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ExWhoDoesntCare

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49. I think if you'd looked at some of the mom & pop outfits

Tue Aug 1, 2023, 12:23 AM

Aug 2023

You'd find their kids working at the family pub or restaurant. They may not have been "official" employees, but they were definitely helping out.

My paternal grandfather owned a piano bar & restaurant. My useless father had to work there summers and weekends, from quite a young age, busing tables, light janitorial work, running backbar, and so on. Sometimes he even had to pitch in on a school night if an employee quit or didn't show up.

He turned 14 in 1950, and he was definitely "pitching in" well before that, but never on the payroll. If Pop needed help with the family business, you didn't argue. You did what he told you to do, and no aggro. If you had enough energy to argue, you had enough to push a broom.

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'I can't believe we're having this conversation': the states pushing for 14 yr olds to serve alcohol [View all] marmar Jul 2023 OP

But they'll balance it by not letting them vote to they're 26 Bucky Jul 2023 #1

Don't give them any ideas. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #4

What will be next? Minors dispensing Rx at a pharmacy without a license? LiberalFighter Jul 2023 #2

What will they be paid? LiberalFighter Jul 2023 #3

What are they paid now? former9thward Jul 2023 #39

If you need them that bad, multigraincracker Jul 2023 #5

That would solve this problem, the last thing cons want is to actually pay people Eliot Rosewater Jul 2023 #22

Do you want to drive restaurants out of business? former9thward Jul 2023 #47

Lots of restaurants have no kids multigraincracker Aug 2023 #59

So ban all "kids". former9thward Aug 2023 #67

Uh huh. Elessar Zappa Aug 2023 #61

That sounds like a personal attack which is against DU's TOS. former9thward Aug 2023 #68

This is not fucking satire? Autumn Jul 2023 #6

Old enough to bring drunk adults more beer Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #7

How is that different Zeitghost Jul 2023 #24

Not exactly sure why the distinction of actually bringing drinks to the table Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #8

Hugh, I think the worry is Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #26

Fair enough, but I rather doubt any place is going to employ a 14 year old as an actual server Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #27

Of course Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #29

And I'm saying the arguments for not letting them bring alcohol to the table (e.g. serving) Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #30

I agree. Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #32

And then again you'd have 15 year olds that are like holy shit I can buy so much stuff I want Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #33

Well I suppose that's true Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #34

Most pubs and nightclubs do not have hosts and expediters. ExWhoDoesntCare Aug 2023 #48

Maybe I have this all wrong but I'm operating under the assumption that nobody is talking Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2023 #57

I do genealogy which involves Censuses for resources. LiberalFighter Jul 2023 #9

I think if you'd looked at some of the mom & pop outfits ExWhoDoesntCare Aug 2023 #49

None of those I spotted had the parent running a restaurant or bar with kids. LiberalFighter Aug 2023 #62

LOL. "give them valuable work experience" - I think I've recently heard that elsewhere. PSPS Jul 2023 #10

I got paid 7.5 cents a bail at 13 to throw hay on a wagon Snooper9 Aug 2023 #52

What could go wrong with children serving alcohol to drunks? Chainfire Jul 2023 #11

Gee, if only there was a pool of people who really really wanted to work! tulipsandroses Jul 2023 #12

I did some cocktail waitressing and bartending at 18 viva la Jul 2023 #13

Should 14 year olds be banned at restaurant work? former9thward Jul 2023 #35

I'm for banning anyone under 16 from working at any job ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #42

::shrugs:: GenThePerservering Jul 2023 #45

Because building a work ethic is more important than playing non stop video games. former9thward Jul 2023 #46

It is physically risky work. viva la Aug 2023 #50

They'll work for what employers are willing to pay. Dulcinea Jul 2023 #14

Wisconsin: the state that wanted to prosecute the Slenderman girls who were 12 elocs Jul 2023 #15

The one thing that I am upset is missing from these kind of discussions about immigrants Mad_Machine76 Jul 2023 #16

The biggest problem I have with this is that a 14 year old lacks the emotional maturity needed. patphil Jul 2023 #17

Your story is not what is happening. former9thward Jul 2023 #36

Ok, but the original post implied the owner of the bar needed a bartender. patphil Jul 2023 #43

If you're at a table, not at the bar Snooper9 Aug 2023 #54

Sexual assault also. viva la Aug 2023 #51

+4000 Snooper9 Aug 2023 #53

I really don't think 14 y.o. bartenders is what's being contemplated here Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2023 #58

The original post doesn't make that clear, but the full article does. patphil Aug 2023 #64

I very often end up having takes that are mistaken because I didn't read the whole article Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2023 #65

Not a fan. Igel Jul 2023 #18

they want slavery back SO BAD librechik Jul 2023 #19

Yet, they shouldn't vote until they're 25. mzmolly Jul 2023 #20

They are probably wanting better looking people instead of the obese and meth-addled ones LiberalArkie Jul 2023 #21

Republicans' shameless enthusiasm for child labor is disgusting nt redqueen Jul 2023 #23

This is about alcohol not child labor. former9thward Jul 2023 #37

10-year-olds working unpaid until 2 a.m. at McDonald's. moondust Jul 2023 #25

The REAL groomers at work Red Mountain Jul 2023 #28

Can a 14 year old be sued for over serving? Iggo Jul 2023 #31

First, employees are not sued. former9thward Jul 2023 #38

14?! Isn't jail-bait even a thing anymore? Hekate Jul 2023 #40

Nobody wants to work for you because you're a cheap wanker ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #41

I have no problems with kids working limited hours GenThePerservering Jul 2023 #44

Should children be working restaurant jobs for shit wages and no benefits serving alcohol? Initech Aug 2023 #55

Exploitation for profit motive. Brainfodder Aug 2023 #56

Movie about that town (Freedom, WI) is coming later this year. Celerity Aug 2023 #60

Kick bronxiteforever Aug 2023 #63

Creepiness has leading indicators. Torchlight Aug 2023 #66