Lol, my second job I was 15 working at an Arby's.

Started delivering newspapers at 11 haven't stopped working since. Loved every minute of it

I started working at a little motel & swim club doing yard work, painting, etc. at around 14 and at a pizza joint at 15. It was good experience.

My first job I was 7 working at my families dry cleaners cutting twist ties and sweeping and other small task until I was older At 14 I was a dishwasher and bus boy and just kept going and been working ever since

16 year olds in 1943 were lying about their ages to go sacrifice their lives overseas in WW2. Now most 16 year old boys can’t even start a lawn mower.

i can see barring certain jobs from children but honestly there are a lot of jobs where no need for an age restriction. something like working as a cashier a kid is either mature enough or not...kinda just natural selection and alsoup to the owner what age is reasonable for the job they hiring for a...

Child labour peaked with chimney sweeps.

way fucking harder than shoveling snow, i bet

It's only fine if it's in the 3rd world for mining copper and cobalt, lol nah but for real, at what point does the symptoms of debt become redonk and people refuse to comply? Throwing the kids under the bus is so sad

There was a time when organizations - the likes of Amnesty - from the West would preach us about 'Child Labor'...lol Yeah, it had to do with kids working in Tea stalls delivering tea or in hotels etc. But still. /From 🇮🇳

Used to be the norm to start a first job at that age or slightly younger. And I mean in my lifetime.

i mean I would love to sweep my chimney but it's just too narrow

In my opinion, it teaches children responsible and accountability to someone other than his/her parents and how to manage fiat currency. At what age you refering to? I had gotten cash jobs at a young age and helped pay for my car insurance, gas, etc. My first job was a custodian at a day care place...

As a head floating in a tube I consider a kids job is to learn and most people learn best with experience and training. Cashiers job is to us a PoS machine and verify payment. Bonus if they know basic math, can count bills, and basic etiquette. When a kids know how to cook, clean, and communica...