My teenage daughter wants to work at a local café but they're offering her below minimum wage as a 'trial period' and my husband thinks she should take it for the experience while I think we're teaching her to accept exploitation.
More people experience this than they realize.
A teenager's first job offer has become a proxy battle over what values to instill about work, fairness, and economic reality.
“Where Are You with Labor economics — how wages are set?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.