Sunday, May 11, 2014

American ‘idle’? Teens have lost the summer job urge

The New York Post has a column from Mary Kay Linge on her teens not working:
When you do your socializing online, though, you need a lot less pocket money. My teens hang out with friends on Tumblr more often than in person.
There's more:
To be fair, looking through job postings, I see why kids are so discouraged. Listing after listing shuts them out: “Drivers only,” “18+,” “Experience required.” Laziness and the Internet aren’t the only reasons they’re not working.
America's job market today.