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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I don't buy that it is a lack of desire because volunteering is through the roof and I see kids there because there are a) no jobs or b) they want jobs or volunteer position specific to there field of study. Go to any festival and you'll see a boatload of volunteers. Pride Week next week is looking for a tonne of volunteers. Teen employment is down but does that count volunteers since volunteer experience on a resume is considered equal to work experience.
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Far fewer teens work today compared with 30 years ago, and it's down to a changing culture. It used to be the norm that once kids reached a certain age - 15 or 16 - they were expected to work for their spending money. Places like food courts used to be staffed entirely by teenagers. Landscaping was another job performed by 16-21 year olds.
I'm guessing the change had something to do with the rise of 2-income households, where teen income is no longer needed by the family. School is more competitive now, too, so parents don't want their kids working on weeknights. Then there's the general tightening control over childhood - a lot of people don't want their 16 year old taking a bus to work at a mall several nights a week.