Finding a Job 3-7-2010

I looked for part-time jobs yesterday for four hours but I couldn't find any.

Here is what I've learned :
1. No restaurants care if you speak English and Mandarin or not, they just care about how long will you work there and how much they need to pay you, and maybe your age.
2. Never believe in what the announcements they put outside the door.
3. Go inside to every shop you want to work at, because you may get a chance.
4. Ask your friends to look for jobs for you at the same time.
5. Don't tell your family what kind of jobs you've been looking for, because they'll panic...... well that's what happened to me.
6. Be sure to give them your phone number whether they want it or not, because they might need it someday.
7. Don't expect anything when you start to look for jobs.
8. If you're below 16, be sure to look for jobs much earlier than the others, because you're younger and they'll think you aren't as good as the 16.
9. When you're 16, congratulations, you have a better chance to work in a better place.

On my way of searching, I saw my the tutor who I had when I was in Primary 4 and she said she would hire me when I'm 16 to help her with tutoring. That's a perfect job for me, especially in this generation that even university graduates can't get a job; or if they need money a lot, they'll have to work at some sort of jobs which aren't good enough for them, like waitress, the same types of jobs I was looking for.

My family didn't like the idea of working though. Today they came out an odd idea: they'll hire me to clean the house and cook the meal for $3000 per month. Seriously it's not a difficult job and according to my mother, I could learn to be a real woman. However, if I do it, the point of earning experience in society will be gone, but right now no one else is going to hire me so it seems like a good idea.

Also, I kind of need money, not a big amount of money, only about a thousand dollars. You may want to know why, but I'll just keep it to myself because you'll think I'm extremely stupid after I tell you. I'll give you a hint: you'll find out if you remember this blog in a few months later. I highly doubt if I'll write about his before that comes......

Before this blog ends, I want to thank my family for doing this, they love me very much and they don't want me to get hurt so young in this age. That's an odd idea, but very thoughtful, I appreciate it.