I have so much I want to buy, including new arrow exhaust, paint job, new sprocket (and chain) and other little goodies but I never have enough money!

Believe me, when you have kids, even if you have a decent paying job, it feels like you're working for minimum wage.

Budget + Savings Account + Time.  Or just go rob a bank or deal drugs.


FYI. Minimum wage was almost half of what it is now in my time.

......not as much as having to pay some worthless shlub (not you) minimum wage when the work they do isn't worth half.......

Earning minimum wage is a temporary thing......  Identify jobs where you can earn tips and give exemplary service or develop a marketable skill.

When you show initiative, drive, good work ethic, and reliability, you will not make minimum wage for long.

Good luck!

Quick example.  My buddy has a son that's a junior in high school.  He is a busboy/runner at a local restaurant.  He is always on time, does his job with a great attitude and consistently gets $40 plus per night for 4 hours of work.  He has received tips directly from patrons that have noticed his work ethic.

if every board  member sent you a dollar.......

FWIW.....

You will always get paid what YOU think you are worth.


one of lifes lessons usually learned late in life

So my helmet got stolen at school today, fun stuff. But yeah I am a runner at a reasturant and there literlly hasnt been a raise in that reasturant for years, I have gotten tipos from people before (we don't normally get tipped) but its still not much.

Quote from: bobspapa on December 01, 2011, 07:24:36 AM
if every board  member sent you a dollar.......

Or, maybe if Bobspapa sent you a dollar for every board member.......

Quote from: ZachDDill on December 01, 2011, 07:39:00 AM
So my helmet got stolen at school today, fun stuff. But yeah I am a runner at a reasturant and there literlly hasnt been a raise in that reasturant for years, I have gotten tipos from people before (we don't normally get tipped) but its still not much.

What size do you wear?

Quote from: ZachDDill on December 01, 2011, 07:39:00 AM
So my helmet got stolen at school today, fun stuff. But yeah I am a runner at a reasturant and there literlly hasnt been a raise in that reasturant for years, I have gotten tipos from people before (we don't normally get tipped) but its still not much.

So what do you have to do to step up and become a server?  What kind of restaurant?

Some good advice here.  If you keep working harder than the next guy, you'll get more pay.  It might not happen as fast as you want it to but it will happen.

or

Go to college.
Get an education.
Rack up a huge amount of debt.
Graduate with a Liberal Arts degree.
Go out and look for a high paying job with a corner office.
End up not finding one.
Go out and protest that life is not fair.



When I started I was getting $4.15.

Quote from: Raux on December 01, 2011, 07:58:04 AM
What size do you wear?

Large, I just ordered a new visor for my old mainframe helmet.

Quote from: rgramjet on December 01, 2011, 08:08:07 AM
So what do you have to do to step up and become a server?  What kind of restaurant?

A place called Gators Dockside, ITs kinda like a sports bar, and only girls are servers, the only step up for me is to become a cook.

Do the servers have a nice uniform?