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I am in a need of spending money. CAGers give me your wisdom of a decent job to take upon, tips on resume, interview etc etc.

I am thinking working in the mall either
Glendale Galeria
Eagle Rock Plaza

My Zip is 91205
if you guys know any good places or types of places that are good to work at.
TY in advance
 
[quote name='Magehart']Porn is always good but you gotta wait another year.[/QUOTE]

youd think so, but i bet he could work something out
 
[quote name='RAMSTORIA']youd think so, but i bet he could work something out[/quote]

I'm just trying to cover my ass. If he doesn't want to cover his i'm sure he can find work now. Glendale is only 2 hours from Mexico after all.
 
[quote name='RAMSTORIA']youd think so, but i bet he could work something out[/QUOTE]
Yea they pay top dollar for that short of stuff. Or at least thats what I hear..

Anyway, something basic like waiting tables might work. You won't get that much hours but the tips should make up for it if the place is decent. Hell just go to Applebee's or something.
 
I worked at a super market when I was that age. It was pretty fun! Except for the beginning of the month when food stamps came out :whistle2:(
 
Create something or solve a problem and develop a company around such a solution(s). Seriously, entrepreneurs are getting younger and younger every year and those who capitalize on trends or create a niche tend to do very well. Even I, although not as young as those guys I linked to, was a sophomore in college when I started my real estate development & management company and I used the proceeds to either reinvest it back in the company or invest in other business sectors. Instead of doing the drudgery of a min wage mindless Mcjob, go out and actually do something that solves a problem (big or small). The rewards are vastly superior.
 
Without experience or a proper education, your best best is customer service, unless you are ambitious. At your age, I'd probably try my hand at an internship. You probably won't get paid, at the start, but, if they decide to hire you, you could earn yourself better pay than a customer service job.

Good luck! ^_^
 
figured i'd mention this, for any of you who are good at coding in php there are tons of money to be had in facebook applications.

Right now there are tons of people paying pretty good money for people who can develop applications for them. Also the money that can be made with an application with ads on it is ridiculous.
 
[quote name='Magehart']I'm just trying to cover my ass. If he doesn't want to cover his i'm sure he can find work now. Glendale is only 2 hours from Mexico after all.[/quote]

Not unless there's no traffic down the 5 and you're going at least 100 MPH...

BTW OP I know that area like the back of my hand, let me think about it...
 
go work for a landscaping company. Unless there's too much competition in your area from the illegals.

Lifeguard.

Movie theater.

Waiting tables.

Pool boy.
 
If you have a good local grocery chain, I'd say go for that. I've been working at a local store for about a year and half (started when I was 16), and my pay has gone up 2 dollars from the entry point since I've been there. In a couple weeks I'm going to start working full time (while still in school! :D). Hopefully I'll be able to get my own place soon.
 
[quote name='the3rdkey']work someplace where hot chix work then bonz them[/QUOTE]

Yeah work at a restaurant.
 
telemarketing will make you the most bread, but it sucks. the training is a week long and you could just do the training at all the telemarketing joints in your city and quit each one before they want you to get on the phones.
 
Great suggestions, but a lot of them don't really apply due to the economic conditions we face here in SoCal.

Jaykrue's suggestion of being an entreprenuer would be fantastic in an ideal world, but a 17 year old setting up your own RE development and property management is highly unrealistic, particularly here in Cali where the median shoebox sells for well over 500K in any remotely decent area. Plus with lending tightened up, good luck getting any sort of loan without a minimum of 30% down for income property...for a 17 year old who sounds like he is just ready for the most basic entry level position? Not likely. But I do agree with your comments Jaykrue - finding a niche or creating something, developing it, and exploiting it are the fast track to wealth. Of course, it's easier said than done.

As for waiting tables, he'd never land a position as a waiter at any good restaurant, too many actor/writer/director wannabes filling those positions. Most menial/manual or as we say out here, "Manuel" labor gigs are 100% Hispanic/illegal alien filled. Forget landscaping, construction, pool cleaning, dishwashing/busboy, house cleaning, etc. Honestly, the malls or other retail/fast food may be, sadly, your best bet OP.

I would recommend trying to be a private tutor in certain subjects if you're good at them. You can usually advertise or find people that need tutoring via your high school. Life guard is a good position at neighborhood pools. Or getting a job at a reputable supermarket, (BETTER YET, A COSTCO!!!) as mentioned by a couple. Very good pay for entry level work, usually benefits, flexible hours. Hell if I was your age, I'd go to th Costco in Burbank and apply there to collect the shopping carts. Or one of the Ralphs, Vons, etc. in Glendale or whereever is close to you. Or a Trader Joes!

