You SHOULD Have A Job Before 18
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- A recent video of a 14-year-old boy working at Burger King went viral because people claimed America was "bringing back child labor." The woke Twitter mob asserted that working as a teenager is harmful instead of highlighting the many benefits. Let's discuss it.
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Growing up, I wanted nothing more than to ride horses. I was raised by a single mom and she could only afford to buy me a few lessons because they were so expensive. At my final lesson, my trainer asked me if I wanted to schedule my next lesson and I blurted out that we couldn't afford anymore. My trainer offered me, on the spot, the option to work at the barn in exchange for my lessons. I worked there from 5th grade through most of high school, earning my lessons. THIS was the single best thing I could've experienced growing up. Working to earn what I wanted in life. I wholeheartedly believe this is why I have the work ethic I do today. Kids/teens NEED to work. Its good for them.
Yay! I had a similar story. Work ethic is 💯 instilled by work, especially manual labor. I worked many manual labor jobs up until the age of 22. I was working in barns from the age of 6 and worked for a restaurant at 13. Had many many jobs until I graduated college - which I paid for 💯. I don’t understand kids today, they seem lazy, entitled and then they whine about the cost of college but they aren’t even work to pay for it!
People forget that the harmful thing is forcing a child to work and to lose their childhood, health and education time because of work. But what you did was a good and healthy experience! One that many could also experience to learn the value of working hard to earn something.
how can brett lie like this, why are GOP rolling back child labor laws. Its an excuse not to pay adults a fair wage.
Sorry, what? I'm glad you had that chance, but you had it because the trainer liked you and was wiling to sacrifice their time/money to you help you out. You suggest that somehow working in Burger King, which is hardly anyone's idea of a dream job, is somehow comparable to you getting to ride horses in exchange for cleaning out the yard (which most people that keep horses have to do one way or another)....give me a break.
@@TB-us7ellife is tough, get a helmet 😂
My parents strongly discouraged me to get a job as a teen. They said homework was my job, and if I needed/wanted anything my parents would buy it. Has anyone else experienced this?
Yeah that line of thinking in today's world will set kids up for failure. I would know because I was raised by an overprotective mother that thought I was incapable of working and eventually when i turned 18 I started applying for jobs and trying to figure out how I can get some work experience. Well no one hired me except programs that are for disabled adults and didn't pay minimum wage because they were essentially work training programs and not actual jobs. And every time I applied for a job, I'd get an interview, and I wouldn't get hired even if I call back to show initiative and that I want to do the job to the best of my ability and that I'm grateful for the opportunity, I still get ghosted. They don't call me back or acknowledge my efforts to show my interest at all. I've only been hired once and worked for a very short time at an under the table farm job, and my boss was just not a good boss. His business was definitely not set up in a safe manner, he declined me proper training, gave me crap hours and next to no pay all because he's cranky, old and rude. He decided to let me go after two weeks, I figure it was probably because he was unhappy that I wasn't able to do that job properly. Jeez I wonder why.
oddly enough yes lol
Your parents should have pushed to get a job that could align with your proclivities or areas for improvement, like communicating with others. All good though, your parents did all they could, it’s up to you now.
@@manolo_ai I wanted to get a job and they said no for awhile. I'm an adult with a good job now that gets screwed every tax season, yay me!
Yup, I have met kids like that and they are very social awkward/ have no workplace experience. So they are like shocked when then finally get a job. Probably who makes the 9-5 gen Z meltdowns 😂
This is exactly how I feel. I’m only 15 and I cannot WAIT to get a real job. I work sometimes in the summer cutting lawns, and I make quite a bit of money. My parents are teaching me how to save money for paying insurance for a future car, which is really exciting. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to get a real job most likely untill I finish high school because I won’t be able to manage all of the schoolwork and actual work all at once. Like you said Brett, there is too much focus on school, and unfortunately I have fallen victim to it.
I was REALLY bad at school but super creative and I loved doing simple stuff like working in the office filing! I got a job at 15 at a restaurant bussing because we were going to lose our home (and my parents never asked me to)! But I can tell you I’ve learned a TO from working! Every skill they didn’t teach in school I learned by working! Good luck to you and I hope you find your calling ❤️❤️❤️
@@theoriginalkrabbypattyProof reading clearly wasn't one of the things though😂
There is something really satisfying about having a job! You go, do your best, and then make some cash. I wish I had gotten a job when I was a teen.
As a highschooler myself, you can DEFINETLY balance it- you just have to prioritize it. Many jobs I've had know youre a student and let you work on homework during down time or don't schedule you crazy hours. I work three jobs right now and am a 4.0 AP student so i get it, homework can take forever. But you'll fall into routine and find that it actually helps with school. Its brought me close to so many people who have influenced my life in such amazing ways. If I went back, I would make the same exact decision. Good luck out there! :)
@@abbyhaefner2741 i agree, especially if you're only working 20 hours a week which is normal for part time. i did that my junior year and i still did cheerleading and swimming as well!!
In 1970 (I was 6 months away from my 16th birthday and by law you were not allowed to work younger than 16) I started to work FOR FREE at a hardware store and NO, it was not "in my family"...
I quickly learned that a friendly smile and good service got me A LOT OF TIPS and on occasion a "Can you come paint out the bedroom?" type small jobs on the side.
On my 16th birthday the boss gave me my first pay packet - which was nice BUT that day was not an extremely busy day, however I had earned just over double my pay packet value in tips that Saturday.
I bought my first Honda 50cc "bike" with cash THAT I HAD EARNED and that was a proud day for me... AND my parents.
When I was 14, I had a boyfriend in Maine. He played on my brother's hockey team so I knew him, met him,etc. And back then, we had to pay A LOT for long distance phone calls, before Voip and whatsapp.
My mom told me to get a job to pay for the phone bill. It taught me respect not only for my parents, but for others. I worked at a coffee shop. It's definitely a life lesson to have our own money at a young age and to appreciate how much your parents actually spend on you as a kid.
I got sick in 2009 and im on social assistance, and actively looking to work. I hate being on assistance for things i learnded a long time ago. But with my illness im limited on what i can do for work.
Don't worry for being limited, that job will be occupied by a teen who doesn't know how to negotiate salary.
I started having a job at 14. There is so much I’ve learned over the years as far as job etiquette. I’m 24 now and see so many people my age who get their first job and are the rudest most disrespectful people.
I'm 13 and am I the only one who wants to have a job?? Like as soon as I turn 14 I want to get a job. Is that not normal for people anymore?
That is wonderful that you want a job! Your biggest learning experience will be work ethic. It’s going to feel draining at times. You’re going to wish you were hanging out with friends. But in those times, remember you are earning money and developing a sense of work ethic which will reward you later on. And the best part is, you’ll have money to spend with your friends!
I did too. I had to get a Work permit from the athletic department in high school. That's just what they did back then.
