The other thing they're missing is: how has this changed over time? I don't think it has much. How many people ever aspired to be a waiter, a customer service

The other thing they're missing is: how has this changed over time? I don't think it has much. How many people ever aspired to be a waiter, a customer service rep, an office clerk, a stock clerk, etc.? Zero? People don't aspire to these jobs when they're young and full of hope for their future; they get into these jobs after cold, hard reality hits them and they need a job. Maybe they flunk out of college, or don't get accepted into college, or have to go to work early to support their family, etc.; these are the jobs that people do because they don't have a choice, and need the paycheck. Asking teenagers if they'd love to do these jobs is doing it wrong; it's like asking teenagers if they look forward to going to prison and becoming felons. No one plans for that.