As soon as I got the project to write on living a low wage life, I was excited to say the least. See, I feel as though I am one of few who have actually had a job working for minimum or low wages at some point in my life. I worked for minimum wage since I was 15 until I came to school here at Santa Clara. I decided that I wanted to work on the topic of teenagers in the workplace, and more specifically teenagers working for a small family owned business. I worked for a small family owned business so I figure that I can write easier about something I have first-hand experience in.
I plan to focus on teenagers working for small, family owned businesses that are struggling, as this is what I did for nearly two years. I will also compare teenagers working for small businesses with teenagers working in other areas (retail, movie theatres, dining). I will interview my friends, family, acquaintances, and others to find out what their low wage life was like and the struggles they had with it.
This hypertext will focus primarily on the struggles that working for a struggling business includes. The constant demand of showing up to work on time and working your hardest so the company doesn’t fail due to your laziness. Due to the stress endured in the conditions, teens feel like work can become more important than school or sports, which normally in high school it shouldn’t be. I’ll also focus on how management positions tend to manipulate teenagers into thinking that work comes first over anything in their young life.
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