I'm a curious 15 year old girl with my first job...Can anyone help me answer some questions?

Question

I get 7 bucks an hour..does my pay check reduce due to taxes to the government or something? And how long will i be working at the lobby? today was my first day and i really want to do cash register. i work at mcdonalds

Answer 1

First, yes you will have federal tax, state tax possibly, social security and possibly some other taxes taken out.  When you file your first tax return, you should get most of it back as you will be such a low income.

As far as a promotion, good help is hard to find.  If you show up when you are supposed to, have a great attitude, always be helpful and do a little more than asked you will move up a notch in no time probably.

Good luck!