When speaking English some people tend to use the German word for work "arbeit" to refer to "part time job". "Arbeit" is a German word. People in North America wouldn't understand it. So, how about starting to use "part time job"?

We surveyed students in the class about these:

• Have you ever had a part-time job?
• What kind of job did you have?
• If not, what kind of job do you want to have?
• If you have a episode during working, please tell me about it.

Some of them sent us email, some of them refused. Ten out of 40 people just took part in our survey. We summarized the results according to the participant's answers. The survey shows that most of them had private tutor as part-time job and some of them had something like these: Waiter or waitress in the pup or take-out restaurant, worked at the PC room and karaoke, newsboy, assistant of librarian, video cameraman at the wedding shop, assistant at the school, instructor in the private institute and so on. Many classmates want to be private tutors, teach students in the institute and translate some materials. We can guess it might be helpful for them to practice teaching students in English and make use of their major. The part-time jobs help them to earn their allowance and have precious experiences as well.

There are several episodes about part-time job. For example,

*episode 1. I taught some high school students as a tutor. The boy I taught didn't do his homework consecutively. One day I just stood up and came back home without teaching anything even if it took me more than one hour to get to his house.

*episode 2. I've been worked at one of the famous fast food restaurants in Korea, Lotteria. My job was to get orders from the customers. It's was very busy stuff, I think. And it also attracted me. We were always taught to be kind to our customers. I think it's very helpful to have good relationships with other people. Though I felt hard in those days, it was a precious experience in my life.

*episode 3. I taught a boy. He was a cousin of the man who I knew. Someday my student said to me, "Please give him (his cousin) a chocolate." The day was 'Valentine's day.'

We have know about our classmate's part-time jobs. Are you curious about American student's part-time jobs? Let us tell you.

Article Title :
Part time job among American teenagers and work ethics "Easy come easy go?"

In America many teenagers age sixteen and above have part time jobs. They work at shops at a shopping mall (center). By the way, shopping malls are where many teenagers hang out (spend time) with friends. They meet here to go shopping, watch a movie, and drink or eat something. Anyway, working part time is part of many American students' life. Does this mean that they don't study? No, their parents wouldn't allow them to work if their grades dropped (became low). Many students manage to work part time and still keep up their grades and go on to good universities in America. By contrast, most Korean students don't work at all. Their parents tell them, "You are a student. A student's job is to study." It's true that a student's job is studying and many people say that the Korean education system does not give them any room (time) for having a part-time job. However, (But) there are some advantages (good points, benefits) in having a part-time job. First of all, it's a good experience; learning to handle work-related situations with the boss or co-workers. It also helps students to have a sense of independence. Moreover, it teaches students work ethics.

There is a saying in English, "Easy come easy go". It means that something is easily gained and it can just as easily be gone. But anyone who has a part time job or any job will realize that no job is easy. Money doesn't come by easy. It takes a lot of hard work. It's hard to make money and easy to spend it. Working will make students acknowledge (see and realize) the value of work. Also, no matter what profession (job) they go into (have), they will appreciate (be thankful) blue collar (labor) work. Blue- collar work is just as important and valuable as white-collar (professional, office) work and deserves respect.

*You can find this article from The Korean Times.