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Sure. But you’re not going to make up the difference just by increasing wages. Unemployment is at 3.4%—there’s not some huge glut of unemployed people waiting i
by el_benhameen 4y ago
Sure. But you’re not going to make up the difference just by increasing wages. Unemployment is at 3.4%—there’s not some huge glut of unemployed people waiting in the wings to clean offices at $20 an hour.
- anonymouskimmer 4y ago> "there’s not some huge glut of unemployed people waiting in the wings to clean offices at $20 an hour." 16 - 18 year olds. They can do the job after school.
- el_benhameen 4y agoI guess I would rather my kids use that extra time for, I dunno, learning extracurriculars or rest. But sure. Now what about all of the retail, foodservice, manufacturing etc. jobs that can’t be done during after school hours?
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoTongue in cheek there are a couple of options: 1) Businesses change their work hours to fit the school schedule. 2) Schools operate in shifts.
- el_benhameen 4y agoThird shift high school is the stuff of nightmares.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoTeens don't want these jobs, and with sufficient family support, opt out instead. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/06/21/after-dropping-in-2020-teen-summer-employment-may-be-poised-to-continue-its-slow-comeback/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/06/21/after-dropp...
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoWell sure, who does? I didn't want the job as a busboy the summer I turned 18. I had it because my parents made me.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoI too worked as a busboy for a single day in my teens. My parents did not force me to get a job. I won't force my kids to when they're old enough. n=1 Hard work doesn't prepare you for success. Connections, opportunity, and wealth to fall back on do.
- anonymouskimmer 4y ago> "Hard work doesn't prepare you for success. Connections, opportunity, and wealth to fall back on do." Hell yeah, I learned this the hard way. The child labor isn't for success, it's for spendin' money.
- gymbeaux 4y agoWait but nobody doing that kind of work makes anywhere near $20/hour. Retail store managers are still trying to get that.