Best place for first job?

Well, in a few months I'm going to get a job so I can save up for a car when I'm ready to drive.(Also to make payments on a mojave and spider) LOL.

What is the best place to get a first job? I narrowed it down to these 3.


PETSmart (Not bad, they take VERY good care of their herps and they are only a 2 minute walk away.)

Blockbuster (The people there are pretty cool and blockbuster is right behind my house.)

Taco Bell (Not too far away from here.)

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Originally Posted by bpkid

Well, in a few months I'm going to get a job so I can save up for a car when I'm ready to drive.(Also to make payments on a mojave and spider) LOL.

What is the best place to get a first job? I narrowed it down to these 3.

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OK. One at a time:

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PETSmart (Not bad, they take VERY good care of their herps and they are only a 2 minute walk away.)

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You would get discounts on supplies and could offer your help to people getting into snaking.

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Blockbuster (The people there are pretty cool and blockbuster is right behind my house.)

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Discounts on movie rentals.

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Taco Bell (Not too far away from here.)

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Stay away from fast food. Not worth it.

Ok, well Taco bell is out.

petsmart sounds like a good deal.

you could learn a lot and save some bucks on supplies for your pets.

good luck

I believe you have to be 16 to work at petsmart. When you are 14 the only job you can really get her in MY city is mcdonalds.

16 w/permit McD's here in Oregon.


I worked Mickey D's & in 4 yrs was an asst mgr---my unofficial designation was timecard manager. I did everything a 2nd asst mgr did, but still got paid for the OT.

It was a good starter job when I had to have 40 hrs/week right off the bat. Most McD's restaurants are fair income. I just happened to work for an owner that would make Scrooge look like Bill Gates. When I was interviewing for the head manager job for a different corporation it was pointed out even more strongly how cheap the owner I was working for, actually was.

It's not a bad starter job and has flexible hours so U can go to school too.

If the pay and hours were the same, and I had to choose NOW in my life, I'd go w/the PetsMart tho'.....but when I HAD to have a FT job, McD's was the only option. It did what I needed it to do.....help pay the rent and living expenses so I didn't have to move back in w/my mom.

I think your best advantage is, being able to walk to work! When I had my first jobs, I had to either take a cab or bum rides off people; that was such a pain. But you're really fortunate to live by places!
I would apply to both petsmart and blockbuster; see who will pay you more and be most flexible with their hours for you, and go with that one.

Being only 14, your best bet is to get a job with a smaller business that has the time to work with you and your time problems (school). Also in most states you can not work past 6pm until you are over 16. The really important thing is, be WILLING TO WORK!!!!!! and not stand around and collect a paycheck. It is called a job because you perform WORK for a paycheck. If you show a good work ethic than folks will notice you and reward you. It is much easier to move on to that next job if you have a reference from your employer.


I know a lot of the independant pet stores in our area use teenagers to help out. (cleaning cages, tanks, stocking & so on.....)

Go to Block Buster!

I use to work for Block Buster.

I'd vote for petsmart or blockbuster.

I've done my time behind the fast food counter. It wasn't the greatest job, but it was a job. At least at the other two jobs, you won't go home smelling like grease and trying to get the grease stains out of your work clothes.

Well, the age isn't a problem except for the fact people might not want to hire a 14 year old. In Maryland we have to be 14 with a permit, and have to be home by 8pm.

I would go for Petsmart because, since you're on these forums, you like animals/reptiles and would probably be happier working there. Plus, the discounts and if any "can't pass it up" BP's come in, you could get first dib's.

The petsmart by me doesn't have many reptiles in it at all, its kinda disappointing.

Hey BP Kid,

My vote is PetSmart. Just from the short time I have seen you on here you seem know quiet a bit about reptiles and such. Do something you are going to be happy doing.... it makes it much easier. Just whatever you decide, give it your best while you are there. I am a manager in a large company and that is one thing we are constantly looking for are people that step up and take ownership of a situation. It'll get you noticed... not only in your first job but down the road as well.

Peace!

BTW... series is looking pretty good from my viewpoint! :) :neener:

I friend of mine worked for Petsmart when he was 15, hated it, and left because all he did was stock the shelves with 50 lb. bags of dog food. At 15, I don't know how much of the "cool stuff" they'll actually let you do right away.

My experience in herp retail is that the retail setting is not a place for the passionate hobbyist. Just my .02

....tough one.

I worked at a Christmas tree farm for my first job(outside of family owned businesses)......there is nothing like driving a big tractor cutting grass in between rows of Christmas trees all day long....you sure do get to deal with any problems you have going on ;)......ha...until you look behind you and realize you just plowed over a few trees because you weren't paying attention :devilish:

i'd say manual labor, you're young and with most manual labor jobs they will be able to give you a solid schedule. if you go to blockbuster or taco bell or petco they won't be able to give you a steady schedule. be a kid as long as you can. i'd say check at local warehouses or possibly at a lumber yard, something like that?

Restuarants work too.....I bussed tables as my first job and for a 15 y/o its good money with very little pressure and responsibility. Just make sure you get the server's tables flipped fast and they'll take care of you tip-wise....

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i'd say manual labor, you're young and with most manual labor jobs they will be able to give you a solid schedule. if you go to blockbuster or taco bell or petco they won't be able to give you a steady schedule. be a kid as long as you can. i'd say check at local warehouses or possibly at a lumber yard, something like that?

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I'm pretty sure that's illegal here for anyone under 16 :(

Personally, I would try finding some sort of secretarial, clerical, answering phones sort of thing. I started answering phones for a tractor company when I was 12, only on weekends, but, hey, twenty-five bucks a week is a lot when you're 12 ;) I worked there until my second year of high school, and then got another job as a secretary, answering phones, scheduling appointments, that sort of thing (in fact, I still do that at OSU, lol). The work's easy, the money wasn't bad, and it was pretty flexible. I don't know... are there any offices near you that need someone to answer phones? Or businesses, or tanning salons? :P

Of course, I started mowing when I was ten for money, too, and cleaning out drive-ways during the winter... there's something to that.