Teenager spotted walking 10 MILES in the snow to interview for $7-an-hour job is given work

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59. Really! You have to walk 10 miles in the snow to show a work ethic?

What happened to the good old days when just showing up for a less-than-minimum-wage job pretty well guaranteed you would get the job? I mean it's great the kid got a job, and it's great the boss doubled his salary and the kid doesn't have to work for less than minimum wage. But does everyone have to walk 10 miles in the snow for a less-than-minimum-wage job to be able to work for someone?

Let's face it, a job does not give you anything unless you work. All a job does is say you'll get a pay check, if you show up on time and work hard. A person with a job is NOT getting anything for free and he's certainly working for a whole lot less than he is probably making for his boss. And if he doesn't show up on time and work hard he'll probably lose the same job.

What an absolutely insane economic system we have when it takes heroics to get a chance to work hard for pay that is less than the value of the work.