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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Normal teenage summer jobs like scooping ice cream, waiting tables, bagging groceries have taken a backseat to formal summer programs, summer research, pre-professional internships, etc. [/quote]

I was the rare outlier who made my kid work in the summers. Flash forward five years and many of the coddled high income DC private school kids are back at home, having graduated from Tufts, Tulane, Bryn Mawr, and similar, applying to law school. My kid is making six figures first year out of college. Employers want kids with diverse experiences, who are humble and polite, and who understand the work environment. [/quote]

A biglaw partner will out earn your kid eventually (biglaw partner here).

But feel overly proud and smug. Which oozes out of this silly response. 
Beware: That karma always always comes back at you.

Let’s just be happy for everyone’s kid, journey, major. Why put someone down to somehow feel smug about your “humble polite” kid. [/quote]

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