Book11_U2_文化背景.doc

PAGE PAGE 1 Part-time Jobs for Teenagers Ⅰ As a teenager you likely have: A) a fair amount of spare time, and B) a desire to earn money. Money gives you freedom. By working to earn money yourself, you can learn a lot about the value of things as well as the world of business. To earn money, one option you have is to go get a job. Typical and obvious jobs for teenagers include: working at a fast-food restaurant working as a clerk in a store working as a bag boy at a supermarket What you get out of a job like this depends on your attitude. If your attitude is, “I hate this job,” then obviously you will get nothing out of it. If, on the other hand, you look at your job as an opportunity to learn how a business works from the inside out, then you can get a lot out of it. Many of the millionaires in this country, for example, are owners of franchise and private restaurants. Many of them learned how to run a restaurant by working in a restaurant. Owning a restaurant is not easy, it requires quite a bit of knowledge and skill to be successful. Start gathering the knowledge and skill as a teenager by working in a restaurant. Try as many positions as possible and ask lots of questions about cash flow, staffing, inventory, etc. Also keep in mind that there are lots of different kinds of restaurants: fast food, family dining, elegant dining, etc. They pay differently and appeal to different people. Look around at the options before making up your mind. For many teenagers, the problems with this “go get a job” approach include: You may not be old enough You may lack reliable transportation You may not have enough total time available or a regular enough schedule for someone to be willing to hire you You might not be able to find a job in an area that you enjoy If any of these problems holds true for you, then working for yourself on a part-time basis may be the best way to go. Here are some ideas: Creating Web Sites—If you are artistic and technically minded,