Started out 3.35 an hour..
ive been trying to find a job ever since i was 13 i printed out hundreds of copies of cover letters and resumes and id hand it out every month i even went to the mall on my 16th birthday and handed out cover letters and resumes to every store in the mall i havent recieved a call back from any stores nothings wrong with my documents in fact its actually very good i believe im being discriminated against by overseaers trudeau brought them over here cramming them into one city they want people of their race and people who speak their langauge to work for them they dont want real canadians to work for them thus im not getting hired
@@nicholasmccalister8109 My friend is going to be working with me so I am really excited for that. I'm getting a job to save up for a car and I can not believe that this can be frowned upon. My parents aren't even making me get a job so I don't understand how someone can consider it "forced labor'. People confuse me 😂
My 14 year old brother just got a job at MacDonalds and he says that the majority of the employees are under the age of 18, there is nothing wrong with under 18s working, it gives them experience.
no just the fact that businesses are taking advantage of that by under paying the other employees who are older
To a lifelong sentence of slavery and stress about ever increasing inflation
I applied for a chickfila, McDonalds, and a Publix. I was denied because of a lack of experience. Just one question... how am I supposed to gain experience if I am not hired BECAUSE OF a lack thereof?
@@crispymcchicken2720 OMG SAME. It's almost impossible to get a job under 18 these days
because they pay them less then they'd pay an adult. That shit ain't fair. I told my sister "focus on school don't waste your time with a job at 16 they'll shit all over you"
My first "job" was at age 10. I walked around the neighborhood offering to mow lawns and rake leaves for $20. For Christmas, my dad bought me an upright motorized lawnmower.
In high school, I got a job cleaning out the gym every day at 6 AM. At age 15, I got a job at McDs flipping burgers.
Whenever it snowed we always lit out w/shovels in hand...
That was absolutely a job.
Right, because kids mowing lawns in their neighborhood is totally what was prevented by child labor laws. Are you seriously this stupid.
Sounds awful
Jesus Christ, labor laws aren’t about paper routes or shoveling neighbors driveways. Are you people really this ill informed?
I’ve had a job at Chick-fil-A for seven years starting when I was 16 years old. It really brought me out of my shell and helped me adapt to all kinds of people. It also gave me income to do various things like buy what I wanted and help pay for expensive extracurricular activities like competitive dancing. It gave me a sense of pride and a doorway to make a lot of money once I graduated high school. It also gave me work experience and was part of the happiest times in my life and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Sorry, but literally NOBODY cares about the "work experience" you got a fucking chik fil a. In fact if you put that on your resume for a real job, you'd probably be laughed out of the room
im a 16 year old girl who does online school. im not allowed to have a job until i finish high school. i expressed how much i wanted to work, but my parents said no. ive been doing online school since i was 12 and i never go out and genuinely do not have friends. i brought up going back to in person school and my dad said that if I went I wasn’t allowed to talk to anyone. im scared that they’re ruining my chances for my future, because I have no job experience, no service hours, no connections, nothing. what do I do.
That sounds like a rough situation. One thing I can suggest is look into entry-level apprenticeships. There are some available based on skills like coding or other things you can learn online. There are both national search sites and ones more local.
Join Job Corps
My parents were just like that, but this year (I'm also 16), they finally let me start babysitting. There is still hope!
I'm 15 (freshman in highschool) I babysit 2-3 times a week, and I am a receptionist at a clinic every friday. Along with babysitting and being a receptionist, I do college courses at my local community college. I also train jiu-jitsu every day for nearly 2-3 hours and still have time to hang out with friends. I feel having a job helps me be more independent! What 15 year old dosent want to be independent! I get to save for my first car and buy nearly anything else I want!
can i have a copy of your weekly schedule
@@samu-chan Ya I'll take one too
That’s great! Keep going!
@@Randomnamecommunityguidelineslol me too
Where’s your family fitting in?
I'm 17 now, I started working as a 16-year-old in a supermarket. I work 5 days in the week after school and full shifts on saturdays and holidays. I love working, as it keeps me away from my laptop, it learns me how to manage a job and responsibilities and I make money. I enjoy working my job, aside of my last grade of highschool and the past year I've changed so much. I've become more mature and wise about financial decisions and I'm very proud of myself for not quitting, even though it's not always easy. I would encourage every person that's old enough to get a first job, to go for it, as it will help you a lot in your later life.
Thats normal. 12 and 14 may happen but it's not normal outside of family businesses.
Most place were it is "common" is cause they "have" to.
I need a job and I want one. I'm 17 too but no one my age in my area can find one. All of my friends and people in my year have tried applying but no luck. So annoying. I'm from the UK so maybe its easier in America.
my son did a trade program in his high school and when he graduated he had an instant job that he loves and supports his growing family!!! I’ve never been more proud of him!!!!
That needs to happen more so with programs that will show us how to get work at a momoents notice in a vein of classes that teach you how to operate in a working set.
This. The total insistence on "college prep" is such a dumb attitude! And yeah, I was, but a shop class would have been fun and taught me things I could use ... like proper tool use.
I’m doing the exact same! Please wish me luck, as i wish your son and yourself financial success!
My son started high schools last year. I've been pushing the vocational classes to him. Where else are you going to learn so many practical skills for free?
@@davidcox3076 my son loved it ! and he’s really making great money and has room for advancement. it’s a wonderful thing to encourage him to do honestly and the fact that he’s actually happy supporting his ever growing family this way makes it with while!!! just let him know those programs really value the hard working employees they get from these programs and they have more opportunity for growth . ! i’m happy for your son i will pray he sees the real value in it 😊
This is so true. One of the big mistakes I think I made when I was growing up was not having a part time job while I was in high school. I would encourage young people to have work experience before they finish high school--even if they're doing things like babysitting, mowing lawns, fast food, etc.--as it will help teach them practical skills like taking responsibility for their actions that they clearly aren't getting in most public schools these days and so they are better prepared for the culture shock that comes with being expected to be a productive member of society.
I think it depends what age we’re talking about… a 14 year old is barely out of middle school, may still be in middle school and can’t drive. I think it’s good for young people to have job but we need to remember that they DO have the rest of their lives to work. They should be able to be young and enjoy the opportunity to have some completely free years before they have to work. I had my first job at 17 and began working permanently at 18 and have worked through college since. I am so glad my parents let me have a few of my teenage years to be young, pursue my hobbies, do sports, and enjoy time with my friends. Working is good but let’s not rush it.
It's a good idea, but I suggest being careful about that depending on your situation. If you're in college or a very demanding high school (STEM schools), I suggest waiting until after you're less busy. I made that mistake and I was so stressed out trying to juggle school and work (even if it was part-time). It tanked my grades and I had to quit to focus fully on school again.
People act as if school isn’t a job in itself. Education should always be more important than a minimum wage job.
@@southerngirl4076Or maybe what you're taking in college is honestly just too hard for you. Maybe you're not mentally up for it. Not to be rude, but. My son is an engineering student. You've got a full ride scholarship. He's about a year and a 1/2 to 2 years younger than everyone else in his class as he. Is 17 and most kids in his college are 18 and 19 years old, and he works at least 25 to 30 hours a week, and he has austrata. Very rigorous courses in the engineering program. He has absolutely no problems keeping those 3 days. So if it's too hard for you , then you're college is obviously beyond your mental abilities And if you work part-time, maybe get part-time job at. The library my son worked for the library in his college over the summer and loved it.
@@southerngirl4076I agree, and people also act as if you should enjoy these types of jobs especially at a young age. I agree with Brett that people should be encouraged to get these kind of jobs, but that does not mean you have to be excited about them.
I did a STEM degree and did internships over the summer. Essentially, you have to do that for a leg up on the competition.
True, keep work hours low if you are in a tough curriculum. In my case, I was a B+ or A student through most of school, but when I hit age 15 in high school, my father opened a second business and demanded I work in it for long hours. I struggled to maintain a C, and my college choices became limited. Just a matter of balance.
