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Whats your summer job?

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Noha
Posts: 1281 - Karma: 2,684
I im running really short on cash so I need a job to set me up for the summer, What do you guys do for money in the summer?
Apr 27 2013 1:03PM
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gwhitey
Posts: 2249 - Karma: 312
lifegaurd at a juvenile facility. have so much fun.
May 1 2013 3:46PM
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BROSEIDON
Posts: 3702 - Karma: 1,495
On them, not in them.
May 1 2013 3:56PM
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Christian[MN]
Posts: 759 - Karma: 363
full time summer student / part time cook / dishwasher.. this summer isn't looking to fun for me
May 1 2013 4:01PM
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90053
Posts: 2565 - Karma: 3,728
i'm working in a toy factory at the moment, sucks but at least i've a job
May 1 2013 4:03PM
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AngryGramps
Posts: 242 - Karma: 701
Mountain bike coach for little kids. takes a bit to get trained but once you do...10 bucks an hour to babysit on bikes
May 4 2013 7:06PM
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blatt
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 3,097
Chemistry TA!
May 4 2013 9:21PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51257 - Karma: 157,314
Festival tour
May 4 2013 9:27PM
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Ethan.G
Posts: 1166 - Karma: 465
work for my dads landscape company during the week, and a camera store on saturdays
May 4 2013 9:38PM
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_Garagely_
Posts: 1937 - Karma: 3,181
Busing at one of the nicer local restaurants and trail building.
May 4 2013 9:40PM
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Masties
Posts: 253 - Karma: 82
Bag boy at a country club. It's an awesome job cuz all i do is clean the members golf clubs and drive golf carts around all day. Working in the sun is always a plus too.
May 4 2013 9:46PM
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Skiingsnow
Posts: 1567 - Karma: 797
i move to Australia, and do the snow season there, as well as the snow season in whistler, in the 3 months that i don't ski per year I usually get any shitty job to keep the cash flow going.

But this off season I have a job workong for Volkl/Marker/Dalbello, doing product distribution in all of the Australian stores. yea my life is pretty fucking awesome right now
May 4 2013 9:47PM
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.jon
Posts: 2121 - Karma: 345
landscaping. the pay, especially with overtime, and scenery are great but i'm a little bummed to have it take up my entire summer's time and energy.
May 4 2013 11:21PM
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coolflash8
Posts: 3171 - Karma: 2,046
i thought it was going to be trail building but it turns out that was 125 dollar per week stipend so fuck that shit. maybe ill try to work some road crew shit.
May 4 2013 11:25PM
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BoogieWoman
Posts: 408 - Karma: 664
My favourite ever summer job was working in a skate shop. I did that part-time and then throughout the summers from being 15 to 18. Then I got my first 'real' job working full-time at an accountancy firm, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm wearing suits everyday. Reality is a bitch.
May 5 2013 3:33AM
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p.hawks
Posts: 2832 - Karma: 581
worked in a grocery store in the past. This summer it will mostly be doing errands for my parents, hopefully some small photo or video projects (events or music videos, maybe sell some prints), and maybe some volunteer work. I get home late because of study abroad, get shoulder surgery less than 2 weeks after, and then I leave mid August for school for RA training, so that doesn't leave a whole lot of "traditional" options for me
May 5 2013 3:48AM
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last_tango
Posts: 2635 - Karma: 2,665
collecting unemployment cause western maine sucks bags of dicks.
May 5 2013 10:09AM
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DeRizzo
Posts: 3827 - Karma: 3,483
I'm giving tennis lessons this year in Cape Cod.
May 5 2013 10:23AM
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ggfski42
Posts: 651 - Karma: 700
lol that's ridiculously low ,where at? our corps member get double that, and our crew leaders quadruple.
May 5 2013 10:24AM
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saxon
Posts: 1159 - Karma: 551
Working at a children's hospital (CHEO) and coaching water ramp camps.
May 5 2013 10:37AM
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kebbek
Posts: 408 - Karma: 170
Grow weed
May 5 2013 10:44AM
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coolflash8
Posts: 3171 - Karma: 2,046
Upper Valley Trails Alliance in Norwich VT
May 5 2013 10:44AM
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VD.
Posts: 4054 - Karma: 4,564
Doing some work with a construction firm
May 5 2013 10:47AM
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Zhik
Posts: 83 - Karma: 70
I am trying to find a full time job for summer but atm just investing in forex.
May 5 2013 11:32AM
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Maturin
Posts: 132 - Karma: 78
i work at a local pool store. mostly helping clueless people keep their pools from exploding. on the side i do landscaping and i also do odd jobs with a general contractor. 8 bucks an hour at the pool store, 10 an hour under the table with the contractor, and i split the landscaping 50/50 with a friend.
May 5 2013 12:20PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,656
i clean up seaweed on my local lake. 8 to 5, 5 days a week. Minimum wage, but i on friday's i get paid 12.50 an hour. I'll rake in around 4500 at the end of the summer
May 5 2013 12:42PM
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B-Right-On
Posts: 570 - Karma: 532
Work for my cousins construction Company
May 5 2013 2:03PM
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whoa-dere
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diarrhea slanger at starbucks
May 5 2013 3:25PM
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MLB
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 298
My first season on as a forest fire fighter in ontario. Super stoked, but got a small case of the nerves. Start tomorrow.
