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Personally, I think all teens should start out with low-paying, menial jobs-
it builds character and empathy, and you can't start at the top. I spent my
teen years and college working at various low paying jobs which eventually
led to higher paying jobs with more responsibility. I have a bias that
everyone should have to wait tables at least once in their lives. I was
always amazed how rude and inconsiderate customers could be when I was a
waitress, I always figured it was because they'd never had to do it
themselves and didn't know how difficult it was.
The other side of this issue for me is, I worry about employers taking
advantage of younger workers. This is a first opportunity for many younger
teens to be exposed to older teens and young adults without supervision,
which is how a lot of kids get access to alcohol, drugs, etc... I also
found it to be a place where girls are exposed to sexual harassment by older
men for the first time.
So, I think kids should work, but I think parents need to know what's going
on too.
Cherisa Templeton
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>Subject: Re: [Winona] Teen Employment
>Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:41:30 EST
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>As usual Dwayne makes some good points. However, what appears to be
>happening
>is employers employing teens in menial, minimum wage (or less) jobs so that
>they (the employer) can get away with paying less and avoiding paying the
>type of benefits that a more mature work force would demand.
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