I was SHOCKED when I was in college and learned that most of my roommates throughout the years had NEVER worked a job before and were nervous to even apply. I’ve worked since 14 and remain baffled
I worked since 14 and still think it's good 😂😂😂
When I was a kid in Oregon, they took away our ability to work before age 18. 1st they went and made us have to get a work permit and we had to be 16 to get one, then they chipped away at the individual industries and made it so they couldn't hire us with our work permits until finally the time honored tradition of teens picking Strawberries was taken from us. I'm so glad I left that State.
God bless Oregon.
Poor kid didn't get to toil in the fields. How did you cope.
@@matthewcaldwell8100 Time honored traditions should be respected. We kids loved it and we looked forward to getting our chance to pick them.
I'm an Oregonian and I have done farm work since I remember and I love it.
A 15 year old died during his roofer job. I’m not sorry for not wanting a kid in a Dangerous job like a roofer.
no mention of changes to the laws in Arkansas... these shills will make the message tolerable while tryin to blame the other side.
At 14 I worked at a bakery. Taught me a lot of skills and discovered my passion seeing how happy food made people.
My kid is 18, they've been at the DQ for 3 years. He feels great pride buying his own stuff
not sure if other countries have this but in Sweden where I live we have a " summer job " concept. Which basically is that a bunch of businesses offer temporary work for a few weeks or months for teenagers who are on their summer break! And in some areas of the country the city will even offer these summer jobs themselves which makes the jobs pretty easy to get for most. The jobs are usually very simple things like cleaning, repairing public properties or working in libraries. Its an awesome concept and something that I def think more countries should have.
In Canada, depending program and how it is set up (like during the summer or during the semester), we have something similar. It's more like coop/intern. Some high schools have it but it is more targeted to grades 11 and 12.
@@EmelyPhan thats awesome! I feel like it is such a great way to get children/teens into the work force in a lower pressure environment since the jobs are literally created for them. Glad to hear other countries have it :)
I’m homeschooled and when I turned 14 I applied for the bell ringing job for the Salvation Army, I worked 4-5 days a week and my longest shift I took was 8 hours. I worked that whole season and made about 600$. I took a gap year from working in 9th grade because I was adjusting to my school work load. When I turn 16 I’m getting my licenses and applying to Chick-fa-la. I really don’t understand why we are all having a competition of who can find the most problems. I am immensely grateful for my mom who taught me to read (which I love doing) and to write before all this mess started.
Love “having a competition of who can find the most problems “- exactly!
Ayeeeee homeschooled!! 😂 I was homeschooled my last 3 years and had SUCH a hard time finding a job. Glad you're being smart and planning your time wisely. Keep up the good work!
In 1985 I was 5 and I asked my grandfather if I could borrow a dollar. He asked when I would pay him back. When I told him I didn't know he told me if I wanted a dollar I should get a job. That was one of the best life lesson he gave me and I never got that dollar.
The reason we have laws on how many hours kids can work during a week is there for reason. To let people under 18 still be able to work and make money for themselves and still be protected from being overworked. These jobs aren’t forced on teens either they have to apply be interviewed and be accepted. Also so many companies are willing to work with these teen workers so they can schedule around school or sports!
I’m 17, and I’m happy to say I have an interview on Friday. Can’t wait to start working 😂
Good luck to ya😉
All the best! 😊👍
That's great. And from an old woman who remembers being young. Let me tell you sometimes your high school job is the most fun and Rewarding job you'll have as the money is completely yours. To do with what you like cause you're still in your parents home. Hopefully not having to pay bills.😊 And it gives you a chance to have a little freedom. My best friend and I had a job together throughout high school and went to beauty college together and those were definitely the funniest times of our lives. Just remember to have a good time. Don't take it too seriously and you'll look back with good memories
@@AndiOlopwi thank you! ❤️
good luck if not keep plugging along it will work out as long as you are persistent. I was rejected multiple times before getting a job, btw follow up after is always a big plus.
Sadly, Brett.. Some locales actually have rules against hiring under 18, and in some cases, 16.. Our youngest (19, now) tried getting a job, when he was 16.. (summer) and again, when he was 17.. after school/summer.. He couldn't find ANYTHING.. He actually had to wait until he turned 18..Now- He's a supervisor, in his department, of his FIRST JOB.. He also, upon Graduation, procured a full scholarship, at Arizona State, in Business! Anyway.. Gen X here.. Yeah, got my first job at 14(paperboy)and never stopped working.. I feel you, and 100% agree. Just wanted to open the discussion a little..
Yup. This exactly- You CANT get a job in most places unless you at the very least 16. Also- she's not taking into account the transportation side of things. Most parents are busy with their own jobs and can't drive their underage kids back and forth from work. And having a kid walk or bike to their job can be very dangerous depending on where you live... Not to mention each state has a different set of rules for driving age. In mine I couldn't get a license until the age of 17. at 16 you can get your permit, but you have to have a guardian present whilst driving. I know in some states they let working kids drive a said amount of distance from their homes, but not where I live.
@@xoxablade8345 Right. She is extremely privileged and doesn't get what the average person has to go through.
@@tobiasburrell6055 I wouldn't go that far to say she is privileged, but she is missing point of what some of us go through.
A part of a lucky minority here, I never “worked” in high school. I was huge in FFA, 4-H, and the like. I did a bunch of work through those organizations and now I’m a freshman in a VERY well respected university with enough scholarship money to pay for the entirety of my education plus my apartment’s rent. If you’re going to do just extra curriculars in high school, you’ve gotta make it count.
as a 15 year old with a fast food job, I agree with this. not only do I have money for myself, but I socialize a lot more
When I worked in the fastfood industry, the majority of my coworkers were between 15 and 18 years old and they were so happy. They worked hard and had fun, wow shocking.
I love how they’re complaining about a 14 y/o working in fast food on a phone made by ACTUAL CHILDREN in China with metals mined by children
IN AFRICA
Yeah you are right. We shouldn't be worried about the fast food in the states it's more about the unpaid kids that work in actual sweatshops they get it far worse
basically. I worked my way through school, it made me not a commie. This is the real reason they do not want kids to work as dishwashers, dog walkers etc
The irony is amazing isn’t it
They'll get to that. This erosion of labor protections never stops at one thing. A decade or two ago the notion of rolling back protections now on the chopping block was so unpalatable no Republican would dare suggest it. This isn't about teens getting a part time job for a little extra pocket money. This is about shoving young people into the workforce as a way to underpay their adult coworkers.
We had a 15 yr old working as a busser at the restaurant I used to work for and he LOVED the job, and was good at it! And when he wanted to quit, he quit in a professional way and just said, I think I’ve gotten all I can from this job, thank you lol and I was blown away with his work ethic, and then responsible way of quitting. Parents who raise their kids right, let them get jobs early and gain skills while they have the safety net of a roof over their heads rather than throwing them out into the world with no skills and no education and no work ethic all mixed with entitlement. We have to set our kid up for success to live in the real world on their own.
