There’s a cynical humor in imagining some poor fast food employees trying to be like “Okay settle down, children, we’re gonna show yo–Hey put that down, okay quiet down now PLEASE!” , trying not to lose their minds to a bunch of sugared-up “Braedens” and “McKeinLeighs” who are unaccustomed to listening to anybody that’s not living in their iPads. 😂
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RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 5 months agoI mean, the kids aren’t capable of doing actual work that would actually be profitable for the company. They’re going to slow the entire restaurant way down and probably break things. Honestly this sounds like a bad idea for the restaurant. Imagine the pure fucking chaos if all 30 kids are five years old.
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voracitude@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I agree with this in part, but even if they can’t do the literal work listed in the actual ad itself, then that just makes it dangerous. They’re going to be around hot surfaces and boiling oil and sharp kitchen implements. You’re bang-on right that there is no way in fuck this is a good idea.
RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I’d never send my kids there, for sure. Although $50 to watch and feed my kid for a whole day does sound tempting.
The increase in child labour in America does seem concerning. I’m not American so I haven’t heard too much but I did hear there are some 14 year olds packing meat? Meat processing plants are awful places to work for anyone but especially kids.
voracitude@lemmy.world 5 months ago
There have been several teenagers severely injured or killed working on and around dangerous industrial equipment in sawmills and meat processing facilities already, yeah, and one company alone had illegally employed over 100 kids for the night shift or illegally hired 13 year-olds (under the minimum age of 14). It’s galling and more than a little chilling, in the context of the sustained attacks on reproductive rights and access to contraception.