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doubleshuffle · 02-11-2016, 02:22 AM

Well, what does your daughter do?

I was still a university student at 26, so partly dependent on my parents, but I had been working all kinds of jobs part time for years, because my parents didn't give me enough to live on. We had a so-called "students' service" at our local job center; both private people and local companies would advertise temporary jobs there, so I helped people moving house, redecorating flats and houses, helping out on construction sites and the like. I also worked at McDonalds for two years (fine) and at Pizza Hut for six weeks (hell). I also worked at a fruit and vegetables stand at the local farmers' market for about a year and a half.

I would say that not being stuck at university all the time but meeting real people doing real things has helped me immensely.

OTOH, if I imagine my parents would have asked around everywhere trying to get me to do something, I would probably have been furious, so I guess you're in a lose-lose-situation here.

While I win.

02-11-2016, 02:22 AM	#75232
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Well, what does your daughter do? I was still a university student at 26, so partly dependent on my parents, but I had been working all kinds of jobs part time for years, because my parents didn't give me enough to live on. We had a so-called "students' service" at our local job center; both private people and local companies would advertise temporary jobs there, so I helped people moving house, redecorating flats and houses, helping out on construction sites and the like. I also worked at McDonalds for two years (fine) and at Pizza Hut for six weeks (hell). I also worked at a fruit and vegetables stand at the local farmers' market for about a year and a half. I would say that not being stuck at university all the time but meeting real people doing real things has helped me immensely. OTOH, if I imagine my parents would have asked around everywhere trying to get me to do something, I would probably have been furious, so I guess you're in a lose-lose-situation here. While I win.