Try coming of age in 1974 when baby boomers worked for a pittance. And in those days, you really had a work ethic from the boss on down to the intern.
I was 14 that year - working in Fast Food for $2.10 an hour!
And then CARTER showed up. I went into the Army at 18. Could NOT find a better job and needed $ for college.
It worked out well. Hard Times USED to make people knuckle down, pull themselves up by their bootstraps and BETTER themselves.
I fear it’s no longer that easy. Or that HARD since you can live with your parents pretty much forever! *SHUDDER*
“Try coming of age in 1974 when baby boomers worked for a pittance.”
It’s only gotten worse since then. Or do you think wages have actually risen in the last 40 years faster than inflation?