Mcjobs For Teenagers Analysis

Ren’ee Jeffries

Mr.Klever

GSW 1110

Jan. 24, 2017

McJobs For Teens

There seems to be a large amount of people who tend to think that having a job in fast-food is terrible, especially for teenagers. Also that the money that their making is of little to no importance to them because they spend it on items of no value. “Large amounts (of teens paychecks) seem to flow to pay for an early introduction into the most trite aspects of American consumerism: flimsy punk clothes, trinkets, and whatever else is the last fast-moving teen craze” (Etzioni 160) However working in a fast food restaurant as a teenager isn’t only about getting a paycheck to spend on those things, but to develop good employment skills, and good people skills that will be used

Etzioni himself seems to think that teenagers that work in fast-food do nothing but stand around and press buttons “INSERT QUOTE” . Actually, most jobs in fast food tend to be rather dangerous. A lot of the skills that will be learned are skills that could be used in any job in the future, but especially jobs in the food and business industries. Flipping burgers and working with the public isn’t an easy job and tends to involve a lot more than people seem to think that it does. Working at a place like McDonald’s can take a physical and mental toll on a person and could even be considered dangerous, depending on the job or task given. I read an article from the New York Times which said “According to a slew of complaints filed with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workers often suffer injuries such as hot-oil burns and are sometimes denied proper medical care.” and also “Violence is also common at fast-food restaurants; according to a recent survey, roughly one in eight workers reported being assaulted at work in the past year.” The last quote is important for people to realize because working with people can be very challenging and starting in the teenage years helps to develop the people skills required to deal with people such as rude, and even violent

In this article they explain how working can be healthy for teenagers, especially those who know how to balance out their time. If teenagers take the responsibility to time out their schedule and make sure they aren't underworking it can be really beneficial. “Teens who enter adolescence with strong academic interests and goals may work very little during high school, and when they do have jobs, they limit their hours of employment so as to not jeopardize their grades.” These teenagers who work like this also find that the jobs help with the basic skills, for instance “ a wide range of beneficial attributes, such as the capacity to take responsibility, develop time-management skills, overcome shyness with adults, and handle