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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I call it total bs. Jobs are there but kids are too lazy to work. Mowing, dog walking, babysitting…etc. [/quote] The problem is again minimum wage. Would you rather hire a seasoned babysitter on care.com or a dog walking business or a teen who expects minimum wage? Unless you know the teen really well it's easier to hire someone seasoned for that much money an hour. For mowing you want a service or someone who has used a lawnmower for years to avoid injury. Years ago you hired teens because it was cheap and their parents weren't going to sue if they hurt themselves.[/quote] Huh?? VA's minimum wage is $12.77. I'd LOVE to hire a babysitter for that amount. A teen costs $20 an hour, a seasoned babysitter on care.com is $30. No one is paying minimum wage. Dog walkers get $25 for a half an hour walk. (I have a 4lb dog and we've had to negotiate because my dog is completely not interested in anything more than a 10 minute walk, so I want the rest of the time to be spent petting or throwing her toys for her). I typically hire teens because my kids think they're fun. [/quote] You have to consider their time to get to your house and to the next job. So, its not just 10 minutes. Plus, if they are driving, driving expenses.[/quote] Those are expenses for any job. Don’t understand the point.[/quote]
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