c-jags9:17a
In reply to YouBet
et98 said:
Employers are having to resort to hiring & training teenagers for jobs that actually require some level of skill. I teach high school juniors. I am used to hearing them complain about not being able to find a good job, but those days are over. They all have jobs now, and the jobs they're getting are terrifying.
Oil change places, tire places, mechanic shops, secretaries & other clerical positions, skilled construction positions...all of these are being filled with inexperienced teenagers. Even the biggest losers I teach are getting these jobs. I wouldn't hire these kids to do anything ever, but places are just that desperate I guess.
The kids benefit I suppose, but employers and customers are getting screwed.
YouBet said:
Probably not ideal considering you would ideally want someone else for the job but this could be a silver lining in that these kids are developing a work ethic when they otherwise might not
have.
some of the best stories of work ethic i've ever noticed is when a young teenager notices that other employees are dragging their feet and decide "if i just show more effort than these other people, i can move up."
i've talked to numerous teenagers and people in college that have picked up on unmotivated coworkers, and how just outperforming them can get them a leg up pretty quick.
anecdotal, but i worked at pizza hut as a cook/cashier/waiter when i was 16. i noticed that people that were in their 20s and 30s that were asst. managers, drivers, and cooks were never on time, took constant smoke breaks, ate food all the time, and were slow doing tasks. i wouldn't even say i was great at food service, but i figured out quickly that just not doing those things would give me a leg up and then i was an asst. manager at 17 making $8/hour back in 2000. helped me pay for school, debt free.
it can be a good thing for them to have those positions, if they learn the right lessons.
