The general word now is that teens will have a harder time finding a job this summer. Supposedly, jobs that were once occupied by teens who seek an extra dollar for spending money during the summer, are being taken by jobless adults. I never imagined an issue like this coming up. When I was in college, my father had always warned me that if I didn't do well, I'd be "flipping burgers" for a living. There are people literally doing that now, leaving the teens without a job. Imagine a fierce competition for the one available position at the McDonalds on the corner.
Sat, 05/23/2009 - 6:51am
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Re: Loss of the Classic Summer Job
It's been happening for a while now. Landscaping jobs are great for school goers because they need extra help in the summer time. Illegals have been filling those jobs leaving school kids to find something else.
Sat, 05/23/2009 - 1:18pm
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Re: Loss of the Classic Summer Job
Not to mention the pensioners going back to work to supplement their paltry or spent-out accounts.
Sun, 05/24/2009 - 7:00am
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Re: Loss of the Classic Summer Job
Based on the current economy, that makes sense.
I wonder what it's going to be like in the communities where the auto plants shut down. There will be thousands more people looking for jobs at the same time.
If the economy wasn't so messed up, I assume their best bet for a job would be another manufacturing job... But I have no idea what their best chance would be now.
Sun, 05/24/2009 - 7:07am
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Re: Loss of the Classic Summer Job
Ricardo wrote:
Based on the current economy, that makes sense.I wonder what it's going to be like in the communities where the auto plants shut down. There will be thousands more people looking for jobs at the same time.
If the economy wasn't so messed up, I assume their best bet for a job would be another manufacturing job... But I have no idea what their best chance would be now.
What manufacturing job? They're in China .... That is unless you take the Labor Departments definition of a Manufacturing Job being a job flipping Burgers at McDonalds. Yes they count Fast Food as Manufacturing Jobs since you "Assemble Food".
Mon, 05/25/2009 - 8:11am
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Re: Loss of the Classic Summer Job
You haven't seen the worse of it all yet! Wait until the autoworkers are out for the summer, then add the closed dealerships to the unemployed or displaced workers!
People are doing what it takes to keep things together and yes that means there will be burger flippers with Master degrees. I think they are starting to call those smart burger! 
Tue, 05/26/2009 - 6:08am
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Re: Loss of the Classic Summer Job
Not to mention what that could do to the taxes; if all those people laid off from the car companies are suddenly collecting unemployment.
