Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:29:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mark Small <croyd132@yahoo.com>
Subject: Party for teens & 'giving away' your time
To: Balloon People <balloon@balloonhq.com>

To the person doing the party for the 13yr olds, I hope it goes/went
well.  Last night I did a homecoming dance for a local high school. 
With the recent comments about doing the party for 13yr olds, I was
more than a little nervous about doing this for older teens.  It
actually went surprisingly well!  All the guys were interested in
getting something for their girlfriends, girls were just interested in
getting something, and everyone had a great time.  The person in charge
said that usually by the end of the dance most kids would have left,
but almost everyone stayed until the end; "a sure sign that they're
having fun".  

Another topic in the not-too-distance past was working overtime without
charging.  Now that I've done a couple more jobs, I feel a little more
comfortable commenting.  I'm one of the group that doesn't mind staying
alittle longer if I don't have somewhere pressing to be.  I haven't
aproached the person in charge about payment for the extra time, and I
don't stay excessively over, but so far everytime that I've stayed for
an extra 1/2 hr, I've been offered some extra for my efforts.  Last
night was a perfect example; I had agreed to two hours, I stayed an
extra 1/2 hr, and was giving 40% over the agreed ammount.  Even if I'm
not expecting the bonus, I feel the smiles I get more than make up the
time I spend.  Just my 2 cents/2p worth.

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