"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
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> On 1/2/2014 11:46 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> When I was ten years old I earned good money painting
>> stoops... $50/day was a lot of money in 1953. I always had a job,
>> some not much fun like cleaning blood and guts in a live chicken
>> market, but someone has to do that kind of work... wasn't such a bad
>> summer job when my pockets were jingling. I worked at every mom n'
>> pop in the hood, I was never idle and I never got an allowance. I
>> look at young adults on TV literally sobbing how they can't find
>> work... poor babies... they make me wanna puke, those useless lazy
>> *******s.
>
> Times sure have changed since you were a kid. Just as your parents and
> grandparents complained about your generation of 'kids', you're
> complaining about the next generation. It's something I promised myself I
> wouldn't do and I think I've been pretty successful at that. Time marches
> forward and things change. That's just how it is. Doesn't make 'what
> was' better than 'what is.' They're just different.
>
> Finding a job isn't as easy as it was when I was a young lady - I'm 61. I
> was never out of a job and never had any problem getting one. It was a
> different story a few years ago when I was downsized out of a long time
> job. Finding another one took me a very long time.
>
> If you're making your judgment based on what you see on TV then please get
> out into the real world and see what's going on. Court TV and Judge Judy
> give you a very skewed version of the real world. Times have changed
> since 1953, time to drag yourself into the present.

Court TV may give a skewed version only because they cherry pick people who
will cause drama and will sometimes sue for the silliest things. I watch
those shows and also the cop and jail shows. I find them interesting. When
I worked at K Mart I did sometimes run across the types of people I see on
those shows. So I know they are real. But in my life now? I rarely see
them. Not never. Just rarely.

As for jobs... My dad's dad died when he was 8. His mom said to him that
he was the man of he family now so he would have to get a job. And he did.
He worked at the lumber yard, liquor store and a variety of other places.
In those days it was common to pay a kid under the table like that and I
don't think we had any laws in place to protect them.

I did babysitting and various jobs for the church when I was a kid or a teen
who was not legally old enough to get a real job. I also tried farm work
for one day. No way would I do that again!

These days there isn't much at all available for kids. Most volunteer
things require the parent to work along with the kid. Babysitters have to
be certified which means taking a class, although they can do it online.
But they have to be paid at least minimum wage and in this area there is
just no demand for such things. If one is a dancer, they might be able to
get a job as an assistant if they are good enough. But at our studio, the
kid does not get paid. The parents just get a credit on their account. So
in this area there really isn't much for a kid to do in terms of work.

I also know how difficult it is for an older person to get a job. At least
a well paying job. Most employers are not motivated to hire them. Why
should they be? Older people tend to have more health problems and are
likely to die. Or get make mistakes because their brain isn't as sharp as
it once was.