Started babysitting at ten, but I got my first “real” job was when I was 16 or 17. I worked as entertainment at a waterpark over the summer. 6 hour shifts dancing in the sun and 100* heat, running karaoke and hula hoop competitions, enticing the kids into games of beachball volleyball or water balloon dodgeball… It was a BLAST. I was hot and sweaty and got the occasional sunburn when I forgot to reapply sunscreen, but I loved the work. I loved the responsibility and trust that was given to me (like handling expensive audio equipment). When my mom wasn’t able to drive me one day and I couldn’t catch a ride, I roller skated all the way to work because I knew it was my responsibility to be there and be on time. My supervisor was stunned. 😂 I had so much pride in what I was doing. Kids need that kind of outlet.
Also, love the trade high school idea. My two kids are homeschooled, and part of what appealed to me about schooling that way was the options that would be open to my children in high school (the ability to intern in different fields, for example). Wish I’d had something like that available to me.
At 10?wtf is wrong with America?
@@pulpfictiI had an infant brother, so I was very familiar with (and thoroughly enjoyed) all the day-to-day work that goes into taking care of an infant. My first couple clients lived within a couple blocks, so they knew my parents were right there if I needed anything. Never had any problems. 🤷♀️ As a parent of two, I don’t think I’d trust most tweens to watch my kiddos, but it didn’t feel weird to me at all when I was the one doing it. If I wasn’t doing it for money, I was changing diapers and feeding my brother for free at home. 😂
@@noelsouthmoor oh don't worry. I'm not blaming you. I'm blaming whoever thinks it's a good idea to let a child babysitt another child. A ten year olds only purpose should school and enjoying childhood as long as as they can. Anything else is child abuse. And it's sickening that Americans think that that's ok
When I was 14 I was very depressed because I felt like I was just endlessly studying in school with no end in sight but I got my first job and it made me happier because I finally felt like I was doing something useful for society and it taught me practical skills that I use way more often than all of those theoretical sums I was forced to study in school.
Me and my friends are 14 and 15. All we want is to work. I was homeschooling all last year and nannied for 2 kids under 5. I enjoyed it so much and loved the freedom of not having to ask my parents for money. It also taught me so much responsibility. In this economy me and my friends are trying to build our savings and save to eventually get a car. Give us something!!
My brothers and I were encouraged to focus on school. My parents worked jobs that were physically demanding, and they did not want that for us. My mother always said that our only inheritance was an education because we were not able to afford anything else, we were first generation kids.
1 didn't work until they got a bachelor's
2 worked while going to college
1 went to work after H.S.
All but the youngest are currently financially independent and responsible. I would encourage teens to work at least part time, but if my child wants to focus on her education before ever working, I will support that. So long as she is dedicated and demonstrates responsibility. Because a job will not necessarily make her responsible or independent.
🙌🏻 THIS!
same here... My mom is a single parent and didn't have an opportunity to go to college. Now, she prioritize us on finishing our education so that we can have stable jobs unlike hers . I didn't have to worry about getting a job because I was told not to and just focus on school. This may be a culture thing but in my country, finishing college and have a degree gives you a chance for financial security or an opportunity to work abroad
I called in at a local burger place once and was shocked when I was answered by a girl who sounded 8-10. She was more articulate, efficient, and polite than MOST adult servers. She also got my order right and gave me the correct amount of change. Granted, her family probably owned the business, but I was still so impressed at her costumer service!! We need to bring this back!!
Rude costumers will destroy her soul in a few years . Y’all find it nice cuz she’s young but god forbid she’s 20+ working that job people will treat you like shit, like your so dumb, dare you make a mistake and try to make it right they will yell and degrade you ect ect … gets old after awhile
@@Souls-at-zer0places that allow kids to work there, usually don't buy into the "customer is always right" bs and stick up for their employees
@@Souls-at-zer0fr I've had legit death threats and guns pulled on me before because a guy ordered then ate a Supreme pizza then came back and was upset a large Supreme pizza was 20$ as if that is a rediculous price
I feel like anyone who’s worked as a teenager (myself included) will tell you that you become much more equipped to handle rude people and pressure, and are not phased by the real world like you once were.
Agreed. Got my first job at 16 after having been a homeschooled kid from 6th grade and through high school. It really pushed a lot of growth in me as a person. I’m 20 now and I was a manager at a fast food place I worked at after turning 18. There are some things I really didn’t like about that job (the environment primarily) so I left. I’m at a much better workplace now. Even through the bad I’m glad that it happened because it helped me grow a lot more than I thought I would
@@SmallAndSoftDo you want some cheese to go with that WHINE
When single income households were the norm, the economy reflected such. When two income households became the norm, the economy adjusted to it. The problem with people like you is that you think every pump jockey and soda jerk was making enough money to buy a house and raise a family. They weren't. Just like now, if you wanted a decent life, you needed a decent job.
@@AndiOlopwi ha? wait is this supposed to be funny or just some copied and pasted unoriginal comment you saw someone else use?
I for one see nothing wrong with a person who is still in school getting a job so as to have a little walking around money. What I take issue with is that some people actually believe that...
- If you make it to the age of 18 and you have never had a job, you are a bad person.
- Having a job before you turn 18 should be a requirement for anyone who wishes to get a job after the age of 18.
- If you make it to 18 and you have never worked before, you should be precluded from ever working, that way you will end up homeless when your parents die.
I am not saying that Breet said that necessarily, but you would be surprised by how many people actually believe the above three points.
My 20 year old daughter said to me 3 days ago that she was so thankful that I didn't make her work before she graduated school because it allowed her to focus on school and get good grades and scholarships to the college she's in now. She is doing great away from home, in school, at a hotel manager job, because I made work an option but enforced studies.
Hotel manager job, from the start, with no previous experience in age of 20? smells like BS.
@@Clistes Manager now that she's learned the ropes. She was learning for 2 years, manager now. Small town, small hotel. Still better than I did at 20!
@@monicarae9457 that makes more sense now
As a 14 yr old girl with a job I love you for talking about this
I didn’t get a job till 19-20. I do regret not getting a job earlier but my parents weren’t asking me to do that. I enjoy working at my current job now and I’m hoping to get promoted at my job. I’m still going to school (the lazy out-of-pocket way).
And at my job, we have the sweetest kid who just started a month ago. He was so excited and ready for this job. The amount people asking how old he was (because he does look VERY young) is ALOT.
Getting a job early helps. And it also probably depends on how you’re raised. If you’re able to follow directions and do what you need to do, these kids SHOULD be fine.
Key word, “should” 🤷🏿♀️
Nothing wrong with paying for school out of pocket. Don't give in to predatory gov't loans.
I almost made that mistake.
Honestly I wish I'd gotten a part time job after high school and figured things out before getting shoved off to college, ruining my gpa, getting traumatized by the aloneness and increasing feeling of helplessness. Lost my scholarship and ended up working part time anyways to pay for school, and then you're trying to manage work, school and enjoyment of life and everything just kinda sucks. Especially when you have no friends.
18 year old here, i started delivering newspapers when i was 10, started cleaning in houses when i was 12, and had a real job when i was 13. Now i am able to afford my own stuff and have learned to be responsible. Was it always fun? No but it learns how real life is
I love how she slides the ads in... It always connects with the topic. ❤😂
I am from south America (Guyana 🇬🇾) and I started working when i was 15 years old, now going 18 and it's completey normal over here. For me it was the best thing that had ever happen to me, i don't need to rely on my mother now.
You rely on your capitalist baron.
Highschool has so many pointless topics that needs to be removed, as it has no use in the real life world!
I’m 15 and I work at my parents small business, I don’t work a ton but I still work. It is insane that they’re calling this child labor but a 100 years ago there were little to no labor laws to protect workers. I don’t know how many times I’m going to say this but these people are insane.
