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Shortage of Adult Workers Makes Teens Employable Again

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Re: Shortage of Adult Workers Makes Teens Employable Again

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Have you considered pivoting out of the baking industry and into something more profit-positive?

Yes. I do run a software company as well, but the bakery is a family business that will be sticking around. We are considering selling the custom software I wrote to other bakeries to manager their production.

thanks for baking, mate, its not all about the cash. its nice to have food too.

Re: Shortage of Adult Workers Makes Teens Employable Again

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Yes, then everyone can be less employable. If you redistribute the resulting capital returns, that could be nice, sure. Stick to neoliberal capitalism and it's dystopian, though.

What alternative do you propose?

Socialism. Everybody matters. You don't have to go all the way to communism, just ensure everyone has food, healthcare, a home, heat, water, electricity and Internet access.

It's great.

Re: Shortage of Adult Workers Makes Teens Employable Again

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So child labour in other countries is a no go but in US is ok ? Yes 16-17 is at limit but ...

16-17 isn't the youngest, I had a job at 14 and other states might go even lower.

I remember that LA County (California) gave school students a pamphlet that had the conditions for minors to get a job in that jurisdiction. 16-year-olds could definitely get jobs after going through a few hoops. 14-year-olds had more hoops, including that it had to be a family business, such as Junior filling in at Father's jewelry store after school. I think it was possible for a supervised 12-year-old to legally work for a wage lower than minimum, but again it had to be a family business.

Re: Shortage of Adult Workers Makes Teens Employable Again

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16-17 isn't the youngest, I had a job at 14 and other states might go even lower.

I remember that LA County (California) gave school students a pamphlet that had the conditions for minors to get a job in that jurisdiction. 16-year-olds could definitely get jobs after going through a few hoops. 14-year-olds had more hoops, including that it had to be a family business, such as Junior filling in at Father's jewelry store after school. I think it was possible for a supervised 12-year-old to legally w…

Ohio is similar; family businesses and farm work have special exemptions, but otherwise 16 is the norm.
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