No, it is NOT harder than we think.
Many of us worked similar jobs in our youth, for a lot less money. It was a stepping stone to learn scheduling, budgeting, and personal responsibility.
Those jobs then were a way for a high school student to make some spending money. If you wanted a career, you worked your way up to manager. If not, you still worked hard, got some experience, and moved on.
Welcome to the ‘new normal’ - where entry level jobs are now dead end careers...
Adjusted for inflation minimum wage is lower now than the seventies. Many Freepers do not grasp the concept of adjusting for inflation.
Many of us worked similar jobs in our youth, for a lot less money.”
Back in the very late 1950’s I had my first job at $.56 an hour selling clothing at an upscale store in Kansas City. Worked 6-9 p.m. Monday and Thursday evening and 9-5:30 on Saturday. We weren’t allowed to ever sit down and appreciated the one hour bus ride, although it did cost $.35 each way. Didn’t have much left over after that cost, lunch on Saturday and taxes but learned a whole lot about people and how they spend their money.
People back then used layaway and would come in faithfully every week and pay $1 or so until their purchases were paid in full. No credit cards. I saved my money until I could buy a special pair of socks like all the “rich kids” at school wore. I remember they were $1.50 a pair, way too much my mom used to say. My how times have changed.