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[quote=Anonymous](UMC Gen Z here) I personally made very sure that I never worked at a menial job growing up. My parents told me I had to do either internships, research or a retail job over the summer, so I determinedly applied to the first two to avoid the retail. I had friends who did have to work menial jobs and it sounded absolutely horrible.

That said, I do think those menial jobs teach grit and are good at motivating kids to reach for white collar work so they never have to suffer thorough customer abuse or physical labor again. My husband came from poor-middle class and having to work that type of job as a kid motivated him to go to college and escape that environment. So I wouldn’t be opposed to my kids doing those jobs if they’re unmotivated to find internships.

Hanging around my husband’s family occasionally and hearing about their dead end menial work is quite soul sucking, so I hope that’s a good motivator as well. The world is also much stricter for such people - for example, they’re delighted to get 4 weeks paid leave after several years at their job whereas for white collar work it’s very standard to get 4 weeks to start. So I do hope my kids see the juxtaposition and realize they want to reach for a better life. [/quote]

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