I will only speak to the fast food jobs, those that primarily were for teenagers to learn skills for future employment and make pocket money. You do understand that it was Americans that opened the door for those jobs to be taken over by immigrants don't you? It was the denigration of those jobs by teenagers parents, and other adults that drove the teens away and forced the employers to hire from the only available plentiful source. And then, this is the really hilarious part, those same adults then whined and moaned about the immigrants having stolen those jobs from Americans!
There are plenty of situations to bitch about jobs being taken from Americans and legal immigrants, but the food service is not one of them, Americans gave those jobs away as worthless and demeaning. As to your obvious disdain for Mickey D's? Why do even care if some of them shut down, and I'm sure the Operators will be getting an earful from Corp., since you make it clear you would never give them your trade any way.
Oh and the situation with fast food jobs, something I can speak with authority on having managed it for twenty three years and during the period when those jobs became anathema to Americans.
@Chosen Daughter
My first reaction to this story is - thanks! Now, I know which businesses to avoid in the future!
Then I read your comment and I had to nod in agreement with you. As an example I can speak personally of - my nephew is a highly intelligent kid that is currently working on a Masters in Physics. He has never held a job in his life! My sister never wanted him to have to "work" because she didn't want a job to take time away from his "studies" - even though he parties and vacations on her dime and on his presumed "study time".
He plans on going on for a doctorate - and will never have worked a day in his life.
You are correct - so many of today's parents think it is detrimental for their precious to have to work a menial job.
Thank you to my awesome mother, who is in heaven - when I turned eleven years old - she told me that they would provide my shelter, food and basic necessities (clothing they could afford and any care I needed), BUT if I wanted to buy records and trendy outfits - and if I ever wanted my own car, that I would need to start working and saving my money up for such things.
She told me to make up index cards with my name, phone number and the jobs I was willing to do. I passed them around my neighborhood and got a couple of babysitting jobs. Eleven years old and people were trusting me to watch their babies! I did a good job, changing diapers, washing dishes and doing an occasional load of laundry for them while they were out. I got all the work I wanted at $1 per hour, until I was sixteen and old enough to get a job at a department store, and later at the theatre.
I still found time to study and graduate with honors.
I'd be willing to bet most of these crying snowflakes we see have never worked a day in their lives either.
It's time to reverse course.
