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Dad Brags That His 14-Year-Old-Son Works “Every Day He Can” At Burger King, Leading To A Fierce Debate Online
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Dad Brags That His 14-Year-Old-Son Works “Every Day He Can” At Burger King, Leading To A Fierce Debate Online

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Do you remember your first work experience? That glorious feeling that finally, you’ll be making your own money. And I guess, at that age, not a lot of people were thinking about what kind of job it’s going to be. By starting with waitressing, cleaning tables, washing dishes, working at a shop, carrying and lifting groceries, and other things, we all learned things like showing up on time, making sure that everything is done the way it supposes to be, taking more responsibilities, working as individual and being there for your team. For most of us, these were the first steps to learning about work ethics. No matter how things have changed throughout time, it seems that people still value people who work hard and start to take such responsibilities at a young age.

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Starting to work and earn your own money at a young age is usually very exciting for teenagers

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Recently, a dad shared a Facebook post about his son starting to work at Burger King, a fast-food restaurant, being only 14 years old. He was very proud of his son, who, according to him, not only has a job, but he works every day, including weekends. He stays there from early morning until late at night. Dad says that his son’s dream is to finally save for a car and finishes his post with advice to adults “to take notes” from his son on how to be a respectable person. What at first looked like a nice appreciation post, soon turned to become a source for a massive discussion on child labor.

This Twitter user pointed out that it’s not always a good idea to let your young kids work to the extent where they spend their whole free time at the job

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This proud dad shares the moment when his 14 year-old son starts to work at Burger King to make his own money

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Twitter user @kittynouveau shared this post with a caption that says “god this is depressing” and soon her post became viral with 205.9k likes and 4k comments pointing out how this dad should be concerned rather than proud of how his kid is being exploited. The first thing to caught everyone’s attention was that even though the kid was supposed to work only part-time, but as stated by the parent, they were there every day, all day. What was also concerning is that the son is only 14 years old and as stated by the other social media users, he is still a kid and deserves to enjoy his youth before actually joining the workforce. Even though dad said that his son “loves every minute of it”, those who worked in such places as the service industry know how hard and nerve-racking this job could be.

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As dad states that his son works there “every day”, Twitter users are quite negative towards the decision to let the kid be a “slave”

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Knowing that the son is working every day, including weekends, sparks a debate of how “part-time” this job is

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You might ask how 14-year olds can work in this industry? Well, they can. According to the law in the US, the applicants should be at least 16 years old. However, 14-15-year-olds also can be employed with a work permit. They also perform limited tasks. Bored Panda already covered a story on Burger King that was letting parents know that they would hire their 14-15-year-old kids. Once again, this matter was met with controversy, as it became a public secret that employees do not get proper salaries and work conditions.

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Of course, there would be no discussion without some people agreeing on how valuable this experience is to a young mind. But the main concern here is that there are flaws in such work industry and that young teenagers will be used rather than inspired to seek better things from early days. Maybe it is best to let kids be kids for as long as possible?
What are your thoughts on the topic? What was your first work experience? Share in the comments down below!

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Some people commented on the situation by sharing their own experience on starting to work this young

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There were various opinions on whether it is a good think to allow your children to work from an early age. But it seems that to each his own

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Konstancija Gasaitytė

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Konstancija is a Content Creator at Bored Panda. She has a bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting and a master’s degree in Future Media and Journalism. She is very interested in sustainable fashion and is a perfect companion to go to second-hand shops and antiques for nearly anything: clothes, books or furniture. Her interests also include photography, literature and hiking.

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Robertas Lisickis

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Some time ago, Robertas used to spend his days watching how deep the imprint in his chair will become as he wrote for Bored Panda. Wrote about pretty much everything under and beyond the sun. Not anymore, though. He's now probably playing Gwent or hosting Dungeons and Dragons adventures for those with an inclination for chaos.

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Manuela Martins
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dear proud Dad: This is the time where YOU should provide for your child. If he wants to have a job at 16, fine. Don't call others "lazy", it is obviously not you who works at the weekend.

Judith Wilson
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3 years ago

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Nope. You are 100% wrong here. The "problem" with societies is that kids do NOT have a job, do NOT have money, and do NOT have any responsibility whatsoever. That is not how the world works. That is not how this country should work. At least not in the long term. Tens of thousands of people are on welfare - some getting HUGE checks. And HUGE amounts of food "assistance", free medical and free dental care - while those of us who make next to nothing a week are forced to carry the burden. I know a woman who has 3 kids, a mother who takes care of them for free, does not work and receives a large monthly check and $12,000 return on her "taxes". She is not embarrassed. I started working at 14, learned what it takes to earn and save money. Today I am still working, own my own home and new car, and pay for everything myself. I can't imagine living any other way.

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JennyLaRue
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've no problems with a youngster wanting to work and learning about the merits of hard work, but I do have a big problem with the dad's bragging and preaching about it. Not only is it judging others not behaving like his son, but it also must make the son feel more obliged to keep doing it, and at his age he shouldn't feel obliged to work.

Julie C Rose
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the “lazy grown-ass people”, which is an obvious jab at minimum wage workers who are pushing for better pay and working conditions. Gross.

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Daniel Marsh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a kerfuffle over nothing. "Works every day he can" does not mean "works every day." The father explicitly says the job is part-time. For a 14-year-old, that means at most 20 hours. Less in some states. Even in the summer.

Hayley Rodgers
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They specifically state he goes in early and stays late almost every day he works

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Manuela Martins
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dear proud Dad: This is the time where YOU should provide for your child. If he wants to have a job at 16, fine. Don't call others "lazy", it is obviously not you who works at the weekend.

Judith Wilson
Community Member
3 years ago

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Nope. You are 100% wrong here. The "problem" with societies is that kids do NOT have a job, do NOT have money, and do NOT have any responsibility whatsoever. That is not how the world works. That is not how this country should work. At least not in the long term. Tens of thousands of people are on welfare - some getting HUGE checks. And HUGE amounts of food "assistance", free medical and free dental care - while those of us who make next to nothing a week are forced to carry the burden. I know a woman who has 3 kids, a mother who takes care of them for free, does not work and receives a large monthly check and $12,000 return on her "taxes". She is not embarrassed. I started working at 14, learned what it takes to earn and save money. Today I am still working, own my own home and new car, and pay for everything myself. I can't imagine living any other way.

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JennyLaRue
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've no problems with a youngster wanting to work and learning about the merits of hard work, but I do have a big problem with the dad's bragging and preaching about it. Not only is it judging others not behaving like his son, but it also must make the son feel more obliged to keep doing it, and at his age he shouldn't feel obliged to work.

Julie C Rose
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the “lazy grown-ass people”, which is an obvious jab at minimum wage workers who are pushing for better pay and working conditions. Gross.

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Daniel Marsh
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a kerfuffle over nothing. "Works every day he can" does not mean "works every day." The father explicitly says the job is part-time. For a 14-year-old, that means at most 20 hours. Less in some states. Even in the summer.

Hayley Rodgers
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They specifically state he goes in early and stays late almost every day he works

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