Should teens work?

[Geek]

hold my poll

 

[MDTerps]

Yes

they should work.

 

[aps45819]

Only if they want to eat, wear clothes and sleep indoors

 

[Ken King]

I hope you didn't spell poll wrong, if you did then they shouldn't be holding it no matter how much you pay them.

 

[onebdzee]

My 3 older mutts(now age 23, 20 and 18) worked from the time they were about 16 because they wanted the cell phone to stay on

My next one(almost 15) is currently looking for employment other than with me(I'm a hardass boss)

 

[Cowgirl]

Yes, I think they should work.

 

[backagain39]

Yes they should work. I remember when my daughter started working at the age of 16 and she went shopping with her first paycheck......her response to me when she got home was priceless......"but I only got two shirts and a pair of jeans and my paycheck is gone"...........

 

[bohman]

I said yes, but conditionally - grades must kept up; if the grades go down you put in notice at the job and get the grades back up. That, and at least a certain percentage of the pay should be saved, or invested somehow. Teach them to manage money, not just spend it.

 

[sockgirl77]

Who in the hell voted no? Of course they should work. It teaches them the value of earning a buck.

 

[Dougstermd]

where was the choice for FUKIN A TEENS SHOULD WORK?

 

[sockgirl77]

where was the choice for FUKIN A TEENS SHOULD WORK?

I read that as FUKIN A TEEN SHOULD WORK.

 

[vraiblonde]

Of course teens should work. Why would you even ask such a dumb question?

 

[Geek]

Of course teens should work. Why would you even ask such a dumb question?

Cause I needed a dumb answer :shrug:


Because my Mom was having a conversation with a woman that did not require her teens to work. I worked by 14 and always had a job.

 

[Vince]

Cause I needed a dumb answer :shrug:


Because my Mom was having a conversation with a woman that did not require her teens to work. I worked by 14 and always had a job.

Guess that woman is stupid enough to think her teens are just going to get rich all by themselves. Started working at age 12 pumping gas (when they weren't self service) and doing mechanic work. Worked on a farm bailing hay and anything else I could find to put money in the bank. Had enough for my first car when I was 16. Teens absolutely, definitely should be put to work whether they want to or not. Builds character.

 

[Gtmustang88]

yes, especially if they want a stuff such as a car or cell phone. Teaches them some responsibility too.

 

[kwillia]

My son got his work permit when he turned 14. He now has his own bank account and uses his own money to fund his restoration hobbies. It's a wonderful way to prep him for adult hood. If there is one thing I've learned from watching family and friends raise their kids, it's that kids don't turn 18 then wake up knowing sound work ethics and responsiblity.

 

[Dymphna]

Cause I needed a dumb answer :shrug:


Because my Mom was having a conversation with a woman that did not require her teens to work. I worked by 14 and always had a job.

And what was the woman's reasoning behind that?

When I was a teenager, I worked without getting paid. Dad ran a farm. I had to do farm work, keep house (since Mom had an office job) and cook two full meals a day, one for the farm hands and one for the family. When I was old enough to drive, I had to add family taxi to the list of jobs, transporting the various members of my family either too young or too old to drive themselves. Getting a "real" job with a real paycheck like taking a vacation.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

I wouldn't necessarily require my daughter to get a job at 15 if she's a good student who earns A's and B's and is involved with school/sports. She already knows that coming home and sitting on her butt isn't an option, so it's either get a job or get involved. :shrug:

 

[Chain729]

I begged to get one, though Mom made me wait until I was 16- she wasn't driving me back and forth. Though, in some ways, I had it pretty easy. The truck was the third vehicle, Mom and step dad paid for the insurance as long as I carted my sister to her events, and my paycheck just went into gas or my bank account. When I got kicked out, I had more than enough for a car, misc stuff, and to start school.

I can't fathom a teen NOT wanting a paycheck, but if they don't, I say crack the whip.

 

[Homer J]

I grew up on a diary farm. From the time I was big enough to handle them, I was responsible for feeding calves and making sure they had a dry place to sleep. Moved off of the farm at 13 and got my first paying job the next summer. I always worked summer jobs but rarely worked during school. I had to make what I earned during the summer last throughout the school year. Gas money, McDonalds, movies, ect.

Yes, I think teens should work. Mine is going to get his driver liscense soon. He damn sure better count on paying for some gas.