Teenage Jobs: Recent Episodes

Tim Wuebker

Teenage Jobs features teens (and former teens) discussing what they do for money, how they feel about their work, what the upward potential is, and much more!

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You'd think it would be the dream of many teens. And Ben has made thousands of dollars. But there's actually a lot of work that goes into beating the competition.

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It's good to work with the public.

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It's a good job. You're around people having fun, and you grow a thick skin.

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Connor gets the chance to master many tasks in a seasonal business.

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It's a good way to make friends, learn CPR--which is really cool--and to watch eight-year-olds see if they can tease you by fake-drowning.

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When you work for a family business for someone else's family, there can be a surprising amount of upward potential.

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This is a great job, even with some parents thinking that their five-year-old child's game will determine their kid's college and life prospects. 

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He's thinking about getting an LLC. This episode discusses how, with these kinds of tiny teen businesses, you can eventually scale to over $1M per year, all while enjoying your customers and your life.

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It may seem like a simple job, but you meet the public, and the public contains everyone. If you really want to grow, take a job like this.

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And she learns: everyone loves babies!

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Fifteen-year-old Quinton says his first job is all right. Free ice cream? Maybe.

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Her 17-year-old self loved it when she could take naps on the job. But the work appealed to her, too, and she learned a lot about cars, people, employment, and herself.

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Emma and Sloane learn that if you work hard, an employer will soon trust you with a wide variety of tasks, and you can build lots of skills quickly, from customer service to technical details. Their place of employment is fun, fast-paced, challenging, people-focused, and mostly great--but not always perfect. Every day is an adventure. And the ladies--Sloane and Emma--are good storytellers, too.

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A.J. started off as a gopher on a car lot, but was soon allowed to do a wide variety of tasks, including being the man who met new customers for the first time! In this fun, fast-paced 

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And learns the  potential can be north of $100,000 a year. College not required.

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This is a podcast about teens and their jobs: from retail to fieldwork; from physical labor to thinking; from working for others to starting your own business.  What do teens like? What can't they stand? Why do they work? What is the upward potential? Many teens work hard. These are their stories.