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Dads, would you let your 16yo daughter work in the marina where you keep your boat?
 
They rent out kayaks and bikes, plus the normal trash and bathroom cleaning. Pay is unknown. We do have a couple of lower bilge boaters but the are far and few. This will be her first job...I guess I'm just a worried dad
 
There is usually a young girl at the marina i frequent and they seem to know their stuff, help launch & retreive boats and seem like they enjoy it. It wouldn't hurt to mention to people that your daughter works there & you own a shotgun. :)

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We've had young girls and guys every year with no problems. Educate your daughter about life with more detail then you probably every wanted to tell her and then make sure who she works for has had young girls work there every summer. Make sure you commuicate your trust and care with her employer and then get all your friends to keep and eye out fo her. She can make good tips around the dock if she goes out of her way for the right people and learn then she learns who the dead beats are IMHO. She's got to start somewhere and most marinas are safe but you have to be the final judge about your marina.
 
I would let her do it! The marina is generally a good environment & as long as she's not doing overnight security she will probably be fine! Plus, she gets to be by the water & share that passion with you. And heck, you may even get a discount on your slip!! Haha!!

Is this the same daughter who broke her lower extremity with the horse? I hope she is doing well !!

Todd


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tdschafer said:
I would let her do it! The marina is generally a good environment & as long as she's not doing overnight security she will probably be fine! Plus, she gets to be by the water & share that passion with you. And heck, you may even get a discount on your slip!! Haha!!

Is this the same daughter who broke her lower extremity with the horse? I hope she is doing well !!



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No, this is my youngest. Oldest is walking now without crutches but still moving slow. Thank you very much for asking
 
My first real job was at a Marina. The duties included cleaning store, mowing and care taking of the grounds as well as launching boats, pumping gas and putting out rental fishing boats. There were some girls working as well. I loved those summers. I wish I was 16 again.

I say let her do it.

Down side as I see it may be if there are problems and your relationship with the marina is damaged.


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I think compared to the mall or McDonald's its a no brainer. That is the kind of job that won't seem like hard work even when it is. If she is into it that is. You seem like a great dad and I'm sure she will do well. It wouldn't matter what job she decided on, you will still worry. That's our job as fathers.
 
Absolutely I'd let her. Working there she's more likely to have tasks assigned to her that she'll be responsible for doing (she learns self control and responsibility) plus she'll be dealing with the public, possibly doing some dirty work (dirty work never hurt a kid) and she will learn the self-satisfaction that comes from doing a good job and getting a pay check for it.

Good things all the way around.

Let us know when she starts!
 
Great idea:) She has to start somewhere and at least you know the joint well:) Guess most will know she's your daughter and keep an eye out for her. It's good for them to know how many hours they have to work to buy "stuff", learning the value of money is an invaluable lesson and imagine if she likes boating she'll enjoy it too. Like someone else said, "better than Mickey D's etc." BTW Sorry to read about your elder daughter's accident (missed that, don't know how, generally nosey) do hope she recovers completely. Used to ride as a kid and it can be dangerous my folks worried something awful. Think that's maybe worse than worrying about a first job in a marina that dad knows well. Keep us posted how she does:)
 
Yes I would.
Mine is 17 now. At 15/16 she did some odd work in my warehouse that was in a PITA, not her, my warehouse manager was rapt with her he wanted to sack the storemen and replace them with just her. The PITA were the 3 young blokes I had working that were trying to chat her up, but shes her fathers daughter and she can dish back pretty well.
We have refused to let her work in McDonalds or a Supermarket because of similar reasons stated by others, low wages and crap conditions.
She is now in her 3rd year as a referee for soccer. The first 2 years were a PITA, because I had to drive her and remain at the games to protect her from the bystanders and coaches! She now drives herself and feels confident to stand up to them.

The Marina, I think is a great enviroment, yep let her go for it.
 
Thank you everyone....I'm taking her down after school to sign paperwork. She's worked for me the last two summers and was ok at it, but I'm an a** at work, we (I) set our goals high each day and expect to meet them. I am gonna have to drive her to work each day she works....that's gonna be tough :grin:
 
I DID let my 16 year old daughter work at our marina.......for 2 summers, until she decided to speed up college with summer school. The marina is 450 miles from home so we were not there every night. It was a great learning and maturing experience for her and I would do it again in a heart beat. However, the key to this being a positive experience instead of a nightmare is the marina management. Ours is a family operation and we know the management personnel at all levels enough that they are friends as well a s service providers. Everyone seemed to "look out" for my daughter and even the rough as a cobb forklift drivers sort of adopted her.....she scheduled retrieving and storing customers boats as well as running the little ships store. My daughter was a bright, hard working but quiet and reserved kid. Working at the marina let her see most of humanity, both good and bad. She was far less introverted, inquisitive and far more independent after her summers in the marina. It was a great experience and has helped mold the successful, intelligent, and fiercely independent career professional she is today.

Remember....it isn't the job, but rather the people that will make this a good or a bad experience.
 
Yes, I would let either of my girls work at a local marina. Pumping gas would be the best job, because of the tips... Many kids today don't work, and just live off their parents. Any job where they will learn what the real world is like would help their appreciation of what things costs and how the world does not revolve around them...
 
She took the job...$8 per hour, weekends for now. She's gonna have a lot of fathers looking out for her
 
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She took the job...$8 per hour, weekends for now. She's gonna have a lot of fathers looking out for her
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My oldest daughter worked at Boaters World for a few years when she was young. Those years exposed her to just about every boat part imaginable. To this day when I tell her I'm going to pick something up for the boat she will offer some advice. I love it. Today she is a Senior Graphic Designer, not in the boating business at all, loves boats and plans to buy her own boat as soon as she can swing it. If I were you I would be happy to expose her to boating at such a young age. I'm sure you'll be keeping a eye on her and if you see any trouble I'm sure you'll pull the plug.
 
My words to her last night were, once you enter the dock office I'm just another boat owner! But, yes....I will be there to help, just like I am now. I taught her how to cut the A/C on, on the boat so that if I am running late to pick her up she can go cool down and relax. I'm not so worried about her, she's a smart young lady and has great common since. I'm just worried about the weekend boaters that can get wordy at times....she will be fine
 
Glad to hear you let her take the job! Good luck with it! I'm sure everything will be fine!!

PS: Glad to hear your other daughter is up and about. She should continue to improve her ambulatory skills the more she gets around!

Be well,

Todd
 
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