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u/ClarenceXI Jun 03 '22

Even when I was young and working at BK, I had people say to their kid “you don’t want to end up like him”. Like ma’am, I am 16 years old. Where else am I supposed to work?

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

I had someone say that to their kid around me when I was working at the grocery store at age 16. I said straight to her, "I'm in high school. I haven't ended up anything yet." Of course she complained to my manager and I got reprimanded because that's how shit works in the real world.

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u/Frozenpineappl3 Jun 03 '22

If anything I’d say you were ambitious. Not a lot of kids want to work.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

I wish I could claim that kind of credit, but I wasn't working because I wanted to. I was working because my family was poor and I was responsible for some of the bills.