Part-time or teilzeit jobs can be quite difficult for college students to manage sometimes, and this should come as no surprise for anyone who has ever attended college. It is not because of the many stereotypes that come with being in college, but for many different reasons. A student's day is often extremely full with various things, the first being the classes that they are taking. Classes and homework often cut in to the time that most students can afford to work at their teilzeit jobs. This does not look good to an employer, and can sometimes result in termination if class schedules change too often, or students call in to work too many times because of their college workload.

Social life is important to college students, and they will often find that they have little time to spend with their friends when they have classes and a job to deal with. The trap that some students fall in to is wanting to spend time with their companions or the person they are dating instead of going to work. It is a simple mistake that they often make without realizing that their jobs may be in jeopardy because something sounds like it would be more fun than going to work.

Some students may encounter difficulties with having to relocate, or family emergencies may occur. While most employers understand that these things do happen, a student may use a fabricated emergency to get out of work. If this is done too many times, their employer will catch on and give them a warning. After a certain number of warnings, they will be terminated without another chance to try and explain what had happened. Moving to a new campus or an apartment is also a valid reason to take time off, but college students sometimes take this to the extreme by requesting more time than necessary to relocate.

Another reason that college students may have difficulties in holding down a job is simply because they do not want to work before or after class. They have little time to eat or sleep as it is, so they do not believe they should take up time working when there are other things that they know they should be doing instead. As a rule, college students are not irresponsible. They oftentimes simply have too much to deal with, and are unsure about how to manage everything that is going on in their lives without jeopardizing their employment. While they mean well, most college students are young people who have little to no experience in the work field. Therefore they are more prone to make bad choices or mistakes that someone with more experience will not.

As the student begins to understand the way that life is, they will also comprehend the necessity of holding down a job to support themselves with. All it takes is some time, patience and understanding for a college student to understand that they have to focus on school and work.