- June 16, 2015
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- Al Gini
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Summer Jobs
Summer Jobs
Al Gini
Quinlan School of Business
I. In days of old when dragons still roamed the earth-summer jobs for both college/H.S students were important at three levels.
- Decent money (Relatively Speaking)
- Life maturity
- Work experience
II. For my generation summer jobs were to develop a “work ethic” as much as for the money.
- We learned life lessons about the danger, boredom, and necessity of work
- We learned about Darwinian Endurance
- We learn social/financial and class lessons.
- Work was a melting pot in regard to race, age, gender, finances.
- We learned to set goals
- We learned to recognize that capitalism, freedom, and responsibility are all connected to work.
III. To be fair: Today many students do volunteer work, go to school, and get internships.
IV. Also, because of the “New economy” and unemployment rates, some formally summer jobs or part-time jobs are now being taken over by a “Full-time-Part-Time” “workforce”: i.e. newspaper delivery, McDonalds.
V. Also, upper middle class children want to/able to travel, summer school, work on a documentary, go to an Ashram.
VI. But many who want to work can’t.
Report by J.P. Morgan Chase
- Only 46% of people who applied- found work.
- 14 major cities report youth unemployment as becoming a serious social/financial issue.
VII. Finances: A great irony!
- Even if you find work does it help?
- College tuition has risen 1,200% since 1978.
- College tuition range between $22,000 – $52,200 room/board.
- In mid 1960s- a $2.50 an hour job, 40 hours a week, for 3 months=$1,200. Room/Board/Tuition- NIU (1963)=$1,200
- Now a days, $1,200 mostly covers the cost of your text books and lab-fees!