Job

I’ve been 16 years old now since July, and I’ve been wanting a job since I was about 14. I knew getting a job would be hard during volleyball season, so I started filling out applications in late October. I realized very quickly that many places have stopped hiring at 16 and just hire 18 year olds. Now, when I was 14 and 15 years old there were many places that hired 16 year olds so I was pretty pumped to turn 16. I guess I was wrong.

I filled out about 5-7 applications to pretty much anywhere by January. Some places like Target emailed me and said they weren’t hiring. Other places simply never got a hold of me. No big deal though. I just had to prove to my parents that I was doing everything I could to get a job.

Eventually I filled out an application to Vanity in the mall. About 2 weeks after handing in the application, I got a call from the manager that I had an interview. Obviously I was excited. This was my first job interview, so I was a little nervous; but I had nothing to lose.

Once I got in there for the interview, things didn’t seem to go so well. The interview itself lasted no more than 10 minutes. I thought interviews were supposed to be like 20-40 minutes, so I felt like I failed. Another thing that made me feel like I didn’t get the job is that the manager said she had 15 interviews that week and they were only going to hire 1 or maybe 2 people. My odds of getting the job weren’t looking too hot. I decided that I wouldn’t get my hopes up, but just keep job searching.

About a week after my interview, I got a call from the manager and she said that I got the job. Best moment of my life. I’ve been working at Vanity for about 2 ½ weeks now and I absolutely love it. It can be hard at times, and I am exhausted by the end of my shift, but it’s definitely worth it. I love having my own money and getting to use and save it how I want too. Plus, my parents are so proud of me that they buy me more things now than they did when I was unemployed