Teens, summer jobs don’t mix
It was almost 9 p.m., closing time for Cold Stone Creamery in Riverstone.
Two teenage boys stood behind the cases of ice cream, preparing to shut down the store for the night. Their hopes of going home on time were dashed as movie-goers piled into the store after the end of a show. The boys scrambled to keep up with the impatient patrons’ demands while trying to maintain customer-service-worthy grins.
It was a typical teen summer job moment, but fewer and fewer teens are experiencing those lessons and the trials that come from going to work when school is out.
Kootenai County employers are experiencing the effects of a national trend: The number of teens working summer jobs has been declining for the last 40 years/Brooke Wolford, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.
Question: Describe the summer job that you had as a teen.
