You SHOULD Have A Job Before 18
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2024
- 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 😂
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.
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.
The world doesn't work like that anymore, unfortunately. I promise you if someone worked for free nowadays, you aren't getting tips and all that bonus stuff anymore.
right wing dirt love to say people in the distant past had to work much harder, so be grateful for modern conditions.
THEN contradict that progress by saying we should now WORK MORE !
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"
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!
@@squashbestsportlol me too
Where’s your family fitting in?
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.
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 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.
Same here, started as a junior lifeguard at 14. Not sure how legal that was. I worked an entire summer to make $1400 just to buy my first electric guitar and amp. Definitely taught me the value of hard work at an early age.
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
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.
Youre blessed Brett!!!
I love how she slides the ads in... It always connects with the topic. ❤😂
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 😊
My parents made me get a job at 16 and I'm better for it. At that stage in my life, my dad told me not to worry about the money. He said that I should be doing whatever I could to learn as much as possible about business in general. That was some of the best advice I've ever received.
If i ever have the privilege of having a kid (rip modern dating) this is what i will try to remember to teach them as teenagers :)
What are your living conditions.
I’m getting a job ASAP because i need a better car so i can go to vocational school, of my own accord. Nobody is making me. Granted my parents are heavily recommending it, but isn’t still my choice.
This is an excellent post!
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 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
@@user-wy4hu7sz1t 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.
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'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.
You were brilliant!!!
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
@@virginiaWT4237places that allow kids to work there, usually don't buy into the "customer is always right" bs and stick up for their employees
@@virginiaWT4237fr 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'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.
Loved this episode! I couldn't agree with you more!
What a refreshing dose of truth. And as one on the autism spectrum myself, folks like me need all the work experience we can get.
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!!
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.
@@user-wy4hu7sz1t ha? wait is this supposed to be funny or just some copied and pasted unoriginal comment you saw someone else use?
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
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
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!
I tried to get jobs as a teenager but unfortunately no one would hire me. I applied to literally everything near me. I didn't have any standards. I would've done anything someone hired me for.
But all my applications either got rejected because another candidate had more experience, or just flat out ghosted and never heard back. I'm sure a big part of that was because how anti social and shy I was.
I didn't get my first job until I was 19. My friend referred me to the store he was working at.
But now @ 29 years old, my work ethic is amazing. It always has been though. I'm working 3 full time jobs right now and if things go right I'll do this for another 5 years at least.
When I worked my first retail job I was a part time box unpacker and promoted all the way up to a store supervisor in ~ 2 years.
*If you think it’s impossible to work multiple full time jobs do some research into over employed lol
F*** capitalism
I work 5 full time jobs!
I sleep 1.5 hours a week!
I started out as a shit shoveler and now I run a hedge fund!
I'm pretty much in the same situation as you was. I've applied to places and they didn't even do an interview on me. I didn't get my first job until I was 19 and it wss because that was a seasonal job. Right now I'm still looking for one, have applied to places and either have been declined because they aren't looking for anyone or they ghosted me and delete my application afterwards.
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That's how it was when I was a teenager as well. Couldn't find a job. They would hire adults over me. I know of teenager now who got fired from his fast food job because he could only work Sundays. He was a student athlete and they fired him because he wasn't "dependable."
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At 14 I worked at a bakery. Taught me a lot of skills and discovered my passion seeing how happy food made people.
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 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 😂😂😂
Absolutely Not
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
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
My kid is 18, they've been at the DQ for 3 years. He feels great pride buying his own stuff
Im so glad you brought this up! I've noticed for over fove years now how teens i know weren't lookikg for work even after HS! The parent says it's duento college or whatnot. I can't wrap my head around an 18 y/o not having their own spending money and depending on mom to pay for outings and personal stuff like hydiene products and phone line. Im seeing it more and more. Working won't kill them
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.
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!
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 :)
Got a job at 16. Got off school at 2:30. Got to work at 3pm and worked till midnight. Had about $10,000 saved and a paid off car when I got married at 18.
How’s that marriage going? Not hating at all I’m just curious
@@amusedapple4933 great about to celebrate our 6th and planning a third baby in 2 years when our youngest is 5.
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.
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.
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 🤝
right wing dirt love to say people in the distant past had to work much harder, so be grateful for modern conditions.
THEN contradict that progress by saying we should now WORK MORE !
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.
