My first ‘real job’ at age 15, after being a paper boy for years, was at fast food places. It was never supposed to be a ‘career’.
I’ve noticed that you NEVER SEE TEENAGERS IN FAST FOOD JOBS ANY MORE.
Fast food was the exclusive domain of teenagers when I was a teenager in the late 60’s early 70’s.................
I don't know, because I rarely go to fast food places. But yes, I have noticed workers seem older (or simply old). I rarely see teenagers working at anything.
Like you, as a young teen I sold newspapers either at busy street corners, or substituting for friends in delivering papers. Also mowing lawns or washing cars for neighbors. As well as sweeping floors for shops. After that, my first check-earning job was at 16 working part-time after school at a sign-making shop, learning machine skills like operating bandsaws, routers, torches etc. Those skills have served me well over the years.
Teenagers now seem lazy and uninterested in learning a blue-collar career. They want a fast buck but won't stick to working more than a few days. All this has gotten worse over the last 30 years. Mostly due to liberal Democrat policies that encourage gimme-dat thinking.
“I’ve noticed that you NEVER SEE TEENAGERS IN FAST FOOD JOBS ANY MORE.”
I’m in a McDonald’s right now and could take photos of four teenagers in McD uniforms to show you but they’d probably arrest me...
And it is typical for all quick service restaurants around here...
Its filled with people who are adults. Which is weird. Why can’t these adults move up into career jobs?