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[quote=Anonymous]Nothing you can do besides trying out different teens until you find one that seems committed (and not needing their mommy and daddy to coordinate with you -- is that a new brand of helicopter parenting -- talking to employers directly??)  Are you near any colleges -- sometimes those students are more committed as they may need the money to pay for next semester’s tuition and they’re likely older and more responsible.

The wealth in the area generally definitely has something to do with this.  My parents are in an upper middle part of NJ where this is constantly a problem; they and their age 60-70+ friends would love to be able to pay at teen $40 to take care of light yard work or the rare 3 inches of snow, and yet they can rarely find a teen at all looking for work and when they do, most flake out -- like the boy who ran home after seeing what the worked involved under the guise of needing medication.  Frankly, most just don’t NEED the money; some have really big allowances from home, new cars etc., and many that don’t have that still know that when push comes to shove their parents will come to the rescue if they really need $50 to go out with their friends or get the right clothing, lest their self esteem (or something) be damaged.

In contrast, I lived in a working class area of Atlanta recently and almost every teen I knew had a retail type of job and many wanted to pick up a few extra hours here and there around the neighborhood to supplement income.  I think the excuse in these upper middle parts of DC (and NJ) is always that the kids are SO high achieving and between getting straight As, captain of the sports teams, and other ECs, there is just no time.  But the teens that I knew in ATL were no less high achieving -- lots of straight A kids there too but many were supplementing their incomes to save for college, cars etc.

Chalk it up to wealth and helicopter parents who have never held the kid responsible for anything -- don’t know how they handle “real” work places.[/quote]

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