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Why should a working persons age or living arrangement cause a devaluation of the work they are doing? Yes the instinct is to pay teenagers less because we ge
by mentalpiracy 5y ago
Why should a working persons age or living arrangement cause a devaluation of the work they are doing?
Yes the instinct is to pay teenagers less because we generally cannot fathom them capable or experienced enough to do “real” work. But does this set the stage for the devaluation of entire classes of work because they’re seen as “for teens?”
- gruez 5y ago> Why should a working persons age or living arrangement cause a devaluation of the work they are doing? No, but their living arrangement does affect whether it's possible to live on that wage, which is what GP was talking about.
- AdrianB1 5y agoThey are not. But some low paid jobs exist only because they are interesting to certain demographics and some people are willing to pay for it; think about the paper boys or lawn mowing adolescents - it is the kind of thing I can do myself (I find it relaxing), but I pay for it only because it gives someone else the opportunity to have some extra pocket money easily. It is a good arrangement with your kids or some neighborhood kids and in rural areas in my country (Europe) it is sometimes an arrangement also for a nanny. In many cases the money I pay is more than the value I receive, but I still choose to pay. If someone feels the need to pay $40 for 3 hours for a nanny that is fine, but that does not make it automatically worth $40.