My first real job was as a pantry chef at a well known, upscale restaurant in our city. I was 16 and worked about 35-40 hours a week during the summer. After summer season was over they cut my hours to 10 on Friday & Saturday evenings. I was going into my senior year, since my junior year was very hectic and they piled the workload on it made my senior year very simple. I had TWO classes per day each semester. So I looked for a new job since I had plenty of time for availability. Found a job at a new restaurant that was much closer. It was so much fun! Working is a lot of fun and if teenagers know what they want to do for their career then try to get an entry level job in that field. Most employers will be open and excited to bring on someone like that because they'll be dependable and enthusiastic.
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.
@@jonjon8114 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
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.
right wing dirt love to say people in the distant past had to work much harder, so be grateful for modern conditions.
THEN contradict that progress by saying we should now WORK MORE !
I had a job as a young tween, and worked all through high school, and college. Having that job helped build a saving account so I could afford to go to college and have my own apartment while doing so. I was never a party type of person. I didn't blow my paychecks on gas joyriding. I didn't use my money to spend on whatever whenever. So that mindset also helped build my account. I remember my mom taking me to the bank and opening my own bank account. I felt so mature. I was only 16 and I still use that same bank account a decade later.
I love that you can tell when someone had never had a high school job. You can pick their kind out in a lineup.
I worked fast food, worked on a farm, had about a dozen yards I mowed, and played two sports while in high school
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.
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.
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.
Absolutely correct about trade schools. My school shut down during covid and thankfully I had gone to a trade school part time to get a pharmacy tech license. Worked full time during the shut down (instead of staying home on zoom "classes") and am now paying my way through nursing school with savings-- tuition, apartment bills, etc. No loans needed. Don't get caught up in the "needing to be a kid" mindset if you also want to get a head start. Guarantee, it's worth it!!😊
Highschool has so many pointless topics that needs to be removed, as it has no use in the real life world!
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
I nearly dropped out of high school just because I couldn’t handle the mental and emotional stress. If I were forced to have a job then too, then I’d have had no social life and had no time to destress. I for sure wouldn’t have graduated. Don’t speak for everyone. Not to mention, have you SEEN retail and fast food customers? They scream, threaten, and swear at you constantly. No child should be forced to be abused like that. They aren’t mature enough to handle it. Not to mention how life goes downhill once you aren’t a kid anymore. Let them enjoy their childhood and teen years cause they’re never having that kind of free time again. Don’t rush adulthood.
It's more beneficial than harmful. Kids has 17 or 21 yrs to enjoy youth. Adults has 40 or 50 yrs to work, possibly forever if you're not saving and investing, all the time much more stressful if you will strugle early on because you have no experience or you didnt learn responsibility early on.
Nobody is saying kids should be forced to work. I worked retail and fast food for most of my career life. I know it can be nasty. But learning how to keep my cool and being pleasant has served me well. Good businesses and bosses will call out bad behavior and protect workers. They do exist.
1.) If it would make you that stressed, then good on you for not getting a job. I doubt Brett is speaking for everyone, but getting that kind of experience that young is a net positive.
2.) Maybe it's because I'm in the midwest but as someone who's worked in foodservice for nearly 10 years that has almost never been a thing. I can vaguely recall only, like, 20 instances (either ones I've seen or ones recounted to me) like that over that 10-year span. to use your words, don't speak for every place.
3.) Kid can be more emotionally mature than you think, at least if they have a good upbringing (hard to find nowadays, I know). Regardless of that, learning how to properly react to those situations is always a good lesson for anyone (although I'm certainly not advocating for anyone to force kids into those kinds of situations).
I’m home schooled and work full time, because of this I’m further ahead of the vast majority of people my age, thus far Ive assisted in 5 house remodels over the last 3 years and am now working full time for my uncle (loading hay bales) I now have a Truck (THAT I PAID FOR) and also have also worked for every penny in of the $10,000 I’ve earned at 17 years old l. Bret is right, there is absolutely nothing wrong with working while in school and in my opinion you should start working when in school.
I ALSO HAVE A LIFE. I don’t work 24/7 I work moderate hours and have plenty of time to hang out with friends, play sports…
Thanks for another great video Bret
As a 14 yr old girl with a job I love you for talking about this
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
Im a teen right now and working at a nursing home as a CNA It has done nothing but good for me. It’s helped me be more responsible and feel self assured and confident. I used to be really really shy but it’s helped me out a lot. You also build bonds with the residents and it’s honestly the best part
I was homeschooled. I worked on my familys farm basically as soon as I could walk and I enjoyed every minute of it. I got my first job when I was 15 and I got so much from it. First of all; money (obvs), secondly my social skill greatly improved, I met a lot of new friends. I learnt a lot of life skills such as handling money, kitchen skill etc. and It made me feel so responsible and mature. It was the best. There's so much you can gain from a simple first job at 14 years old. I was working 8-10 hr shifts on the weekends, was it tiring? A little bit, but I learnt that hard work pays off. My work ethic greatly improved and I learnt soooo many valuable things from that first job!
