A teen with a good work ethic has become a rarity in the US.
My 12 year old grand son applied, through his school, for a job of detasseling corn this summer and is hoping, hoping, hoping that he will be accepted. 12 years old is the minimum for that work here in Illinois.
The pay is $8 per hour and the work is hot, dirty and hard. All he's thinking right now is $8 per hour but he is a little worker and I believe he can handle it.
I had a little conversation with him about how he really won't be keeping all that $8 for every hour he works, state, federal and S.S. is withheld. He thought that was preposterous.