even though i wont be really looking. i know the restaraunt i wanna work at and has been hiring for a while and has everything i want: 1)good money 2)hot girls 3)close to home 4)hot girls

[ClaytonN]

That's a good idea, but I have a hard time coping with a job that doesn't get guaranteed hours, i.e. you have to get jobs to make money.

Well, let me rephrase myself. I do like the prospects of that, but I need to make money now. College is in the fall, and I cannot afford that kind of risk.

[theredwave]

Are you sure you can even be a waiter? When I was working in a restaurant they told me you have to be at least 19 to serve alcohol to others, but I don't know how that works in Georgia.

[ClaytonN]

I'm positive it's 18. I remember this because I thought I had a job locked at Cheesecake Factory last year but they said you had to be 18. I was 17.

[Dead]

OfficeMax.

I assume you have one in Atlanta.

I worked there during junior and senior years of high school, and it is a fantastic job. It is dead there during the summer(until back to school time, where it really picks up) so you can just chill, plus there's no messy food or clothes to deal with.

You can be a floor associate and just straighten shelves for 8 hours a day.

[Victor]

pizza delivery is the hypest job ever

[Shajen]

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I'm positive it's 18. I remember this because I thought I had a job locked at Cheesecake Factory last year but they said you had to be 18. I was 17.

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My wife worked at Cheesecake Factory back in her college days. She hated. Said it was the hardest of the waitress jobs she had.

Where do you live Clayton? (I mean, which suburb, I know its Atl)

[jakethebake]

I've heard you can make $5,000 per week stuffing envelopes at home. (http://www.stuffenvelopes.com/?adwords) /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[RunDownHouse]

You may only be looking for a menial job around your home, so this suggestion might not be what you're looking for. What I did the summer before my first year of college and for a couple summers during college not only let me do different sorts of jobs in different places, but gave me some pretty cool experience living on my own. Also, it might be too late for you to set this up for this year, but you can try it for later summers.

Anyways, me and a friend did a search online for resort/vacation jobs. We thought this would be great because we would get to live in a part of the country we had never lived in before (I grew up in St. Louis). There's plenty of places that are looking to hire college-aged kids to come in just for the summers and work. Typically they'll also provide cheap housing options as well. One place we applied (but didn't get) was a resort/timeshare type place in South Carolina, another was a marina in Florida. Both places had employee apartments that were reasonable rent, plus employees got huge price breaks on stuff like scuba diving and jet ski rentals. One summer I ended up working on Lake Powell in Utah. Interesting experience since I got to live in the desert for 3 months, go out on powerboats and jet skis all the time, and summer employees also got a free week rental of a houseboat in the offseason (the biggest houseboats ran $7k for a week, so that was a great deal).

A lot of these places look to hire people like you specifically, and its a great way to get some money doing unique/different stuff while living away from home in a different part of the country. I also did a summer up in the Badlands in South Dakota. The place I worked there had houses in the town for their workers, and hired a ton of young 20-somethings from Europe. There were people from Poland, England, Czech, etc, and that was really cool.

Like I said, places like that may all ready be hired up for the summer, but keep it in mind for later. I'm really happy that I was able to move out on my own right after high school, go to those places, do those things, blah blah.

[mmbt0ne]

I know there are some caddy clubs on the west and south side of Atlanta, but it's probably too far for you to commute. That said, caddying at AAC or Country Club of the South would be sweet if you could pull that off.

[M2d]

seriously. sell porn on the internet.

[M2d]

you can't get in at Augusta National, then?

[turnipmonster]

fwiw, I think if the waiter thing doesn't work out (good $$$) you should get some type of job where you can learn a skill. I worked as a line cook and painting houses in high school, and I'm really glad I did both those things (particularly cooking). painting was great because I learned a lot about construction.

[ripdog]

I had the coolest job ever when I was 25. Did it for 5 years, socked all of the money away, bought a house and car. At 30 I was too old for it, so I quit. Do you have access to a pickup? Could you rent one? We bought one after a month on the job. Where do you live? Does your town have a lot of unpainted plywood up on abondoned buildings? The job? Putting up advertising posters around town for National Promotions and Advertising. You'll need a partner, or better yet a lacky who's willing to work for $20 an hour. NPA sends you a couple of bags of glue and your first job(s). You mix up the glue in 5 gallon buckets, arrange the posters in your vehicle and head out to put them up. They want you to hit a minimum of 20 sites per job. You glue the posters to the plywood, snap a picture and move on to the next site. NPA pays for your gas, film, maintenance, etc. You charge them $200 to $250 per job and send in an invoice and your film (use high speed film at night). Many times you'll do three or more a night and will work a grueling five hour shift (if you're slow). One night we did 7 jobs at once and made $1500 in one night. We worked almost every weekend and tried to manipulate our situation so that we were never doing a single job. The norm was 3 jobs a night once a week. If you don't have control over your finances, this won't work for you. We were successful because we didn't really care how long it took for NPA to turn the check around. It usually wasn't very long--a couple of weeks and we'd get the check. We did it at night--like 3am to avoid parking headaches and hassles from business owners and the general public. Drug dealers will initially approach you, but after a while you become a fixture in the neighborhood and they leave you alone.

We put up a lot of movie posters, some music stuff, books, clothes, etc. It's an awesome second job, but the dollars you get are pre-tax, so tax time really sucks. We got an accountant to deal with it. Give NPA a call and see if they're interested in advertising in your town and what they're willing to pay. Things may have changed in the years since I quit, but it was a great job. You just have to be smart about it.

[MarkL444]

your reasons for not wanting to play poker suck hardcore. you will likely make more money, possibly much more, youll get to make your own hours, and you will develop skills and possibly get good enough to support yourself through college with it. but what-ev

[Roan]

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Okay, long story short: I've had two jobs before. One was a busboy (sucked), and another was a cashierperson at Best Buy (awesome people and management to work with, but the job was a combination of boring me to tears and stressing me to death).

What is stressful about being a cashier at best buy?

[einbert]

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By the way, I'm interested in doing montonous things that are mentally challenging. Such as, organizing labels alphabetically or crunching numbers. Stuff like that.

I know, sounds like a poker player, but I need a steady flow of income too.

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If you're not stupid, you do realize you're giving up a ton of $/hour by working Best Buy instead of playing poker right?