i wanna try to apply for dairy queen this summer but i'm 14 right now but i'll be turning 15 in august. do you think that's okay?
has anyone worked there before, hasting location beside starbucks to be exact or any location for that matter?
i'm planning to do part time and continuing in sept if i can keep up with school and working.
and how's the pay for part time ;D?

i think its $8

^ pretty sure it's $8 because this will be your first job. i don't think your age will be a big deal since you are going to apply in the summer and turn 15 in the summer. i got hired at dq/oj in pc when i was still 14 but had to get my parents permission or something. also they will probably need more people in the summer so there is a higher chance of getting in...

my cousin worked there u get a good discount there. she got a rasie to $9 after 1 year lol. now she works at starbucks

when i worked there... i started at $6 and made it up to $8 in 2 years! lol... pathetic...

I worked at a Dairy Queen for almost 4 years (disgusting I know). It was a decent first job because I learned a lot about customer service and interaction with the public, and you develop some what of a thick skin because some of the bullsh*t customers you get... but after awhile I couldn't take it anymore. I hated my boss. I think one of the reasons we hired young people was because they simply didn't know better in terms of their employee rights, and because we knew they had never held a job before, we could get away with paying them thee $6 training wage. Note that this might (and probably is) different with every location, because each Dairy Queen is an individual franchise.

Even though I was a supervisor and had to go through the same thing myself, I thought it was ridiculous because the job market is so competitive these days, yet he was really cheap and insisted on paying $6. By the time I left as a supervisor, I wasn't even making $10. If you apply and get this job, make sure you know your employee rights. That is, know how many break minutes you're entitled to per shift, your holiday pay, etc.

Bombshell is right, lots of hiring is done in the summer time because that's when people are needed the most. However the hours are long, especially in the summer. If you're working at a location that serves hot food, it's horrrrible because it gets so hot in the back, you feel like you're about to pass out because of all the heat and hot weather I think most Dairy Queens close at 11 PM in the summer, but we wouldn't leave until past midnight because of cleanup.

The one good thing I could say about having a job in the fast food industry is that you learn to appreciate customer service, and after that you'll come to understand what people in the service industry have to go through and you'll be much nicer towards other people because after all, it's what you had to go through!

Wouldn't they just pay $6 to anyone who's not over the permitted age?
Even for people who have had jobs before? :S

the one @ carelton sqaure?


DUDEEEE I WORKED AT THAT LOCATION and i hated it. I work at blockbuster in that same square now and one of the guys who i used to work with, gives me a dirty look for ordering food. Any ways they hire 14 year old as long as you look the age. I started at $7 as a training wage (which was 2 years ago, i worked there a year ago any ways) but i think they're starting everyone at $8 because they're desperate for people (always have been actually ever since most of the old employees left.)

But yeah....


any ways back then, they used to be so strick on uniform, like you can't wear any jeans or you have to wear black shoes, but when i go there i see girls with jeans on and girls working in boots . I used to know a lot dirt about the managers =x and the health inspector but i don't know if they improved it or not...and my co-workers omfg....all i can say is LG and spends more time on the phone than actually working during their shift.

thanks for the replies :)

i have no idea what it's called but YEAAAA, the one by blockbuster, starbucks and domino's is near too. i live closer to the one by kensington but i dont wanna work there because i know half my school goes there during summer. and they are snobby as shit.

are they still desperate for people, LOL? i need a summer job but i can only do it after 1ish because i got summer school. $7/8 doesnt sound so bad to me. i just need cash, haha.

and shit, i'd hate to have LGs as co-workers. i hope i actually get along with my coworkers and make some new friends. how's the manger there?

just to let you guys know, my friend got hried at MCdonalds and got started @ 8.25 for his first job. i asked him why and he said they raised the min wage or something..

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yup thats fine. i got my job @ dairy queen when i was 14 then i slowly became 15 and legal lols! hm i started with 7 w/ training wage, then i went up to 8.35 so i guess it might be similar for you as well.

they start at $6 or $6.25 per hr.

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^^^ did it? I still get paid 8.25 @ blockbuster...oh wait im at 8.40
they were nice, a bit on the stingy side 25% off blizzard cakes >> and 5 bucks off the regular cakes yeah i suppose you can easily get along with them. I think they're the only ones who issues cheques, and you usually get them on wednesdays (unless tht changed too). Esp with two of the seniors..Carmel and Redan (aka peanut) I think they are because last time i saw them they had a "now hiring sign up". But yeah if you do get the job i may stop buy once and awhile and get food if i stick with blockbuster.

thanks annie, you helped me out so much.

well, one more question. are the hours flexible? i'm planning to work part-time, how many hours is part-time? because i'm taking summer school during the summer and it ends at 12ish. and i dont want to do closing. do they let you pick the times you are avaliable?

when i worked there... a longggggggggggg time ago. i only worked saturdays for 8hours. ahha i don't think other places will be that flexible, unless they are really desperate.