I've worked at Chick Fil A since I was 16. Its not because I had to, its because my parents and I wanted me to have job experience during high school to build BOTH job and life skills. I deal with a lot of situations on the job that have developed my interpersonal, listening, and communication skills. Theres nothing wrong with teenagers working. Its such a good way to ease into adulthood, not to mention making friends, learning those skills, and having positive adult role models to look up to. We should be grateful there are still kids who WANT to work jobs in their teens because so many teens nowadays only want to be on their phones with TikTok.
16 y/o here. I haven’t gotten a “real” job yet but I adore any task I can do at my local library and actually plan to apply for a job there when I finish high school (for personal reasons, its very hard for me to do both and also deal with a big family every day). I genuinely love working. The only thing I dread for in the future is the interviews, possible let downs and inevitable bad visitors. But its just a moment in time that will pass and that’s how I chose to cope with it. Working hard, especially physical labor, makes me feel accomplished and like I don’t have to feel guilty for getting stuff with the money I earn. It also always has me feel like I’m showing my parents wrong when they constantly say I’m “lazy” or would “get hit with the real world real hard”.
Obviously don’t pressure any struggling teens with doing both work and school if its genuinely too much, like in my case (and believe me, I despise the fact its a struggle). But working around 15-16 is GOOD and gives them smth productive and positive to do. I know it would especially helpful to those with bad home lives who can take more time away from that environment, and earn money that they hopefully can use on their own for backup food, smth comforting, or a possible way out when they’re 18
Ok. So I’m gonna say it. My kid is 12 and she has a hard enough time keeping up with her school work and chores. If a child is mature enough to handle both without the other suffering then sure. But I’m hearing talks of raising the retirement age to 70 something like that. So the way I see it she’s gonna have to work the rest of her life probably. Right now her job is to get good grades and do her chores and if she can start to manage those things like they need to be and she decides she wants a job at 16. Then we’ll talk about it. But if school starts to suffer then that’s a no.
Take her out of that school! Home time is for children to bond with their family. Call my crazy, but if my child comes home with "homework" I'm sending the breakfast dishes with them in the morning. But then, I'm one of the people that believes that the school system is fundamental flawed because it was created to prepare children to work in factories as adults. Don't believe me, look it up!
100%!!!
I grew up in the country and always helped the farms around me (We didn't live on a farm, just a quiet house in the middle of fields). As a nearby young person you were expected (males AND females) to always help when needed. I can't even count the # of hay barns I've filled as a kid! Finnaly at 13 I could get my work-permit and then actually start getting paid with a check (and I learned about taxes real quick).
Now, my oldest just started to drive and goes to work, to school, to participate in varsity athletics, to friends and also home to study/family time (Not necessarily in that order).
...Somehow he has money, a 3.7 GPA, friends and is happy!
"WEIRD, WEIRD?"
Keep the great videos coming!
Love the Rachel Zegler “Snow White” reference
I had my first job at age 23... im very late and trying to get my life together
i just got my first job 3 months ago at a timbermill, I'm 19.
Same here man. Some of us are late bloomers. Just don't make excuses for the important shit in life and own it to the fullest extent and you'll be totally fine.
Thank you 🙏 Finally someone that isn’t perfect, that comment section really frightened me how much better every one is then me.
@@TimTom112 it's never too late to begin learning something new! I am 24 and aside from my internship I have never held a job. The skills you may learn at low level jobs you take as a teenager aren't exclusive to those kinds of work!
Finally someone in my boat I’m the same way
When i was 12 i got my first job with a simple task of walking my neighborhoods dog 3 outta 5 days in the week. I got $30 each week and its taught me a lot. My sister got her first job at 14 working at urban air and work there for almost 2 summers. Having a job has helped with so much especially getting money so when I start driving i can pay for my car and it also teaches me very good life lessons at a young age. Like a few weeks ago i opened up my first bank account. I’m the only kid out of my friend group that has a job and it’s also a fun thing to brag about lol.
I wouldn't worry about the "child labor thing" because it is okay to get a job while in high school. The issue is taxation without representation. If they can't vote until they are 18, they should not be taxed.
I've started working in September of 2023 as a 15 year old and I make $300 a week which is great pay for people my age. The caveat being that it's on my own hours that I work, as I do it from home. It can take me a month or more if I wanted it to, but I made a New Year Resolution to get the work done every work and get paid $300, and I've been able to do that for the first month of January. It's very time consuming, but I made a commitment to get that work done so I'm doing something productive with my time rather than wasting it.
What kind of work pays a 15 year old $300 a week?
It should be no surprise that the Left, AKA subversive Dems will advance any position that weakens anyone's ability to become self-reliant. After all, this serves the end goal of reducing the country to 3rd World status and its collapse as a nation; leaving the Dems, read PARTY, which actually means "THE STATE"
In German, that word translates as " Das Reich"
Natzi Germany, Hitler, 1939 ring a bell?
What kind of job?
@@Yesica1993I would like to know.
Good on you, young blood.
My son graduated early and has applied all over at 17 trying to find a job. He hasn’t got any callbacks. He just wants some money to buy dirtbikes and things he wants.
It’s killing him not getting callbacks for the oppertunity.
At 17 and a graduate he is old enough for the military. Good pay and great benefits.
@@gunnysloan4103I just retired after 25 years in the navy. It’s not what it used to be. He isn’t going in the military.
@@joshg8458i'm almost 18 i'm planning on joining the navy do you have any tips advice for me and if it's not a good choice some information about that?
@@joshg8458that should be his choice not yours
@@gunnysloan4103Get lost recruiter.
It's really a privilege to work at a young age, it's more beneficial than it is "harmful". I developed chronic health issues at 15 and could barely go to school, but I had always planned to get a summer job if my health improved. Unfortunately it didn't, but thankfully my parents were supportive and I just focused on school. I got my first job at 22 as an intern in the field I was studying and I was SO extremely excited to actually be able to work, I think that's one of the reasons I got hired. During the interview I was just oozing excitement. It's sad that many people see work as some horrible thing that we shouldn't subject teens to. Of course there are negatives with any job, but there are so many things that you learn at a job that you won't learn by just going to school.
It all depends on the work and whether it provides a positive trajectory for the teenager engaged in it.
It's not that we, progressives or the left, see it as horrible for a teen to be working. However being someone who worked the food industry in their teens I would NOT recommend it. That being said it's less about the kids working and more about the employer taking advantage of these changing laws to make kids work several hours a day for multiple days that would prevent them from actually studying and doing their homework and passing their class. And yes this would predominantly fall upon the minority community since a majority of them live in situations where another paycheck being brought in is desperately needed. Not all of em as there are plenty of white communities or families that are in the exact same situation but not at the same levels. If a teen wants to work they should absolutely be allowed to work but we as the adults need to make sure we are protecting them from some insane practices as they join into the workforce and don't get taken advantage of.
Before getting a job I was lazy and didn’t want to work, but when I got my first job after a few weeks I enjoyed going there and it became something I looked forward to as I was becoming friends with some coworkers my age outside of work and just started having fun in the workplace while also learning basic skills and speaking with people much better than before.
