Finding a Job at 16

[OfficeSpace]

Hey I'm 16 and I'll be flying to Seattle, Washington from Manila, Philippines... While I'm there I'm thinking about finding a job to make use of my time. I'm an american citizen so legally working is no problem... Anyone know anything about labour laws for a 16 year old working in Seattle? I looked on google but all I found was age discrimination stuff.. lol

I doubt I could find a job fast (because I'm 16)... Anyone got a job at 16? I'd love to hear what kinda job you found, since I'm eager to find work when I go to Washington State this summer.

 

[wavejams007]

I don't know about washington, but Ihave friends that worked as janitors for six bucks an hour more or less at your age.

 

[OfficeSpace]

Basically that's all I need.. just minimum wage.. I wouldn't mind working as a janitor for around 3-4 months.. it's not permament.. just so I can be productive while I stay there..

 

[wavejams007]

yeah, one of my friends worked for like 8-10 hours a day for like 2 months months, and raked in about 2,400 dollars. Not too shabby.

 

[Brian20o2]

I think minimum wage in WA just went up .27 to $7.65. Finding job will be harder than getting enough money.

 

[phatboi408]

Work at Safeway.

 

[OfficeSpace]

Wow over $7 minimum wage huh.. nice.. yeah I think that's gonna be the hard part.. finding a job (since I'm 16) but I honestly don't care what kinda work I gotta do.. janitorial.. anything is better than nothing.. I really don't wanna sit on my ass a couple of months and not take the chance to make some money..

 

[Ace of Flames]

all thats really out there for 16-17 year olds is fast food and manual labor like the janitor thing. unless you have connections and get a better job that way. but u dont seem to know anyone out there, so.... yea.

 

[AC/DC]

Work in retail. The mall. I work at Anchor Blue/Millers Outpost.

 

[Brian20o2]

Prolly the only thing better than fast food or a convienence store is construction. Thats pays good, like $10+ an hour but I dont know how to go about finding that kida work.

 

[Abbott]

Originally posted by Brian20o2
Prolly the only thing better than fast food or a convienence store is construction. Thats pays good, like $10+ an hour but I dont know how to go about finding that kida work.

Can a 16 y/o even do that kind of work legally?

A 16 y/o can't:

- Drive a motor vehicle for a living.
- Operate most types of machinery.

NeonBase:

I do wish you the best of luck, though your limited schedule, meaning you can't work long-term (years), will work against you.

How about Starbucks(tm)? It's to coffee that McD's is to hamburgers. Plus they don't even hire real baristas (just clerks who know just enough to do the job) and high schoolers can work there.

And since the only solid food they sell are pastries, there's no greasy meat and flying, scalding oil.

The only downside is that they open at 5:30 (at least around here they do), but then again so does McD's (I think).


Ben

 

[OfficeSpace]

Starbucks would be a great place to work... Or a clothing store. But I bet it's hard to land a job at those kinda places. Oh well, I'll see what's available in Washington and go from there...

 

[The Living Legend]

Usher at a movie theater.

-unlimited free movie passes
-cool co-workers, usually
-there's almost always HBs around
-flexible hours
-tend to hire quite often