Best Starting Pay?$$$$

[txgirl]

My BIL and his girlfriend have moved here from TX and are staying with us for a few weeks.

They have just finished graduate school and are certified to teach. In the meantime they are looking to make some extra $$$.

Who has the best starting hourly wage for part-time work? They are thinking dept. stores, Lowes, Home Depot, Target, etc. She has worked for Nordstroms in the past.

You all are always a wealth of information so any info would be great!

 

[BARBARAAPPLE]

I work for Home Depot and most of our cashiers start out at $8.00 and get a raise in 90 days and a raise on there anniversary every year .

Hope this helps !!!

 

[txgirl]

bump! anymore ???

 

[mommy22gurlz]

Dillards starts off at around 8.50 and gives increases very often, I think I got mine after like one month, they go off of if you meet a sales quota which is easy to do.

 

[disneymom3]

I have heard--but this is unverified--that Costco starting pay is $10 per hour. I am thinking about checking that out myself.

 

[Colinsmom]

Do they need benefits too (health insurance, in particular) or just want a high starting wage?

 

[txgirl]

They would love to have the benefits (especially girlfriend) but anything that could pay the rent until they get teaching jobs.

Thanks!

 

[pumpkinfish]

I think it is also important where you live too. I know that my store here pays less than the same store in NY. Keep that in mind.

Good luck helping them with this. I know for us, right now is Back To School time and we need people like crzy because a lot of our staff is going back to college. Are they looking for a job for right now?

 

[bdcp]

Part-time jobs with benefits are rare. My DS19 knows someone who went to work for Costco right out of high school and they do pay more than most retail places do. I know one teacher that works part time at an outlet mall and also at a live theatre. Nordstroms also pays well.

If you're in No. VA, where I am wages here are pretty high and jobs are readily available. There's basically a negative unemployment rate when you look at how many people that are "unemployed" are by choice or are between jobs and taking time off. Also, school starts in late August and there are plenty of jobs so they need to get those lined up now if teaching is what they plan on doing. Teachers report around the 17th of the Month and that's coming up pretty fast. That's what they need to concentrate on.

 

[goofyforlife]

I can say from experience...taking those retail part-time jobs to just get by just gets you down.....

I have had great experience by registering at temp agency. They got me an admin type job with a bank for a lot more money and benefits and I was hired as permenant within a month.

Another route would be to maybe work part-time nights and then register with your school district as a substitute teacher. I know someone who got calls every day to work and she could tell them yes or no. This way they could make friends with the schools/higher ups when full positions came available. Its easier to hire someone you have met than just a resume.

Good luck.....

 

[The Disney Bunch]

I ditto the temp agency- they pay more and you get skills along the way - my dh is in HR & that is what he advises people to do-

Part-time work with benefits is very rare- tell them not to expect it- it is hard enough to get full time jobs with benefits (I don't have benefits at my job & I work full time)

 

[Taja]

Retail has very few full time positions with benefits--primarily the managers and the occasional lead or specialty position. Most will schedule employees less than 30 hours per week to avoid paying benefits, although they may occasionally schedule more hours (still no benefits--depends on the company's policy). Managers receive bonuses based on store sales and variable cost savings. The largest variable costs are labor and benefits. You get the picture.

If they are eligible to teach, they should register for substitute teaching positions (some states have additional requirements, so be sure they check into that) and find something part time for evenings and weekends.

Beyond that, temping is a possibility, particularly if they are computer literate. They won't make as much as they would as full time teachers, and no benefits, but probably would make more than working retail in a more pleasant environment.

No offense to the polite shoppers out there, but many customers are plain old rude! I couldn't believe what employees had to tolerate from customers when I worked retail for a couple of holiday seasons a few years ago!

Somewhere along the line the privilege of shopping became a right. And retail employees are at the bottom of the food chain! Get the feeling I had some bad experiences?

 

[jarw00]

I work at Home Depot and I feel it is a very good part-time job. They will work around a set schedule ( they ask you to fill out an availibilty when hired and will schedule you within that time, if you are needed then). They also offer benefits for part-time associates. The only downfall for some people, is that they ask you to work for the hours you are on the clock. It is a hardworking fast paced business. I have worked there for 7 years and enjoy the work.

 

[tigger2005]

Check out:

http://www.retailworker.com/forum/151

 

[SandrA9810]

Home Depot pays well were ever you live. Just make sure you check out what most retail cashiers earn in the area. Usually you can find out at the local employment agency. My room-mate cut herself short about 50cents an hour. It happens to every one, there's people that have been there for a year or two longer than her and still aren't up to what she makes. But the starting wage keeps increasing. She's been there a year and there's new cashiers starting higher than her.
You get 50cents after 90 days, and a % increase every year after that.
The full-time health coverage is very good and affordable. And so is the vision and dental. The part-timers aren't very good, but available if you want it. But generally unless you have a second full time job, they schedule you for like 35hrs a week anyways. So it pays to be full time. Ohh and if you're in hurricane zone... near the coast. It pays well for over time. Nothin like watching people go mad when a hurricane is coming. (we live in south florida along the east coast, so it was a trip last year).

Right now, I'm going with a temp agency because of my spotty work history. Which is good too since we want to move to central florida next year. And most companies like it when you say you want to stick around for a couple years.