For most adults, getting a job you enjoy is something to celebrate.
After all, we need a job to make money to pay bills, right? Right. But, right now on Twitter there’s a fierce debate about whether or not encouraging our kids to work at a young age is a good thing or a bad thing.
Recently, a dad shared a Facebook post about his son starting to work at Burger King,
a fast-food restaurant, being only 14 years old. He was very proud of his son, who, according to him, not only has a job, but he works every day, including weekends. He stays there from early morning until late at night. Dad says that his son’s dream is to finally save for a car and finishes his post with advice to adults “to take notes” from his son on how to be a respectable person. What at first looked like a nice appreciation post, soon turned to become a source for a massive discussion on child labor.
While Crawford is proud of his son for working hard and saving his money, other people are outraged that a parent is encouraging his son to work instead of enjoying his childhood. One Twitter user shared the post along with her opinion on it. She wrote, “god this is depressing.”
For most adults, getting a job you enjoy is something to celebrate. After all, we need a job to make money to pay bills, right? Right. But, right now on Twitter there’s a fierce debate about whether or not encouraging our kids to work at a young age is a good thing or a bad thing.
This Twitter user pointed out that it’s not always a good idea to let your young kids work to the extent where they spend their whole free time at the job.
Of course, there would be no discussion without some people agreeing on how valuable this experience is to a young mind. But the main concern here is that there are flaws in such work industry and that young teenagers will be used rather than inspired to seek better things from early days. Maybe it is best to let kids be kids for as long as possible?
What are your thoughts on the topic? What was your first work experience? Share in the comments down below!
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