I wish this video had come out when I was a teenager. My parents didn’t want me to have a job while I was in school because I’m autistic. Fifteen-year-old me was never going to be able to get through to my parents about it. Because I was denied getting a job like I wanted to my parents never let me get real world experience and adjust early (like autistic kids should), didn’t teach me how to properly budget or how to have impulse control before I turned 18 and the mental switch in my head flipped. If I were suddenly thrown back in time ten years ago and my 25-year-old indebted, fast food wage slave, prematurely bad knee self were to look at my parents back then- who were against my getting a job and learning to be responsible early on - I would look at them and ask “Is this what you want my future to look like?” I love my parents, but I wish that they had let me do what I needed to do. I truly didn’t stop being a teenager until last December when I turned 25 and suddenly I found myself in serious financial trouble.
Parents, let your kids get a job before they turn 18 and you can’t teach them anything anymore.
I got my first summer job at 14 grading papers. A couple years later I got rehired to be a tutor. It was only about 10-15 hours a week but I learned a lot, learned how to communicate with all ages (I was previously a shy kid so this was the most beneficial aspect for me), and it was nice having extra cash. My friend group would celebrate whenever one of us got a job. We're all 20-22 now and those of who had jobs during high school are on average doing better than those who didn't.
I got my first job at an ice cream shop and it taught me confidence, social skills, and people skills. I balanced high school, dual enrollment at community college, volunteering at church, and a shift leader. Early work experience has lifelong dividends
I worked from the time I was 9. I use to cut grass with a push mower and I mean a non-powered push mower. At age 11 I got a paper route, then at 16 I worked for a furniture store. Almost all the money I earned I saved for college. Once in college I worked 25+ hours per week at a TV station, first helping to build sets then moving up to camera, then control room, and finally broadcast director. I graduaded college without a penny in debt. For grad school, I once again saved up money then was accepted into a work-study program where I worked 40 hrs/week and used my work at the hospital psych unit to do my Master's Thesis. In every phase of my working life I always felt proud of what I did.
I got a job at 14, and I absolutely love it. Not only have a met some of my best friends, it has taught my responsibility and new skills that I need as an adult, such as managing money. It's not a hard job at all and not at all stressful. Not to mention the amount of money I have saved up for college and my future. It also is something productive to do instead of just scrolling all damn day
I'm sorry but how is working at 14 in any way traumatizing. Do people forget that it's only in the last couple generations that people haven't had to work as children. And that LITERALLY ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY kids have been working.
My parents literally as soon as I turned 16, pushed me to get a job. Thankful they did that
When I was growing up, girls between 12-14 were mature enough to babysit & often cooked dinner as all young girls learned to cook. Boys this age got paper routes. And my entire town before the oil boom in the 70s was considered rural so plenty of farm chores! So when we turned 16, it was a natural part of learning & growing up to get a job! Was this one of the differences between my generation who grew up in the 60s & 70s & the current generation sitting in front of tick tock videos popping adhd meds!
Brett, you are a gem! If only we had more even close to the young lady you are, I would worry less about the younger generations!
We need less capitalists.
I was part of this generation I forgot to mention that I pulled tobacco and bailed hay. That was seasonal though.
@@LiamColeman-Halla-yq2jlwhy?
@@arkham626 capitalists don't care about us. F*** capitalism
Are you fucking thick? Did you think that labor laws passed in the 30s were legislating against paper routes and baby sitting?
I started working by the time I was 13 and haven't stopped working since. I'm currently 15 and am very grateful for the experiences I've been given.
Let's start with schedules. Here's your average schedule for an adult:
10p- 6a (8h) - Sleep
6a- 8a - (2h) breakfast and commute
8a- 5p (9h) Work
5p - 7p (2h) commute and Dinner
7p - 10p (3h) whatever else
And here's the schedules for kids/ teens:
10p- 6a (8h) - Sleep
6a- 7a (1h) - breakfast and commute
7a- 3p (8h) - School
3p- 5p (2h) - commute and homework
5p- 6p (1h) - dinner
6p- 10p- (4h) - whatever else
Okay look close! You see the similarities.... good job!
School is their job and they work longer than any full time employment would have them work. You want to talk about building work ethic, well there's your work ethic right there!
Now that "whatever else" isn't frivolous. People are not work machines, and call me a lib, but I don't think we should be teaching children to be. We need time away from work. We need time to rest that isn't sleep. We need time to play that isn't influenced by making money. We need time to figure out who we are as a person and what our place in society is and I ask you, where in a kid's/ teen's busy schedule is there time for a 40 hour work week that isn't summer "vacation"? As far as summer "vacation" goes, what happened to letting kids be kids, Brett? Or does that argument only apply when you can take away trans kid's rights because you think you know better than them about their gender identity?
Now there's a couple arguments:
"It's just a starter position."
The average age of fast food employees in the states is 26.5 according to 2021 data from Cornell University, up from 24 years in 2018.
"It gives them experience."
I thought it was just a starter position? But no it doesn't. Nobody at their current "better" job still has "burger flipper" on their resume, because flipping burgers doesn't actually teach you anything about the job you want, and the "experience" companies are looking for is experience relevant to the career field and these jobs only eat up their time where they could otherwise be building that experience with extracurriculars.
"It teaches them to work as a unit."
So would any long term group assignment, like say being on a sports team.
"It builds character."
What character do you think a corporation is going to instill in your child?
"How is this racist?"
Child labor laws being relaxed is going to have different effects on different households based on their income, and due to slavery, no reparations, debt peonage, convict leasing, no GI bill, red-lining, more policing, and longer prison sentences for the same crime leading to more single income households among black communities, black communities and families will be effected most by this by putting more pressure on the child to get a job and help the household fiscally.
"So you think children shouldn't work?"
Nooo, I think if a child is going to work it should be because they want to do that work, and should be fully outside the influence of "working for pay" labor, like everyone's in the comment's section's stories are of them working at a ranch, or horse stable, or their local coffee shop, not a Bubger Kirg.
"What if a child wants to make money to help out the household?"
That implies the household needs helping which is basically an admission that we at least sometimes don't pay our working class enough and are inching closer to a "three income household" system to solve the problem, which is an argument to raise wages, not to allow child labor.
"People are entitled asking for a living wage."
Yeah, how dare they expect the labor they give to multi-billion dollar companies, be compensated enough to cover the cost of living. It's appropriate I think that this argument came from the older generation that could pay off their college debt working a part time job, and think that nowadays all you have to do to get a job is hand the manager your resume personally, a position so far detached from how the current workforce works that it should just stop being repeated altogether, but I've been through this song and dance before and crap ideas don't die just because they're wrong.
"Kids wanting to take on responsibility should be encouraged."
Kids wanting to take on the responsibility of adding additional income to their household should not be encouraged. They should not feel the need to shoulder any of that responsibility in the first place. Raise wages. If they want spending money, 10 hours a week at $15/hr or being paid by their parents for household chores is enough.
This is so accurate. I’m 15 and I have a part time job putting books away and volunteer for 8 hours/week. Every week is 50 hours and I love it. I am always looking towards the next age milestone so I can do something greater.
I started out as a mother’s helper too at 12! Started babysitting at 13-kids around the neighborhood & babies did that until I was around 18, also started working in restaurants and pizza shops at 14.. if I wanted nice things I had to provide them for myself. And you know what all my friends always came to my house to get ready to go anywhere because I had the blue sapphire flat iron, the “good” makeup and I had all the nice clothes and shoes but that’s because I had a job!! lol most of my friends did not!
