Have a Part Time Job: Pros and Cons

Having a part time job recently becomes a popular activity among students. Part time jobs are jobs that require fewer hours than full time job, in general part time job require 4 up to 6 hours. Part time jobs are available to do almost everything such as private teacher, barista, waiter, and so on. There are some reason to do part time job, like it is already their own will to do that for getting experience and the economic student’s that is not enough to fulfill their need. Is part time job good for students? And does it have any bad effects for them? There are some advantages and disadvantages about having part time job for student.

The main reason why the students demand to have a part time job is to provide their daily need without burdening their parents (Bentley & O’Neil, 1989). Above all, students do not have ability to get everything they want either for education or for their entertainment. Moreover, they tend to be independent to get something they want by working as a part timer. In addition, by working as a part timer the students can get new experiences that might be useful in the future (Nolan & Hagen, 1989). They have strong possibility to meet various people and get some ways how to talk or communicate with them; the point is they are becoming extrovert which is easily to mingle in any social situation.

While, there are also have disadvantages for having a part time job as a student. The main factor that contributes the negative side for students is reducing hours the students’ spend for studying and exploring their hobby or talent (Marsh, 1991). They have to manage the priority time among their school and job which probably makes the students very tired because they have to work at once after school. Moreover, it would make student hard to concentrate in doing their duty as a student. Furthermore, by working as a part timer they cannot develop their talent due the fact that they have to focus on the job after school which indeed it does not give much time to think deeply what potency they have and how to develop it.

In conclusion, having part timer has some advantages and disadvantages. The student has a right to choose whether they want to have part time job or focus on their study. Frankly speaking, I stand for getting part time job as a student because life is not only about around school but also we have to know the society outside school. However, we have to priority education as the number one, since education will have a great contribution for our future.

References

Nolan, K. & Hagen, R. (1989) School and Work. A Report into the Employment Experiences of School Students at Two Melbourne High Schools.  Carlton: Job Watch Inc. http://research.acer.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=lsay_research

Marsh, H. W. (1991) Employment during high school: character building or a subversion of academic goals. Sociology of Education, 64 (July), 172-189

Bentley, P. & O’Neil, M. (1984) School participation and labour force participation of teenagers.  In Kaspura, A. (Ed.) Labour Force Participation in Australia: The Proceedings of a Conference (pp 135-153)
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED469915.pdf

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