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steve2470

(37,468 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2014, 01:13 PM Feb 2014

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My 18 year old son will be entering the job market soon for the first time. His friends tell him that full-time (40 hours per week or close to it) jobs are not available at the entry level at places like Wal-Mart, McDonald's, etc. His friends range in age from 18 to 20.

Is this your experience also ? Thanks for your time !

Steve

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trend to part-time jobs, feedback sought [View all] steve2470 Feb 2014 OP

My son is 22 - worked for UPS for a year and could not get ft hours, he told me that some people seaglass Feb 2014 #1

thanks for feedback steve2470 Feb 2014 #2

That's the regular protocol for UPS TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #7

Yeah, the killer for my son was he took the 4:00am shift for the extra dollar per hour and it got seaglass Feb 2014 #8

It is very common for businesses which offer health benefits gvstn Feb 2014 #3

yes I'm telling him to apply everywhere steve2470 Feb 2014 #4

I'm going from info on working in a unionized grocery store. gvstn Feb 2014 #5

I think he will do almost anything steve2470 Feb 2014 #6

Is he going to college? Chan790 Feb 2014 #10

yes he's going to college eventually steve2470 Feb 2014 #13

I have three kids in a rural area (read: not many jobs to begin with) Kali Feb 2014 #9

There's a lot of AmeriCorps programs in AZ if they're interested. Chan790 Feb 2014 #11

yeah I had nudged them towards that a few years ago Kali Feb 2014 #12

Yes absolutely. My 19 year old niece works at Panera and that's typical riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #14