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[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

Yeah, minimum age in the US (most states) is 14 yrs old. I wanted a job so bad when I was a kid. I grew up super poor so I never had an allowance. I got a job as soon as a could and I could buy my own things.

My own kid also got a job early, I told them they didn't have to but they wanted to earn their own money (I was super proud of the reason). They worked for a few years, took a year or so off, then after graduating high school, bought their own car. I'm actually so proud of my kid. Kind of a smart ass sometimes but like... That's because they're me too. So like.. 🤙

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago

I grew up super poor so I never had an allowance. I got a job as soon as a could and I could buy my own things.

And there it is. Let's not fix poverty or anything.

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

unreal that SendMePhotos chose to get a job instead of storm into the white house and demand poverty be fixed OR ELSE

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

🤷🏽 Builds character and I make more money than what my goal was from a teenager. I wasn't forced into it. #NoRagrets

[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with a 14 year old working a few hours a week if they want to. Lemmy hivemind is pretty fucking stupid sometimes

[-] voracitude@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

I think the downvotes are because that kid looks a lot younger than 14, so this sentiment does not apply here.

I also don't have a problem with kids working jobs, but it has to be under very controlled circumstances to avoid exploitation. It's important to remember that children can't enter contracts (which is a requirement of any employment), and for good reason.

I think as well that the recent spike in news stories about kids being killed at jobs they shouldn't have been working in the first place is behind a lot of the sentiment here, so arguing that kids should be allowed to work while ignoring that context isn't going to be received well.

[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That’s exactly how I looked at 14. Internet detectives don’t know jack shit

[-] voracitude@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

You seem to have missed the part about children being killed at jobs they shouldn't be working in the first place. I agree there shouldn't be a blanket ban on children working if certain requirements are met for safety, but if you're going to ignore the problems with what's actually happening and why people are upset about it then there's nothing more to the discussion.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago
[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

No it isn’t. 14 is legal age to work in most US states

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Yeah I'm saying you're on the Internet and also don't know shit

this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2024
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