Yeah this is just going to make them soft. Send the little shits to the miners, like in the good old days!
Comment on A literal child taking orders in a fast food restaurant in the US
Deceptichum@kbin.social 5 months ago
So many Americans in here defending this, get a clue you idiots.
Diplomjodler@feddit.de 5 months ago
SVcross@lemmy.world 5 months ago
No, only people from the USA.
circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
I’m American and I totally agree. It feels like there are two different countries here, with the red one generally mooching off of the blue one while simultaneously claiming they’re the “real America”. I’m so tired.
IamRoot@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
No way to downvote your stupid ass enough.
Deceptichum@kbin.social 5 months ago
Haha okay dumbarse.
Go love child labour some more, maybe enough kids b working low wage jobs and you’ll be a successful nation instead of the failure you are now.
jimbo@lemmy.world 5 months ago
There’s hardly anything to defend because you twats have nothing other than a photo with zero confirmed information about what appears in the photo.
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You’d be aghast at the ages of kids I had pull pints for me when I lived in Europe, bro.
saltesc@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m Australian and this reminds me of working at the local fish and.chip store when I was 12. I asked the local general store, but they’d only pay me to do odd jobs, the local bakery said no,.and the local fish and.chip shop said I could help take orders and.package meals during their busy hours each evening.
My Lego collection grew, I got real good at Time Crisis 3, and I went to see a movie each Saturday. It was awesome. I didn’t see it any different to scoring cash for mowing lawns or washing cars, just stable and they appreciated my help so I felt good too.
If you’d told me I wasn’t allowed, I’d have done it behind your back and said I was going to friend’s houses.
Deceptichum@kbin.social 5 months ago
Cool story mate!
Lots of people are fine with bad things they grew up with because it didn’t personally affect them.
c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Do you think kids shouldn’t be allowed to work in any capacity? What if they are self employed? Is that wrong even if they want to?
Deceptichum@kbin.social 5 months ago
Yes, and yes.
I think children should be free to focus on more important things than working.
Do you think we should send the kids back to the mines? Some of them might prefer to be out of school.
Nath@aussie.zone 5 months ago
I don’t know why, but paper boys (yes we were all boys) were some sort of exception to child labour laws. I was selling newspapers when I was 12-13 for 5c ea.
The 80s was a wild place.
roscoe@startrek.website 5 months ago
And what about those assholes that never wanted to pay? I see your cars, your lights are on, I know you’re home motherfucker.
I identified so hard with that “I want my two dollars” kid from Better Off Dead.
Nath@aussie.zone 5 months ago
One of my customers went and died owing me 80c. I just took the loss. But it would have been hilarious to see some young kid chasing the estate for his debt!
RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 5 months ago
Amen.
Got money, bought a PC my parents couldn’t afford, learned to code, got a desk job.
Taught me life skills too, like dealing with dickhead managers and customers, time keeping, and just general responsibility.
Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That’s all well and good, but the necessity of child labor laws are not for the few who are doing it voluntarily.
heyoni@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Honestly it’s the uniform for me. It implies so much like maybe that kids gotta punch in with a time card of has their pay docked.