A friend of mine who is a recruiter told me he has stacks of resumes from people like this.
They grew up in well-to-do suburban neighborhoods. They graduated from a prestigious high school, went to an expensive, well-known university and pursued that to an advanced degree.
Mommy and Daddy never let them have a part-time job, as they did not want their grades and college admissions to be affected. They are in their mid to late 20’s, have an advanced degree, and have never worked a day in their life. Not even at McDonalds.
“Can’t do a thing for them” he says.
If one has never had a ‘job’ how can they collect unemployment? Seems to me they don’t qualify.
Mom and Dad never let me hold a job while school was in session. Education was #1. Period.
However, the day after school let out in June, through Labor Day, I worked my butt off. Also some weekends and vacations on the family farm.
And God forbid if I didn't have something lined up. One summer, Dad set me up with a position in a warehouse. I was a "Stripper" (no not that kind. I stripped furniture off of trucks). That was miserable work. 12 to 16 hour shifts and 140 degrees on the trailers. Paid pretty well, though. :-)