Did my parents do me a service or a disservice by not letting me work?

[packer43064]

Originally Posted by s1alker

Best thing about working a menial low wage job is seeing all the lifers to motivate you to do better.

This is the damn truth. I work in a warehouse now and seeing some of these people who are near retirement age and knowing that this places maxes out at $16.XX an hour is just depressing!

I won't be that person....I would like to think I have more ambition to make $16 after 30 or 40 years.

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[TiltheEndofTime]

I didn't work in high school, but I strongly feel that people should work in college, be it a job in their related field of study OR an internship. Since you've had interships, I consider you to have some work experience.

That being said, most college students who have zero work or internship experience are SOL in this economy.

[car54]

I have fond memories of my menial high school/college jobs. Great fun and educational too. I worked weekends and summers at a large boat yard. Started out scraping barnacles and painting bottoms...both are nasty jobs. But I did a excellent job and the yard owner noticed.

I will never forget the day that he trained me to operate the 50 ton TraveLift. Imagine a 17 year old kid operating a huge machine with a $100K (at least a million in today's $) boat in the slings! Once I mastered the 50 ton lift, he moved me up to the 100 tonner....capable of moving up to 70 foot yachts.

I went on to become an electrical engineer, but as a life long boating enthusiast, the things I learned at my menial boatyard job have saved me many thousands of dollars over the years. Especially in diesel engine repairs...those guys charge more than a cardiologist!

But yeah, if it's fast food or retail...you ain't missing nuthin....