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> have something on a resume to prove they showed up everyday. Society shouldn't promote teenagers doing shit jobs. They shouldn't be done by people with poten

• paulddraper 3y ago
  > Society shouldn't promote teenagers doing shit jobs. Beg to differ. There is an epidemic of delayed adulthood brought on by lack of actual responsibility.
• jacamera 3y ago
  This is the exact kind of sociopathic elitism that we should seek to minimize by promoting a diverse array of experiences for young developing adults, including working jobs that are “beneath” them.
• HEmanZ 3y ago
  Why shouldn’t they be done by people with potential? It seems to me the opposite. The world runs on a lot of shit jobs. Young people on some path to important leadership positions in society should with have real experience in these positions. E.g: I learned a lot about efficiency and working with diverse and problematic people when I worked fast food as a teenager. I learned a lot about automation and prison when I worked in a factory in college. Both shaped a lot of my mental model for the world, and I think both contributed a lot to long term leadership skills. The only shit high school job I don’t think I learned anything from was fruit picking. Other than maybe just how miserable it is.
  • sixstringtheory 3y ago
    I think GP meant “They shouldn't be done as a career by people with potential” I definitely fall prey to the line of thought but when I think again I realize that if they actually have potential, they will strive to meet it.