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What kind of reality denialism is this? A teenager with ANY work history on their limited resume has a huge leg up over the equivalent teenager who has a littl
by dsfyu404ed 4y ago
What kind of reality denialism is this?
A teenager with ANY work history on their limited resume has a huge leg up over the equivalent teenager who has a little more other stuff but no work history.
- jerlam 4y agoPoster is saying that having a manual labor position takes up time that could be used to study more and get better grades, take higher level/honors classes, interesting extracurricular activities, etc. There is an opportunity cost.
- micromacrofoot 4y agoa leg up when? if they’re a 17 year old drop out looking to climb the meat packing management ladder maybe? trades won’t care about meatpacking experience, and if you’re trying to look good for college you’d be better off doing anything else I worked terrible jobs because I had to starting at 14 (tobacco farms, cleaning meat plants, unloading trucks) and all it did was age me, no one cared about the experience and once I was through college putting it on my resume would have been a detriment
- myspy 4y agoYou give kids an education and let them do some summer jobs if they want to earn something additionally but you don‘t let them work a real job when going to school. And gaining work experience starts when having vocational training. Look up the German dual education system we have in Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_education_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_education_system