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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Viewing neighborhood kids as owing you cheap or free labor is pretty bizarre.  I remember this when I was a teen, I didn't want to babysit for this one neighbor because the kids were absolute terrors and their dog was aggressive but they'd grumble when I declined.[/quote]

Why is there this assumption people would be paying kids like they're cheap labor? No one said they were going to pay a kid $15 to shovel heavy ass ice snow for an hour.  The thread is asking simply why kids aren't out there hustling for jobs Ike they used to, and that they could have probably earned a lot if they took advantage.

If someone is offering to pay low for the job, your kids could, I dunno, LEARN TO NEGOTIATE BACK FOR BETTER COMPENSATION.

No wonder kids these days are so emotionally and socially stunted. Helicopter parenting has ruined them. They can't learn basic life skills like taking advantage of golden opportunities to make money and negotiate compensation rates for themselves.  Heck, I would have paid them $100 bucks for a job they could have done in about 30 minutes I bet.[/quote]

Then you should have a sign out offering $100. 
Why haven't you learned the basic life skill of advertising for help?

Imagine expecting people to knock on doors to ask if the resident is offering any shovel work that pays at least $100 -- you'd probably throw a fit at the presumption. [/quote]

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