As someone who got hired at their job at 14, and am now in a shift lead position at 15 (above some adults) - I can proudly say that getting a job is one of the best things you could do for yourself.
Good job! It's fun to flex on your friends with all your spare pocket change :)
thank you! it’s nice to work hard and see your pockets fill up for sure 😉
That's amazing!! What kind of job is it, if you don't mind me asking? Im looking into getting my first job and I am hoping that talking to other working teenagers will help me choose what I want to do 😊
Nice 😎👌
Im gen-z.
I didnt get my first official job until i was 17/18, but i had done volunteer or 1 off jobs to learn responsibility. Things like;
1) dog sitting for a neighbor for 2 weeks a time, a couple times a year (going over to feed the dogs twice a day, walk them 2-3x a day, let them outside to the garden, clear the garden etc) from around 9yrs old (with my brother who was 13)
2) Going to coffee mornings with my grandma when i visited and serving the ladies (coffee or tea and cake orders etc) from around 8yrs old
3) Volunteering tutoring for younger students on my school lunch breaks when i was 15yrs old
4) Babysitting younger cousins for a couple hours from around 14yrs old
etc.
Im also from England, where we have 2 lots of "work experience" within our school schedule. 1 week in yr10 (14/15 years old) and 1 week in yr12 (16/17 years old). This involves reaching out to companies and organising joining them for 1 week to give experience, introduce job structure, and inform on potential career directions. I remember working with a theatre company, monday-friday, 8:30-5, and sitting in on meetings, taking notes, making calls to external sister companies, rigging lights and staging for a touring production etc. I remember a friend going to a vet practise and taking calls, making appointments, and sitting in on a few less urgeant appointments etc. It was so helpful to adapt and learn.
I am currently a Senior in high school and working on becoming a certified Medical Assistant. In order to be certified you must do an internship and work 160 hours UNPAID. I have been at my clinic 30 hours per week and I am about 40 hours short from getting certified. On top of that I am still going to school while working at my fast food job on the weekends. I am blessed to be able to have this work experience because I know what it takes to work hard for everything you have. I am now years ahead of my peers and I can come to appreciate what it takes to hold down a job or an internship. Overall if it wasnt for me getting out of my comfort zone I would have never been where I am today.
I don't think that children necessarily SHOULD work before 18 years old. I think jobs provide good life skills and offer a lot of teaching opportunities. But, I was VERY involved with extracurriculars growing up and didn't have time to necessarily add a job in addition to marching band, color guard/winter guard, and sports (many of which would overlap during seasons). I still learned commitment, time-management, responsibility, etc. I would babysit, teach guitar, and pet-sit in off-seasons, but the jobs weren't "official." Plus, we should also consider that some places may not want to employ people under 18 due to labor laws. I think a lot of it depends on the child and family dynamic. It's ok to allow kids to be kids, and we don't necessarily have to covet one extreme over another.
My dad told me once "You have your entire life to work and have a job. Enjoy the opportunities you have now, because you won't necessarily have them in the future."
I worked in our big garden starting at age 6 pulling weeds and suckering tomato plants.
My pay was a room, clothes, education, sports equipment, nice car to go places, vacations and food including all the veggies i could hold.
I fell in love with working and when i got my first real job at 13 I couldn’t believe i was getting money for such an easy job compared to working for my dad.
Today i have all the above and more from working.
Thanks Pops!
Your boss doesn't care of you have a bed, clothes, shelter, food, etc.
A job helped me develop social skills. It's something we definitely need more of today
A job also develops submission to capitalism.
@@LiamColeman-Halla-yq2jl I'd rather be "submissive to capitalism" than a social anxious mess who can't get a job at all honestly
My family owned a restaurant. I started when I was 12 in 1970. I learned so much responsibility and respect that I wouldn’t change a thing.
You didn't start shit. You were forced 😂
@@pulpficti LOL, I lived through it with all my teeth.
@@jameswiththegermanshepherd6628 as I said. You didn't start shit
My parents had money. They made me get a part-time job at 16 and pay for half of my first car. Was a good way to teach me responsibility and get money in the bank
My mom raised me with incredible work ethic. When I was 14 I got my first job, when I was 18 I was working three jobs, going to school and getting a license in a trade. I bought my own first car with the money I saved up. It’s still one of my most proud moments!
Im a freshman in high school who works part time at McDonald's, people always are so shocked on why I have a job right now. I've heard people say "I dOnT wAnT a MiNoR tAkInG mY oRdEr" like have you had any social interaction with a 14 year old? I agree this should be normalized. I love working here because it keeps me busy, I have so much extra money (I only have 2 subscriptions and a phone bill to pay for). I feel so rich as a teenager because I don't have the responsibility of paying more than what I am now. I've been begging for more hours and happily covering for someone's shift. People think it's abuse to children? Why do they not understand that I am happy and WANT to work? I maintain a 3.8 GPA, playing sports and more extracurriculars while working part time. I couldn't be happier.
This is not about you. Child labor laws being repealed will principally affect two groups of people: adults who will now have to compete with minors who will work for less and poor largely immigrant children who will have to work because it will make a difference in their family’s ability to survive. Nobody is preventing teenagers from getting a part time job. The protections concerned dangerous and frequently poorly paid jobs such as meat packing, line work, and construction. There’s a reason the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed to begin with.
@@matthewcaldwell8100 I don't think the adults have any competition cuz they'll automatically win 💀
I’m a teacher and giving you a virtual high five. So proud of you!!! KEEP BEING AWESOME!
Get that bag 🤝
@@ItzMeEva159 _"I don't think the adults have any competition cuz they'll automatically win."_
Another reason why children _shouldn't_ be working, because of how demoralizing that in particular will be for them.
I absolutely agree with you. Teens used to take pride in getting their first job at a burger joint. It taught us how to be responsible.
No they fucking didn’t. The teenager who could care less about his shit job is a trope that has been burned into popular memory.
@@matthewcaldwell8100 I might be a bit older than you. I’m speaking of times long gone.😂
@@johnarhodes3748 No, you’re projecting nostalgia back onto people that wouldn’t have shared your perspective
@@matthewcaldwell8100 Don't know what neck of the woods you grew up in, but when I was a teen in the 60's we were jealous of those who got jobs. The McDonalds job was a status symbol (two high schools for the single McDonalds location). We were tickled back then to have MONEY!
@@GUYinMN-vt4jl What generation do you think came up with that trope?
I didn't have a job until I was 22 and while I wanted one sooner, I'm kind of glad my parents made me wait. I got to enjoy being a teenager for as long as I did. I did start looking when I hit twenty, to which none of the job searches went well for a while. (I'm going on a year at my current job.) I volunteered a lot growing up. In high school, I was an aide doing jobs for the school library and did a few theater performances. I didn't get paid for any of it, but I got the experience of working with others and feeling like they were jobs.
When I have kids, I'm going to encourage them to do similar things. I want them to focus on school, but also have the experience of what a job could be like. I also wouldn't mind them having seasonal jobs. There's a popular plantation in my town that hires workers in the autumn every year. Many of my friends got jobs there to get the experience and some money for Christmas gifts for their families. Maybe they could even do something freelance like babysitting, something my mom did when she was in high school.
