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There is distinct (and, in my view, great) value in learning to be independent and to take responsibility for oneself, which is something that my work experienc
by grellas 17y ago
There is distinct (and, in my view, great) value in learning to be independent and to take responsibility for oneself, which is something that my work experience in high school and college taught me, and these were hardly glamor jobs (restaurant work, delivery jobs, warehouse work, etc.) - falls under the "helps build character" category.
- dlytle 17y agoThe nice thing about working retail through college is that it motivates you to do whatever is necessary to never have to do it again.
- lmkg 17y agoI knew someone in college whose parents made her work at McDonalds one summer, for this particular reason.
- stcredzero 17y agoReminds me of what I did between undergrad and graduate school: Summer in Alaska. There's nothing like freezing your ass off burying fish in the back of a freezer truck to make you think: "sell-out" and get a nice cozy office job? Sounds fantastic! Well, nothing, except maybe sliding around on your belly on top of a hold full of dead halibut and refrigerated seawater covered with fish slime with your boots filled with the same.