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ieoeja

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25. When Daddy makes rich kids work to "build character", they learn that work is a game.

Reply to undeterred (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 11:18 AM

May 2012

That was my experience when I became the only adult, outside the owners and the cooks, at a restaurant in a wealthy community. Some of the kids were okay, but most of them did everything except work. They knew they did not need the job. So the whole thing was a joke to them.

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What if everyone had to do service jobs for a couple of years? [View all] undeterred May 2012 OP

Rich kids would get bought off by rich parents. bluerum May 2012 #1

Politicians do "public service" don't they? Or is it "government jobs". SharonAnn May 2012 #10

That's a fair point but if we are going to force people into jobs we should also force them all jp11 May 2012 #2

For a short time, I worked as a waitress RebelOne May 2012 #3

go figure.... handmade34 May 2012 #4

I also waited tables for a little over a month. Never want to do it again. stevenleser May 2012 #22

I think that everyone needs to spend a year or two without electricity Tumbulu May 2012 #5

Probably have a lot more dead customers.. Fumesucker May 2012 #6

I think they'd be better served by working in a homeless shelter, hospital, etc... cynatnite May 2012 #7

What you're suggesting is that everyone do "women's work". EFerrari May 2012 #8

Service jobs like . . . CenaW May 2012 #9

How do you think some of us got through college? JDPriestly May 2012 #13

Impossible to pay for college with min. wage jobs now. . . CenaW May 2012 #21

Used to be you could live -- not well -- but live on a full-time job at minimum wage. JDPriestly May 2012 #26

So true. And they would never, ever been mean to a waitress or store clerk. JDPriestly May 2012 #11

Exactly. Its very hard work. undeterred May 2012 #16

Beats being unemployed. Zalatix May 2012 #12

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #18

Define "had to do"... in countries with mandatory military service, you can't just get fired... LooseWilly May 2012 #14

if i had my way it'd be my method to re-instill civility among the populace. NuttyFluffers May 2012 #15

I have advocated for this for years reflection May 2012 #17

What if the moon were made of green cheese? cali May 2012 #19

It wouldn't change a thing aikoaiko May 2012 #20

I would approve of a national draft for that... lastlib May 2012 #23

What's needed is more ProSense May 2012 #24

When Daddy makes rich kids work to "build character", they learn that work is a game. ieoeja May 2012 #25