Yeah this comment section is baffling. I personally think teenagers should have fun and relax before they enter the adult world and start working. Unless, of course, they want to work. It just feels weird how it feels obligatory to have a job when you're younger than 18
@@dashaa6174You're not alone, I've been scrolling through the comments to find like-minded individuals as well. 😄
I had a paper route at 10. I was working in a restaurant at 16. After HS 20 years in the USAF. Then 25 years driving a tractor trailer (union job). I now have 2 pensions plus social security and a 401k I started at 16. I own my home. Bought my retirement car cash. I have no debt. And my retirement income is over 100K. Good life. I worked for my retirement. I earned it.
Sad thing is he’s probably learning more from working at Burger King than he is in school anyways
Thanks for sharing that you got your GED brett, im also trying to get mine. Im 18 and i feel like time is just slipping away since i left highschool during COVID. And it sucks you have to have a highschool education in order to work in this country as i know many a folk in my area who don’t and are able to live semi-stable lives but it’s never enough. Just because they wanted to work instead of getting doctrinated schooling.
But at least i have no bills,no debt, and am helping take care of my aging mother. I want to work but you need a car, you need a job to afford said car, and you need an education to get said job. It’s a fuckin cycle
I feel this as a 22-year-old getting my GED (I was homeschooled). Stay strong, keep it up!
@@ambivelent-artist you too, i wish you the best. It honestly made my day knowing im not alone.
I’m 17 and I have a job and am running a gardening business, also I’m going for arborist training in September
AND I LOVE IT!!!
I wish I could start earlier but I moved to Bulgaria at age 14 so I didn’t speak the language (still don’t because it’s a very hard language)
Keep it going my dude! You’ll make it!
@@Joke1136 thank you, I one day hope to be a pilot but I won’t cry if I’d fail and just be an arborist forever, I still would get some alternative form of height lol 😂
@@Donuts_random_stuff Arborism and botany are some of the most rich and mesmerising disciplines you can find work in. The world of plants is just so beautiful and interesting. Even if you don't think much about it, your work is very valuable!
Wonderful!
@@thor1829 I know, I love planting all kinds of plants and taking care of them, I also love the fact that as arborist I don’t just cut down trees for no reason like loggers/lumber jacks, as arborist all trees that have to be removed have to be removed with a reason and I will also be taking care of trees. I love my chainsaw and ever since running it for the first time I am addicted to chainsaws but I do not wanna be cutting down trees without also giving back to what I’ve taken away.
I now mostly plant just vegetables because I don’t think my mom would appreciate me planting our entire backyard into a rainforest lol 😂
I babysat for several of the ladies at my church at like 12 or 13. I started working at my parents cake shop on the weekends when I was 14. Then I worked as a tutor for my school after I was 16 all the way up till I graduated. I continued working full time at the cake shop after graduation.
I had money that I earned on my own for a long while. I got my own checking and savings acct after starting the tutoring job, since the school required an account to send my pay to electronically. I learned how to save and spend money in a smart way from my parents.
Now I get to use all my money and budgeting knowledge to help my husband and help us afford everything well while he’s the only breadwinner in the home. Most people our age need dual income setups, but it’s not necessary for us because the worth I bring from saving us time as money is worth more than the job I would have. I’m happy this way
While work experience is good, it can be a slippery slope. I started work when I was 12 cleaning sawdust out of my dad's wood turning machines in his business. For five quid and some fish and chips on Saturday. Now I'm 55 I'm already sick of the grind. I just wanted to play D&D and chill with my mates at 12 after spending all week at school, not get covered in dust for a pittance. I also had a newspaper round that paid next to nothing. Choice is good, exploitation isn't. Putting kids in an unsupervised work area with random adults could be really detrimental to a child's wellbeing and safety. Kids do not have the defences available to put up against bullying, intimidation and sexual exploitation - all of which are possible in a random job. I'm not saying its evil, it just needs caution and oversight IMO.
Also that is such a scary thing to say at the end. Literacy rates are trash and schools are failing children so the solution is to let kids work more? That’s such a privileged thing to say and does not help create literate and functioning adults for the work force
I will agree but it was sometimes hard to get a job before 18 if you were still at school. Most part time jobs in the area need you during school time and anything that involves alcohol can't to that ethier.
Our options were basically do a full time job on top of school or takeaway but there was only so many of those jobs and hundreds of kids
I agree. I'm 17 and have applied to like 20 jobs and none of them want me (or my friends, or other people in my year). I even got an offer for an interview in Costa (Coffee shop in UK) but they couldn't find the time as I was never free as I have school. It's so hard. I'm from a single income household as well so there's llots of pressure for me to find one.
I remember being either 12 or 13 and wanting a job SOOO BAD. Had to wait until I was 16. Best life experience ever. Also more money in my hands than I had ever seen.
Same, but when I turned 16 Covid was already making its way around so my parents told me that I shouldn’t get a job
I worked since I was 11 with my father in landscaping/construction; Not the kind with big machines, and many people, but the kind with a shovel, rake, some cement, sand, and extra tools with maybe two to three guys max. I learned that nothing in this life is given, and everything is earned, and while I may at times feel cheated with the life I live, I understand that that doesn't define who I am. I am what I create, and whether that a be clean garden , or a set of stairs with concrete, I am whatever I work to be, and no one can ever take that away from me.
I asked my father back in 1986 when I was twelve years old "Dad, could you buy me a Nintendo?" He looked at me and said "If you want to buy it, go find a job." So I took up a paper route. It took me a while, but I bought myself a NES and I felt such a sense of accomplishment. By fourteen years old, I was working the counter at McDonalds. Even as a child it was my responsibility at five years old onward to feed the chickens and ducks on our farm twice a day; once in the morning before school and once after school. This is called building a work ethic and independence! This is NORMAL LIFE!
What were your grades in school like?
This is a psychotic take on labor relations that nobody asked for.
My son wants to work, but his grades are too low for me to justify it presently. Once he gets them up, I’m behind him 100%! It’s good for them! That being said, everywhere he’s even asked has said you have to be 18. That is new to me!
I had my first job when I was 10 (1966). I picked up trash at a summer music school. It paid $1 a week and I was proud to have it! I got an allowance from my parents, but I had to take out the trash, scrub the vinyl bathroom and kitchen floors, etc. I worked every summer from the time I turned 16 through college. Now, there are kids getting PhD’s or a masters degree that have never worked a day in their life. I was very lucky and my parents paid for most of my college tuition and most of my room and board. I paid for books, pizza, beer, entertainment etc. in college, I walked or biked to class like everyone else. I was not unique!
It was a different time!
You don’t know anything about what it takes to get a masters or a PhD, do you?
💀 Actual stockholm syndrome
With my boys, My husband and I decided that school was their job. If they did well no job. When they hit their senior year is when they would get a part time job.
what I did is I graduated high school first, then I got a part time job in a grocery store when I was doing my 2 years of college while also getting my 2 years of college free due to the state program, and then after I graduated I got a job at the United States Postal Service, so i guess im doing ok. I also only have 1000 dollars in debt that im quickly paying off
im only 21 years old
I got my first job at 15. Both my mom and her best friend had stores in our mall. I worked at her friend's store for a while to learn the ropes and earn money for myself.
It was great not having to ask for money, and I could teach myself to save money and buy my own things.
I worked through school in my teen years and by the time I graduated and started working full time, I was managing teams and the people on my team, fresh out of school were absolutely CLUELESS. I don't think they'd ever worked before that and didn't last long as a result. Work experience at a young age is a total win.