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A literal child taking orders in a fast food restaurant in the US (lemmy.world)

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[–] roscoe@startrek.website 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I had a paper route when I was 12.

The work itself wasn't important but learning responsibility and the value of money was important.

It was the first time I did anything completely on my own without being directed in some way by a parent, teacher, coach, etc. Without that job and after-school/summer jobs I had when I was older there is a good chance I would have made poor financial decisions in early adulthood.

With 18 year-olds getting credit cards shoved in their face the day they show up for orientation, after probably signing up for student loans, it's probably a good idea for them to have earned money on their own for a while.