May 5 2013 3:28PM
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alex=
Posts: 1738 - Karma: 2,835
laughed, +k
May 5 2013 3:30PM
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.frenchy
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Filling out application to work at a nursery tomorrow. Better get that shit.
May 5 2013 3:30PM
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alex=
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Good luck man, trying to do that next summer
May 5 2013 3:30PM
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Daph
Posts: 5978 - Karma: 5,005
scratch what I said earlier. Looks like I'm gonna be giving horseback tours of the gallatin mtn range. booyah!
May 5 2013 3:39PM
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715.
Posts: 609 - Karma: 389
just a quick question for all you experienced workers. Is it ok to get a job at some small place like restaurants during the summer and then just quit when skiing comes around? Im really considering doing this because i turn 16 in June. My parents have agreed to help with gas. I just need to make enough over the summer for skiing the next year and some extra gas money
May 5 2013 4:29PM
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connory998
Posts: 1197 - Karma: 34
Framing for $15/h, and hopefully a few side jobs framing/roofing for some extra cash.
May 5 2013 5:10PM
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panojibber.
Posts: 1041 - Karma: 683
Absolutely, I've done that. Just don't tell them you're planning to get a job until ski season starts. Tell them you're looking for a job so you can make some spending money over the summer, and potentially continue during the fall depending on how your schoolwork is going.
May 5 2013 5:14PM
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p.hawks
Posts: 2832 - Karma: 581
a lot of restaurants near me hire seasonal help, because they are a lot busier in the summer, and if you could stay for some of the school year, they may or may not need you. Just be clear with them what your intentions are, could be a good off season gig. I worked at a grocery store for two summers, and my boss would let me come back for some shifts when I was home on break (and not skiing) to get some extra cash, which was very convenient
May 5 2013 5:28PM
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Gorilla.Steeze
Posts: 2215 - Karma: 43
Commercial litigation.
May 5 2013 7:06PM
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Naptown
Posts: 495 - Karma: 1,722
Summer Sailing
May 5 2013 7:48PM
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YoungJ
Posts: 447 - Karma: 883
private beach club doing all the dirty work but i make good money by the end of the summer
May 5 2013 8:00PM
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715.
Posts: 609 - Karma: 389
Thank you. I would be able to start late april - early may until november. I was just wondering if it would look bad on a resume saying that I only had 6 month jobs at a time and then I would quit?
May 5 2013 8:03PM
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SkiYaker2
Posts: 250 - Karma: 105
Adventure camp counselor, Slackline specialist at the camp, and high ropes course guide. Best Summer job ever! stoked everytime i go to work!
May 5 2013 8:28PM
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Backyard.Skier
Posts: 5397 - Karma: 1,497
ski the glacier all summer
May 5 2013 8:29PM
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panojibber.
Posts: 1041 - Karma: 683
Not at all, especially if you're 15. Entry level jobs get so many applications and resumes handed in that they can easily find someone to replace you, its not a big deal. 6 months is plenty of time anyways, I've had lots of jobs for shorter periods than that. Just do your job, give them at least 2 weeks notice before you quit, and make sure you ask your boss if you can get a letter of reference or if you can use them as a reference for other jobs. Chances are they'll be happy to do it.
May 5 2013 10:03PM
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lands11
Posts: 1818 - Karma: 1,677
Just a typical lanscaper, going to be mowing all summer though. My boss started me at $11.50/hr and lets me work overtime if I want to. All the guys I work with are chill too so it's fun.
May 5 2013 10:35PM
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WPoch
Posts: 1751 - Karma: 3,831
I'm working at a bakery.
May 5 2013 10:46PM
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easiestEC
Posts: 2471 - Karma: 489
im working at this place called Obexers. its a store/deli and i make the sandwiches
May 6 2013 11:39AM
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DayMan
Posts: 4702 - Karma: 8,727
I need to find a job for this summer. I worked all winter at the Ice Castle in Steamboat which was dope, but it kinda melted..
May 6 2013 3:51PM
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TechnoPotamus
Posts: 11626 - Karma: 3,522
i'm a student until august when I finish for good, but on the side i'm a crossfit coach, and i do individual personal training as well.
May 6 2013 4:13PM
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Charliesteez
Posts: 64 - Karma: 91
Work at a Marina on Glen Lake in Michigan... Good Morning America recently proclaimed the surrounding area "The Most Beautiful Place In America" based on a public poll.... (not to brag)... working at a marina is great though. Outside all day, pumping gas or checking out boats/jet skis... after hours we go out and wake surf and stuff. Meet lots of people. It is pretty prime
May 6 2013 4:58PM
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PKNeison
Posts: 313 - Karma: 721
So what man, I'm guessing your doing the things that you love day in day out, I'd kill for that...
May 6 2013 5:14PM
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