I was stoked to have a job when I was 14 making smoothies. Legally I could only do 7 hours a week and I enjoyed it. It helped me learn about scheduling and being on time, and I saved up enough money to buy my own Xbox. People in this thread are idiots.
Yeah, minimum age in the US (most states) is 14 yrs old. I wanted a job so bad when I was a kid. I grew up super poor so I never had an allowance. I got a job as soon as a could and I could buy my own things.
My own kid also got a job early, I told them they didn’t have to but they wanted to earn their own money (I was super proud of the reason). They worked for a few years, took a year or so off, then after graduating high school, bought their own car. I’m actually so proud of my kid. Kind of a smart ass sometimes but like… That’s because they’re me too. So like… 🤙
I grew up super poor so I never had an allowance. I got a job as soon as a could and I could buy my own things.
And there it is. Let’s not fix poverty or anything.
Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with a 14 year old working a few hours a week if they want to. Lemmy hivemind is pretty fucking stupid sometimes
I think the downvotes are because that kid looks a lot younger than 14, so this sentiment does not apply here.
I also don’t have a problem with kids working jobs, but it has to be under very controlled circumstances to avoid exploitation. It’s important to remember that children can’t enter contracts (which is a requirement of any employment), and for good reason.
I think as well that the recent spike in news stories about kids being killed at jobs they shouldn’t have been working in the first place is behind a lot of the sentiment here, so arguing that kids should be allowed to work while ignoring that context isn’t going to be received well.
I started working at 15. The owner/manager of my first job would give the 15-17 year-old girls he hired drugs in exchange for sexual favors. Also had us work past legal hours and all the other normal exploitative shit people should expect.
Second job I had also had pedo managers. Asking us questions like, “what was the craziest places you had sex at?” during group orientation. I also had to dispute the hours I was paid for on nearly every paycheck I got.
I’m guessing experiences like this aren’t universal, but the fact that my first 2 jobs as a child were very exploitative, it’s probably not uncommon.
I think scheduling and being on time could be picked up quickly by adults.
i wish i had a job as a kid. i wouldnt have done anything smart like save it though i would have just bought dlc for rock band 😂