True, but it was her first day. The boss didn't get to know her well enough to make these assumptions. Most good bosses will be encouraging and not talk down to their employees.

Bosses don't have a parent child relationship with their employees, that's what makes this inappropriate. Regardless of what age they are, when you hire an employee you treat them like every other employee. Anything less is inappropriate.

Most don't know how. They weren't taught either. I was fortunate to read Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence and also Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace. I also recommend The 7 Habits for Highly Effective People , and the 7 Habits for Highly Effective People for Teenagers. I bought the last for my daughters. They've always been praised by employers for their work ethic and have gone far in life. It's best if this type of teaching starts at a very early age, at a level that is age-appropriate for each age. Then, employers and managers would not feel the need to put out a devaluing list like this. Managers should be supportive , inspiring, but not coddling .

Look at the comments from "parents" about how "toxic" the ideas are. Obviously they aren't teaching their kids that life is difficult.

You can tell by the attitude of some kid workers that they're slackers of slacker parents.

Really, Tracey, are you ACTUALLY a parent? How do you know what "most parents" do? How many actual research projects have you conducted? Have you looked outside of your group of friends (if you are actually a parents)?

That is SUPER unfortunate if parents don't tell their kids.

VERY sad.

You'd be wrong, Pebble. That list is as old as moses. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/some-rules-kids-wont-learn-in-school/ It's from Charles J. Sykes’ 2007 book, 50 Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education

LOL. HR is not for your benefit in the first place. Besides, in these types of jobs, the owner probably is HR, payroll, CEO and supervisor all rolled into one.

They are rules for life not the company

Lol Kevin thinks HR would be anything but unhelpful.

How exactly would such "policy" be enforced? HR doesn't govern life.

I'm not saying you are but that sounds like a typical snowflake response. That is a very old list. The boss didn't make up those rules. Perhaps he gives the ist to all the young new employees in a helpful kind way. I feel sorry for this young generation. Most are too coddled and when they find out how life really is, they are not prepared and them end up being behind those that knew from a young age how important hard work and personal responsibility is. The sooner kids know that life isn't fair and no one owes them anything, the better off they wlll be.

Not always. Peers are hugely influential. I raised 3 kids as a struggling single parent. Money was very tight, and we were incredibly economical. Taught my kids to work hard and appreciate EVERYTHING they had. They all worked really hard and went off to the very best First-Tier and Ivies in the country. One (the one who started earning her own money at 13, and had jobs throughout high school but still graduated valedictorian), came back, after being around all those rich kids with disgusting privilege, expecting me to fund expensive wardrobes and a lifestyle of trust fund kids--and angry that I couldn't. You can do everything right with your kids, but you should NEVER underestimate the impact of peers and environment on still-developing minds.

People do owe each other basic respect and kindness until someone has proven not to be worthy of it. That is what holds society together, this list is downright hostile and unnecessary.

It wasn’t the letter she was furious about. The way it is written is very hostile and downgrading and was given to her daughter by someone who didn’t even know the kid.

Agree 100%. My mom taught me that life is not fair and no one owes me anything. She made me pay room and board starting the day I turned 18 and she kept a list of every penny she gave me for gas, etc to go to work and I had to pay her back. I remember feeling angry at the time cause I hadn't even gotten my first paycheck but it served me well! I am glad she showed me tough love!

Not at all for workers <18. It's just that countries like China abuse it with no limits to hours worked.

Exactly. It amazes me that THIS is the point of contention for some of these people.

It's not half the rate it's $3 ($8.50 vs $11.50) less and is still ABOVE the federal minimum wage.

The idea behind the lower minimum wage for minors is to encourage them to stay in school.

Federally, there is a law that allows you to pay those under 20 $4.25 an hour for the first 90 days. Absolutely nobody does this though. I've never heard of one single company that does.