Without connections or a solid post high school education it would be very difficult to get much else. Though as stated previously, if you know computers, programming, etc. such work is always in demand. You can check monster, hotjobs, dice, careerbuilder, etc.
 
[quote name='karkyco']Great suggestions, but a lot of them don't really apply due to the economic conditions we face here in SoCal.

Jaykrue's suggestion of being an entreprenuer would be fantastic in an ideal world, but a 17 year old setting up your own RE development and property management is highly unrealistic, particularly here in Cali where the median shoebox sells for well over 500K in any remotely decent area. Plus with lending tightened up, good luck getting any sort of loan without a minimum of 30% down for income property...for a 17 year old who sounds like he is just ready for the most basic entry level position? Not likely. But I do agree with your comments Jaykrue - finding a niche or creating something, developing it, and exploiting it are the fast track to wealth. Of course, it's easier said than done.[/quote]

My own personal example of setting up a real estate company was just that - an example to illustrate youthful entrepreneurship, not a step-by-step how-to. The sole point I was trying to drive home is that there are alternatives to being a min wage slave that offer richer rewards other than monetary compensation.

Sure you could work at McD's and save enough $$$ to buy a PS3 in 6 months but you'd be better rewarded creating a company that actually does something useful & get paid enough for it that you could afford several PS3s in the same time period. In addition, you learn how to run a business & develop a good work ethic at a young age. Even if the business fails, the experience will always be a part of you and it looks pretty damn good on a resume. And, like anything else worth doing in life, I never said starting a business would be easy; just that it would be far more rewarding. :cool:
 
[quote name='jaykrue']My own personal example of setting up a real estate company was just that - an example to illustrate youthful entrepreneurship, not a step-by-step how-to. The sole point I was trying to drive home is that there are alternatives to being a min wage slave that offer richer rewards other than monetary compensation.

Sure you could work at McD's and save enough $$$ to buy a PS3 in 6 months but you'd be better rewarded creating a company that actually does something useful & get paid enough for it that you could afford several PS3s in the same time period. In addition, you learn how to run a business & develop a good work ethic at a young age. Even if the business fails, the experience will always be a part of you and it looks pretty damn good on a resume. And, like anything else worth doing in life, I never said starting a business would be easy; just that it would be far more rewarding. :cool:[/quote]

I understand and agree wholeheartedly with you, I just don't know whether the small business/entrepreneurship route is something the OP would be interested in pursuing at this point in his life, I just didn't get that vibe from his post. Hopefully he will respond soon, perhaps with his skills, interests, work experience, if any...
 
[quote name='karkyco']I understand and agree wholeheartedly with you, I just don't know whether the small business/entrepreneurship route is something the OP would be interested in pursuing at this point in his life, I just didn't get that vibe from his post. Hopefully he will respond soon, perhaps with his skills, interests, work experience, if any...[/quote]

I got that vibe also but I figured it'd still be worth a shot to show him alternatives to the drudgery of the kind of jobs most teens normally get.
 
Retail...such as Target or Gamestop (that's where I work), but just make sure you open up your availability as much as possible.
 
[quote name='jaykrue']I got that vibe also but I figured it'd still be worth a shot to show him alternatives to the drudgery of the kind of jobs most teens normally get.[/QUOTE]

Working as a retail monkey is an essential part of normal teenagerhood. :D
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']Working as a retail monkey is an essential part of normal teenagerhood. :D[/quote]

Well, call me the abnormal one. :bouncy: I worked retail & lasted only one day... during training. Call it a distinct dislike for anyone else's authority but my own. :lol: After that, I started my own yard care business (mowing lawns in summer, shoveling/plowing snow during winter, etc.) at the tender age of 16. It was pretty good money for my neighborhood and I had 3 people (2 friends & my lil sis) who were helping me out who were also paid above min. wage at the time (iirc it was $6) for about 4-5 hrs of work. So we were all getting good pocket money at our age (some weeks we could clear $600-800 and after paying off stuff like mower maintenance, gas, or new shovels I, as the boss, walked away w/ $200+ while my friends took home $120+) as well as enough time to spend it on movies & dates (this was the early 90s). I could've probably developed it into something more but people started growing up and away from each other & I didn't want to hire any new blood so the business just faded away.
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']Working as a retail monkey is an essential part of normal teenagerhood. :D[/quote]

I'd take retail work over fast food industry work any day, if I were a teen.
 
[quote name='jaykrue']I got that vibe also but I figured it'd still be worth a shot to show him alternatives to the drudgery of the kind of jobs most teens normally get.[/quote]

Yeah I hear you - I too followed your path. Lots of work, but the rewards are great (too bad I have no damn spare time to enjoy them...I seriously must have at least 3 or 4 HUNDRED games in the backlog, at a minimum.
 
