[buccaneer81]

At 16, I showed up at a construction site and said I would work for free for a week.

Sadly, that's illegal in our brave new world.

[NVDave]

So is hiring illegal aliens. You don’t notice construction companies flinching at hiring illegals, do you?

Show up for work, ready for work and ready to get dirty. Follow orders, don’t whine and wha-la, you could very well have a job.

[MrPiper]

At 16, I showed up at a construction site and said I would work for free for a week.

"Sadly, that's illegal in our brave new world."

Did I say I did not get paid? I was hired BECAUSE I was willing to show I would work for free to prove I was worth it.