Yeah it's hard that the low paying jobs are so picky on employees too! My son's friends who are 16 and trying to enter the workforce can't seem to find jobs because McDonalds wants 18 y/O's.
I get it though. They want full time employees who aren't going to go to school.
My 17 year old son wants a part-time job. He applied to a few places in town with help wanted signs up including Taco Bell, Dunkin Donuts and Wendy's. Only Taco Bell called him for an interview and he never heard back. He's a good kid, clean cut and doesn't get in trouble. He would do a good job. These places still have the help wanted signs up.
I ran into a similar experience as an out-of-state college student looking for a summer job. Most businesses wouldn’t even interview me despite having help wanted signs as I could only commit to about 2.5-3 months of work (as I would physically be in another state at that point). I was lucky enough to find a seasonal job with my local town but ironically they weren’t advertising that they were hiring while the businesses that rejected me still had their signs up.
As someone who interviews and hires employees I personally work with, I also have issue with hiring anyone in high school.
We have been burned too many times by their parents changing their mind in employment, and other issues like them quitting once their first pay check comes. Makes it tough to give more a shot, but it’s rough for those who could really use a job at that age.
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u/Nattomaki81 27d ago
Yeah it's hard that the low paying jobs are so picky on employees too! My son's friends who are 16 and trying to enter the workforce can't seem to find jobs because McDonalds wants 18 y/O's.
I get it though. They want full time employees who aren't going to go to school.