It’s why I advocate a lower wage for those under 18. But it will never happen because unions won’t allow, because it would result in hiring more teenagers.
I remember when everyone in HS had a job. If you didn’t work, you were a loser. But that went away. Now a lot of low-level positions are filled by very old people, not by very young people. Kids get to be 22 with a degree, and they go out to work their first job, and they don’t know how it’s done. People ought to be working at a young age — for some money, sure, but also for simple experience. It matters.