So, how important do you think a job is?

ordinarylives
Wed, 26 May 2010 12:02:33 +0000

I gave no thought to what looks good/doesn’t look good on a college app. If they want to drive, they’d best be finding a job. I don’t put gas in the car. I don’t hand out cash for any non-school related activites once they’re old enough to work. I had no trouble getting the oldest one to go get herself employed. She started the summer after her freshman year. She likes the money and has proved herself a good employee. But, my goodness, the schedule is a killer. I was wondering if it’d be wise to insist on an hours cut for next year (senior). She’s enrolled in 29 credit hours of college courses.

D2 is a rising freshman. At 14, she is old enough to work in certain industires, but she has another year and half before she has to start thinking about gas money.