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[quote=Anonymous]When I was a kid on Capitol Hill, parents (including mine) were transparent about trading in any favor to make sure their kid got their foot in the door someplace.  Most of these same friends did hold “menial” jobs - lifeguarding, food service - but certainly not continuously and not without an eventual pivot to plum internships and early career opportunities.

I veered off of the path (dropped out of college and started supporting myself with these “menial” jobs in my late teens).  What opened my eyes was that in those contexts, it *did not* matter how well-educated my parents were or how well-off I’d been raised: in the eyes of clientele, I was “the help.” I hate to say this, but that gave me the drive needed to finish college - unlike most of my fellow UMC peers, my parents did not give me a lifeline after my initial failed attempt at university.  At the time, I was very resentful, but I do appreciate that I truly enjoy the fruits of my labors at this point. (Although I graduated late compared to my cohort, I now have an advanced degree and a cushy corporate job, so it all worked out.)

All of that being said: I would like my kids to have at least a couple of summers of “real world” work to pierce their UMC bubble - and let’s be very clear, it IS a bubble. [/quote]

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