Food-related jobs in the city for teenagers?
Hi everyone. I know this has nothing to do with dining out, so I do apologize. But I'm currently a senior in high school and in desperate for a part time job. I hope to work at a bakery or some sort, cause I prefer to work with food rather working at an office. So if there's any places where people can refer me to, that'll be great. No, I haven't worked in a food industry before, so this will be a new thing for me. But I'm a fast and ambitious worker.
(Yes, I have looked on craigslist)
Thanks.
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4 Comments:
Are you trying to get a production-type job, where you would actually be making things, or just a job in a food shop (cashier/server sort)? If you want a baking job, brace yourself for disappointment, because they tend to require experience and the hours are probably not what you're seeking (very very early morning).
This is based on my experience looking for part-time work as a college student in Manhattan, fwiw. I had substantial food (and cooking) experience and was lucky to find an offer that said eventually I could frost cupcakes (didn't take the job).
If you have any friends enrolled in college in the city, you might ask if they'd be willing to sign up/forward the job listings that go out. Columbia has/had an email list that regularly had part-time coffee shop and other student-friendly jobs, for example.
renzata at 3:02PM on 02/20/09
I scooped ice cream in high school, and it was the job where I discovered (thanks to a customer's comments) that I have a talent for food writing. I think it was my three-minute answer to her friend's question "How is the raspberry sorbet different from the raspberry ice cream?"
marzipanda at 4:10PM on 02/20/09
Your best bet may be to start out at a chain bagel or sandwich place. Maybe a small deli?
Get a little bit of experience, and maybe you can then move on to something that suits you better.
I enjoyed working with food as well. It can be difficult for a lifetime career, but I was able to learn so much from the years I spent in the industry.
Kerosena at 4:30PM on 02/20/09
@marzipanda~ That's really interesting! Don't you wish you could tell that customer what she did for you. We should all be so lucky as to say kind words that encourage people.
carolrsfMISSESTEXAS at 6:00PM on 02/20/09