As the temperature gets warmer and the school year finally nears its long anticipated end, summer vacation is nearly here. With that comes a certain level of freedom, a relief of stress and a lot more spare time for both students and teachers.
What students wish to do with that free time is completely up to them, but many of them may choose to search for jobs to make some money. Summer jobs come in a lot of different forms, and decisions based on location and reasons for wanting it normally come into play.
For some students, location and transportation is a somewhat important factor when it comes to finding work. Permits and licenses will come into play.
“It has to be near the school, because I don’t have a car or license,” junior Sadie Marrin said.
On top of that, sometimes the type of job itself is important. Students who don’t want to do certain tasks or are worried about making any mistakes might steer clear from any jobs that they feel they wouldn’t enjoy.
“(It’s) definitely not something like serving because I’m too much of a clutz and would drop and break things,” Marrin said.
Usually, students will know what kind of job they want in advance so they don’t get stuck doing something they don’t really want to do. Junior Daniel Mcconville, for instance, would try to get into something to do with retail or customer service.
Other times, students even know specific places and businesses where they hope to find some work.
“My primary focus would be to either go to Giant or a place like Tipped Cow,” junior Joshua Nelson said. “Something a little quieter and still team focused.”
While money is certainly a large factor in the decision to get a summer job, not every student focuses on that, and some jobs people attempt to get don’t even pay.
“I’m thinking about volunteering at the rescue squad over the summer,” sophomore Landon Cutrell said. “You don’t actually get paid for volunteering. I want to do it to help, and also my dad does it, so it’ll be nice to do it with him.”
Even with paying jobs, there are sometimes other motives for wanting to work.
“The other answer is mostly just to get the experience, because especially in today’s society, you need to have experience to get a job,” McConville said.
