I am looking for a legal summer job that pays sort of well above minimum wage. Like 10-11 dollars an hour and that is no too boring. Any ideas? Also, around the NCSU area.

4/16/2010 7:34:41 PM

i don't even know where to begin with that post.

4/16/2010 7:37:26 PM

LOL

4/16/2010 7:37:57 PM

Kennel techs can make 9 or 10 bucks an hour walking dogs, washing cats, doing a bit of clean up duty, and playing with pets that are boarding. At the clinic I used to work out we'd hire on kennel techs as summer help sometimes. Makes for interesting work if you like animals. If that is something you're interested in research vets around the area, and ask them if they're hiring summer help.

[Edited on April 16, 2010 at 7:40 PM. Reason : .]

4/16/2010 7:39:56 PM

pick up dog shit all summer

4/16/2010 7:40:45 PM

Are you saying "legal" as in some sort of law related internship? Or "legal" as in not prostitution or drug running?

4/16/2010 7:41:06 PM

You've come to the right place

4/16/2010 7:41:46 PM

I realize this thread is about summer jobs....which I do not know of any but hear me out, maybe I can offer some insight.

I am in outside sales, which is currently salary+commission, but will move into straight commission starting at the beginning of July 2010. I have been in this position since July 2009. I have competition from several direct manufacturing sales reps, large distributors, and local distributors. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Direct Advantages: Immediate knowledge of new technology, no middle man mark up, one shipping bill (paid by manufacturer or buyer of goods), access to larger range of non-commodity items, control inventory, have access to many distributors that can effectively sell their goods which increases market share, and set prices of commodity they manufacture.

Direct disadvantages: Typically have 1-3 sales reps per region (i.e. southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, etc.) limiting the number of accounts they can successfully manage/cold-call, lack physical customer service or physical technical service available to or affordable for smaller users or altogether, are sometimes not trustworthy because they will go in behind their distributors that sell their commodity to one account in large quantities (i.e. they missed a big account, and have found out about it through a distributor selling their particular product) which leads to the distributor not selling their product anymore, have too many distributors selling the product ultimately driving the set price down through deviations, possibly rely on distributors to actually sell the product, and competition from other direct sources.

Large distributor advantages: have access to other commodities that go hand in hand with other manufacturers (poor example- grocery stores sell milk as well as cereal), get direct pricing, many locations regionally or nationally easing the shipping burden of buyers with multiple locations, personal service either customer or technical, many sales reps that are able to cover a broader territory, access to multiple manufacturers of the same commodity allowing to keep prices in check, service programs that smaller companies can't offer and direct providers can't match in price or value, and experts of many many commodities as opposed to one or a few.

Large distributor disadvantages: smaller local distributors creating price wars (think Michael Scott Paper Co vs Dunder-Mifflin), direct mfg's going in behind and stealing business, limited access to all of the mfg's (you won't find Harris Teeter name brands in Food Lion and visa versa), can't truly set prices because it's based on both supply and demand, territory management, and tough growth prospects in slower economies (this is true for direct as well really)

Local distributor advantages: Typically a good ol' boy setting where the seller and the buyer know each other for years (this does happen at all levels, but mostly at the local level), local folks are right down the street and can be used in emergencies, if the local guy buys at high enough volumes then there is no shipping charge to the end user, and access to both direct mfg's and large distributors.

Local distributor disadvantages: easily beaten in price, array of commodities, array of technology, lack of trained staff, low cash flow, etc etc etc.

This is what I have noticed in my six months, I am sure there are plenty more that need mentioning. The way I am setting myself apart as a sales person is this: I go after the big accounts right now while I am new. The big accounts, if I land them, will take care of me while I am new and building a customer base. The money made off of those allows me to focus free time on smaller accounts that get me higher margins. I build up big accounts, I would like to have 5-10 of these, then get 20-30 medium accounts. If I lose 1 or 2 big accounts, the 20-30 medium accounts keep me afloat while I go after new big accounts. I don't really waste time on small accounts simply because they basically pay for breakfast or something really small.

I will say this, if you can't get a big account in the first 6-8 months (assuming you have cash flow that you can ride this long) you could be in a world of trouble. If you can get one, it will really make going after the others a lot more enjoyable and less stressful. It's simply just very exhausting wasting any time on anything other than big accounts in the very beginning. You work just as hard on the medium sized accounts and see 1/3 to 1/36 of the money in my situation.

If you have any other questions, you can PM me. I hope this helps in the slightest!

4/16/2010 8:51:34 PM

^roflmao.

4/16/2010 8:57:07 PM

4/16/2010 9:01:12 PM

You look at ePack?

4/16/2010 9:38:29 PM

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4/16/2010 10:09:17 PM

Get a summer job cutting grass! Look in the technician there is usually somebody in there looking for some help.

4/17/2010 11:22:55 AM

sometimes that ncsu job website has runner positions for law firms

so does craigslist

i'm just sayin

if this is what you are talking about

4/17/2010 12:05:41 PM

Movie theaters usually have high employee turnover rates. Apply there. Crap pay, but it's a job. That's what I did when I was in undergrad for a few years.

4/18/2010 12:15:05 PM

^ most likely minimum wage

I worked at a movie theater all through high school. Worked my way up to an assistant manager positon. So when I graduated and came to NCSU, I figured I could get on with a movie theater for a fairy decent wage considering my experience. Nope. All started at minimum wage.

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4/18/2010 12:22:55 PM

^ haha, yeah. Movie theaters aren't one of those "experience gives you better pay" industries. It might move you up the ranks a bit faster because you know what you can get by with and what you can do a little more with to show up your peers, but other than that, crap job.

I did enjoy the social nature of movie theater work. That and the free popcorn and tickets.

4/18/2010 12:50:40 PM

It is a great part time job though, especially when you are young and don't have a lot of bills to pay. I worked at Mission Valley my freshman and sophomore year. I was made a projectionist within like 2 months (because I already knew how to do it from HS), so I basically just sat up there and got paid to do my homework.

4/18/2010 12:55:59 PM

^ Agreed. I did it during the summer part time freshmen and sophomore years down at a theater in Fayetteville. Fun times. You make just enough money where it isn't completely horrible. If you had a lot of bills to pay it's not the job for you.

Perfect student summer job. After freshmen and sophmore year though definitely have to consider getting a job that is beneficial to your degree.

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4/18/2010 1:10:04 PM

Plus it fits right along with the college lifestyle. The earliest you have to be in is noon, and unless you are a projectionist and have to stay until the last movie ends, you typically are out by 10:30. Plenty of time to get a shower and get your drink on.

4/18/2010 2:59:39 PM

work for a pool company cleaning pools. lots of freedom with your day and you can make $9-$13/hour with no experience.

4/18/2010 8:18:07 PM

Pool boy sounds good I was looking something that pays decent that is flexible with hours

4/19/2010 11:55:57 AM

I worked on a golf course for a couple of summers, it was fun as hell. Sometimes I miss having a mindless job where you can just sit on a mower for hours. Plus, a lot of the full-time employees are losers so the boss always treats the summer college help really nice

4/19/2010 12:03:21 PM

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"Pool boy sounds good"

4/19/2010 12:05:31 PM