Teen getting a job--vacation plans?

[Moxie]

We have 2 weeks out of town this summer and DS has one week of morning volunteer work. As he applies for jobs, does he let them know up front that he can't work those weeks?

[Hyacinth]

It will probably come up in the interview. If not, he should bring it up when an offer is extended.

[bettyandbob]

Jobs that are specifically summer and geared to teens where I live ask this on the application. One place offers bonuses to employees who stay the whole summer (through Labor Day) no time off.

 

I'm applying for jobs now and I do bring this up in interviews. It is easily brought when the interviewer asks if you have questions about the job

[mamiof5]

Good luck with this. In our area this was a struggle. Employers had VERY strict regulations about it, which made it very hard for us. I am sure it also depends on the type of job? At dds summer job she is lucky if she can take more than 4-5 days off. She did fast food restaurant one year, it wasn't that easy either, the expectation was pretty much that she was going g to be able to work, not taking time off :(. However, this was years ago...maybe job market is different right now and they are a little more flexible? I'm talking from our experience 4 summers ago I believe (or 3?). And now? She's a swim instructor/lifeguard/coach through one of the cities...they are strict since they need employees to be there.

[marbel]

Both my kids said this came up during the interview process.  It was not a problem for either of them but their jobs are not specifically summer jobs, as in working a day camp or something like that.  One place my daughter thought of applying stated up front (on their website) that employees were expected to be working all summer, no time off, but it was a day camp.  She got a job last summer in a small cafe with lots of part-time help; it's actually easier for her to get time off in the summer because they employ college students who've come home.  (She's continued to work through the school year.) 

[ashfern]

My DS just got a summer job at the karate studio. She just said that he needs to give her two weeks notice of any time off. We already know our vacation schedule for the summer so I had him email her all the dates that he needs off. He's not doing the camps though. 

[Carol in Cal.]

Last summer I gave DD the dates we would be out of town and she told her employers up front and that was that.  They are not crazy about it, and of course she didn't have paid vacation time, but it wasn't a showstopper.

[QueenCat]

Yes, he needs to let them know up front. And be prepared for them to change their mind even if they say it's not a problem. Ds got a summer job offer, they said no problem to the one week off, just to remind them in writing two weeks prior. He did and then they said he could have 5 of the 7 days we'd be gone off but not the whole time. He went to the hiring manager who said he'd try to fix it but couldn't guarantee it as some full time workers had requested time off. He ended up having to quit to go on vacation with us. It was the right solution for us as it was going to be his last big vacation with us, and it wasn't worth the extra three works he'd have worked that summer for him not to go with us.