At what age would you want your children to start working?
What was your parents view on this? were they in favor of you working or did you have to fight to work (or not work?)
My parents had the mindset that because my dad provided well for us, I had no reason to work. So I was forbidden from working in high school and part of college, though I did start working in college eventually. (Of course their mindset is very different now).
Personally I’d want my kids to begin working in high school, not just for money but for the other benefits that I think working gives someone–the chance to develop a good work ethic, staying out of trouble, etc.
I had my first “summer job”, ie during school vacations, when I was 15. Had nothing to do with my parents but the fact that it was a requirement at school to do a “summer internship”. I think that’s a good age to start sneaking into the working world at least temporarily.
I started my first real job at 20 and also started studying at university at the same time. Again, I think that’s a good age to make that bigger step into the corporate world.
I started very early. Too early.
I think I would consider a part-time job okay during college years. It really depends on the maturity level of the individual.
Working, in my opinion, at that age should be about discipline and learning the value of a hard-earned dollar/rupee.
in college. part time.
I’d like for my (kids) to focus more on education.
while working definitely has its benefits, it also takes away a lot of time that could be used for taking extra classes, or other worthwhile learning activities. I see and have seen many young people who fund their own schooling or need to work to pay rent/food/help family … but they are always overly stressed and their grades often suffer.
I started working when I was 16 and I worked at the same place until I was 21, before I was able to get a full time job. Come to think of it, I didn’t ask my parents and they didn’t object …
This helped me learn how to become financially responsible at an early age and I saved up enough to pay off my school fees without having to go on OSAP or borrow from anybody.
I don’t know how I feel about letting my child work. I think it depends on the job, workload, etc.
I started working at the age of 24 i.e. when I was in my last semester of MBA and the classes used to take place during weekends. I never got permission to work before and later I got permission only because my work was related to my education and my parents did not want to stop me from getting practical exposure. At that time when I didn’t have the need of earning money if I wanted to do odd jobs my parents wouldn’t have allowed me to work for sure.
I would want my daughter to first finish her education and then work. Because I have learned that if you have a good degree in hand you get a better starting point and it’s better than struggling to move upward in organisational hierarchy after getting the same degree while working. But then I do strongly believe in man proposes and God disposes & that life keeps on changing from good to bad and vice versa so I just pray to God to give me enough life , health & financial means to make my plans for my daughter come true.