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Originally posted by cj@Jul 7 2003, 08:32 AM
any parent who wanted to teach their kid the value of hard work and starting at the bottom and appreciating what you have would want their kids to work at mcdonalds. a crappy first job builds character and makes 'em thirsty. my first job was washing pots & pans, by hand, in the family restaurant - fuck did i work hard to avoid ending up doing that for a living.
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Sure, that's one set of values and one kind of hard work. I don't see any problem with those values if someone wishes to instill them in their children.
I carried sheet rock, worked in factories, washed dishes, bussed tables, cleaned ash trays, all of it. I really don't think I learned much from it. It was pretty much a waste of time in my life. If I could do it over again, I wouldn't have worked those jobs.
I'd rather see my children start in the mail room at American Express than the drive-through at Burger King.