[quote name='karkyco']Yeah I hear you - I too followed your path. Lots of work, but the rewards are great (too bad I have no damn spare time to enjoy them...I seriously must have at least 3 or 4 HUNDRED games in the backlog, at a minimum.[/quote]

Ditto on that. I love rpgs but I don't foresee much of them in my future as they're inherently time consuming. :cry: I see myself playing a lot more casual, platforming, party, or fps games. Hell, I haven't even picked up FF12 despite being able to easily afford it. Ditto on most anything by Nippon Ichi (like Makai Kingdom or Disgaea 2) or Atlus. And don't even get me started on my pining to get on WoW. The only way any rpgs will make their way into my field of vision now is on DS or PSP since they, at least, offer near instant pause-&-save features, unlike their home console brethren. Can't say I miss it that much though as I get older, my priorities are slowly starting to shift.

Even dating around is time consuming as well so I've started to focus on a selective few girls instead of the wide area 'shotgun' dating method. Hell, now I even have to schedule when to get together w/ my friends as most of them have started families so they've got other obligations to fulfill like baby showers or birthdays. :roll: Ah, youth really is wasted on the young. :lol:
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']If you have a good local grocery chain, I'd say go for that. I've been working at a local store for about a year and half (started when I was 16), and my pay has gone up 2 dollars from the entry point since I've been there. In a couple weeks I'm going to start working full time (while still in school! :D). Hopefully I'll be able to get my own place soon.[/quote]

I have to agree. I've been working for the same grocery store since I was 17 (and I'm 24 now), and have had mostly good experience with them. I'm maxed out on pay (can't get any more raises), but the pay is good and schedule is flexible for my college schedule. Plus when I "retire" I can collect on stock the company has bought for me....not sure if you'll find a company THAT generous, but you never know.
 
[quote name='jaykrue']Ditto on that. I love rpgs but I don't foresee much of them in my future as they're inherently time consuming. :cry: I see myself playing a lot more casual, platforming, party, or fps games. Hell, I haven't even picked up FF12 despite being able to easily afford it. Ditto on most anything by Nippon Ichi (like Makai Kingdom or Disgaea 2) or Atlus. And don't even get me started on my pining to get on WoW. The only way any rpgs will make their way into my field of vision now is on DS or PSP since they, at least, offer near instant pause-&-save features, unlike their home console brethren. Can't say I miss it that much though as I get older, my priorities are slowly starting to shift.

Even dating around is time consuming as well so I've started to focus on a selective few girls instead of the wide area 'shotgun' dating method. Hell, now I even have to schedule when to get together w/ my friends as most of them have started families so they've got other obligations to fulfill like baby showers or birthdays. :roll: Ah, youth really is wasted on the young. :lol:[/quote]

HAHAHA FF12 is like $10 clearanced at a bunch of places. Dude we're ont he same wavelength. No way can I even think of getting into any PC gaming, that would be the end of me. And now my focus has been on DS and PSP games, mostly the RPGs. I just need to pick up Mario and Luigi if I can find it, and Hoshigami and I think I'll have every DS RPG game. Same with the shift. I'm just addicted to good scores/uber cheap deals.

Don't even get me started on baby showers, kid's birthdays, etc. and other family, specifically wife's family, events.
 
[quote name='karkyco']HAHAHA FF12 is like $10 clearanced at a bunch of places. Dude we're ont he same wavelength. No way can I even think of getting into any PC gaming, that would be the end of me. And now my focus has been on DS and PSP games, mostly the RPGs. I just need to pick up Mario and Luigi if I can find it, and Hoshigami and I think I'll have every DS RPG game. Same with the shift. I'm just addicted to good scores/uber cheap deals.

Don't even get me started on baby showers, kid's birthdays, etc. and other family, specifically wife's family, events.[/quote]

Bah! That $10 spot could be part of $$$$ on a DS/PSP game or a nice small token of affection for one of my ladies instead of a game that I'd like to play but, on high odds, never will. :lol: The porta-rpgs I'm mainly lookin' at are Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness & FF: Tactics: War of the Lions. Anyway, the only rpg I think I would probably regret missing is the Dragon Quest Wii game & since I haven't played any rpgs since Twilight Princess, I think even my regret will be minimal at best.

And I wouldn't discount PC gaming just yet. They still have good games that won't necessarily be all-consuming (just stay away from WoW-like games) like Bioshock, TF2, any Valve game, Alan Wake, Fallout 3, or the obvious masterpiece of Starcraft 2. I could see myself playing them on a casual level. Granted, I'll probably get my ass handed in TF2 or Starcraft 2 due to a lack of time to practice strategy but I think they'll be overall fun games to play w/ a lot of replay value.
 
whoa...just turned 17 yesterday (don't know if the op did or not, guess I sorta implied he did) but yea I only work summers at a friend of the familys job site
 
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