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.
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.
As a thirteen year old, I am waiting in anticipation till I’m able to get a job. I would be so mad if they take away my right to do that.
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.
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.
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.
Spot on Brett!! I started at 13 with a paper route, 14 at a toy store, 16-18 at gas stations learning to be a Mechanic...Then College and professional life. That experience helped me get through my life and do amazing things! Good breakdown on your part young lady 👍☺🌹
My first job was a newspaper route in my small town as a kid. Around my early teens through my high career, I worked on my parents' friends' farms and ranches when I wasn't working at McDonald's. In the summertime in the 1990s when I stayed with my sister and her husband I worked at home and car audio shop that sold tv's vcrs car and home audio systems. I was a car audio installer. Having a job when I was young, and in my teenage years helped me learn to manage my money and time management.
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.
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 😎👌
I graduated in 86...my high-school had a "class" where you got a job and it counted toward your credit hours to graduate. You still had to take the core, math, science, english...the class counted as your electives...they also emphasized the trades...offered apprenticeship programs...a lot of my friends did the trade route and now own company and they credit this program for teaching them hard work, giving them the skills to be successful, time and people management...why have these types of programs stopped
I love how animated Brett gets during a vid. She gets more of a workout in a 15 minute rant than I get in a week! 😂 love your work Ms Cooper.
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.
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
This is very true. I'm currently 17. When I was seven I started doing paid chores for my grandparents. By 9:00 I was helping mother's famine George around the house and getting paid. When I was 12 I started nanning a 3-year-old and a 2-year-old on Tuesday Thursday. Watching 16. I finally got a job at a coffee shop. I work all day Tuesday all day Thursday and then I take on babysitting gigs in the evening from people I know. I also dog sit in the summer for my family friend. This all helps because I was homeschooled up until high School and now I go to a private school and I only go Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
I love how I’m just now seeing this video because you mentioned it in your most recent one about employers not hiring Gen Z which was posted today, thanks UA-cam.
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
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.
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.
I’m 18, I have a summer job (i lifeguard for 16 an hour) but it’s really tough because I simply do not have time to work during the school year. I have cross country in the fall, swimming & indoor track in the winter, and outdoor track in the summer, not to mentally the ap and honors classes I’ve taken, and I still have above a 4.0. It’s tough being a successful, young adult in these times but my generation needs to stop making excuses and start taking action and responsibility!
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
My parents literally as soon as I turned 16, pushed me to get a job. Thankful they did that
We have a program in Michigan called OTEC that does the same thing for students. It a trade school for high schoolers, my husband and I went there it’s amazing!
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!
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. 😄
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?
Was mowing yards at age 11. Delivered daily paper then too. Been ahead of the game ever since.
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’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 😂
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.
At my high school juniors and seniors have the ability to go to the “career center” for half the school day Monday-Friday in our county. The career center offers a bunch of courses like cosmetology, culinary, business, nursing, etc. Most of the careers there give you a certificate for your career you trained in saving thousands of dollars by doing it while you are in high school. We also allow juniors and seniors to work at local businesses and make money during the school day. Some work at the nearby elementary school as a TA, some work at nearby RV factories, it honestly depends on what you are interested in. I’m super thankful my school offers this because it prepares me for what my future career would be like.
We have something similar too. For Year 10-12s they allow them to do extra courses/apprenticeships during school hours (some of which are government-funded) to make sure kids have the right skills and enough experience to enter the workforce.
I didn’t get a formal job until after high school, largely because extracurriculars took up all my time, but also…I was raised on a farm. We usually know what work is before we even get to high school.
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.
Getting a job before 18 teaches responsibility, its not child labor
Not to mention it shows you how tough the real world is and that is quite the shocker for Gen Z.
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’m about to turn 17 and I got a job as soon as I turned 15. My dad has worked there for 8 years now (6 at the time I got it ) so basically 13 and 14 I knew I was getting an actual job the day I could. And honestly I couldn’t be more grateful it’s given me experience with how to handle money, how to calm down situations, patience, even how to interact with people not in my usual circle. Having been homeschooled my whole life, making my only human interactions church and my homeschool co-op I’ve been around the same group/type of people my whole life. So going and working a job, night shift, where a bunch of teenagers to mid-twenties work has been such a growing experience. But I’ve also made so many friends, half the guys in the kitchen are my cousins, and it genuinely feels like a family (especially with the drama the goes on).