Why can't I get a job?

>>18252386
It's normal to ask at 5-10 different places for jobs. The best is to call imo. Have a nice short talk. Most companies prefer older people because they dont tend to come to late and have more responsibility. See the whole thing as a challenge.

you're not willing to work enough different times to be worth hiring.

Had the same issue when I was applying for similar jobs at your age. I can provide two ideas:
1. Just keep applying and applying to local retail jobs until you get lucky
2. If you're willing and able to do full time work over the summer, contact a local temp agency and ask to be offered unskilled labor jobs that you can do over the summer. You'd likely make more money doing this than you would through part time work. Many of these jobs are blue collar, and set in factories.

>>18252405
This.
Protip, you always put open availability on the application, even if it isn't true, and just hash that out later or at the interview.

No slave wage employer has any time for any kid who won't work the second they say to.

(The exception for you being that obviously you're in high school, so you should def block out the school days because they will understand it's illegal for you to just ditch school. But from 4pm to 10pm every week day, and open to close every weekend, you should be ready to devote your life to your employer to get those schmeckles.)

Got a license and a car? Go to all the local pizzerias and apply to be a delivery boy. Shit most don't even have applications they'll just have you work for like 3 hours to see if you're retarded or not

>>18252386

Not sure if it's still the case these days, but Abercrombie & Fitch/Hollister does open interviews and hires a LOT of people. They hire for stock and floor, and have pretty flexible 4-5 hour shifts. Worth checking out. It's what I did for my first five years.

>>18252386
Just keep applying to places. 6 isn't really that many. I was in your exact position about two weeks ago, except I had no experience, and now I'm employed. Keep at it man, you'll get something.

>>18252386

You seem like a good writer, work for rev.com and $5 a day.

>>18252519
5$ a day is a joke, most of the jobs now are 10$ an hour.

I was in a similar position as you. I just kept applying for over a month and only got the job I have now because I tried to find one spot that I heard was hiring, had to follow one road... and couldn't find the damn place. So I applied at a different place and got hired in 2 days.

Point is, keep going and putting yourself out there. You'll get a job when you a) find a place in desperate need of people / b) have a friend who works at a place / c) get lucky

Seriously, there are too many people for there to be enough jobs so you have to keep going at it until a TINY hole opens up then just BOLT for it. Get it first, accept it if it's good later.