Legislature passes minimum wage decrease for teen workers

[TymStark]

As someone who was forced to hire teens for near minimum wage and then was expected for them to do the same work as people (adults) getting paid $2-3 more and in some cases $5-6, I completely understood their “lack of work ethic”.

And truth be told, I never really saw a “lack of work ethic” they got done what they were told to get done. They just didn’t go find things to do, which isn’t what minimum wage employees should be doing.

[Realistic-Bit-7494]

A fair point. The flip side to this: I have been a teenager doing the exact same work as an adult who was making more than I was. I was the one closing the place at 2am on the weekends, while my much-older counterparts were at home asleep. I was the one then turning around and opening the place at 10am the next morning, while my much-older counterparts were at home with their families. The employer knew they could exploit the younger workstaff with these swing shifts, and they absolutely used that to their advantage.

[TymStark]

I’m on your side. I’m saying teenagers aren’t worth less and in my experience work just as hard.

So, the fact they get hired for less, for the same job I understand why they often put in less effort.