Lexagon wrote:I was so sad when they told me I couldn't get papers. I was so angry, if I want to work why won't they let me work? I mean, I can do just about anything else a 16 year old could do and if I can toot my horn, probably better. I just want to be like a receptionist or something. Eh.
I can give you a huge long list of reasons why. Many of them legal. In most states it is simply not legal for 14 year olds to work for anyone other than their parents, and the reason for
that is that you are very likely to find yourself in a position where you can be exploited or even harmed by people who are unscrupulous or have criminal intent. A 16 year old is presumed to have a little more experience and be able to see the danger signs, and there are restrictions on what even a 16 year old is allowed to do.
Also, no one is going to give a teenager of any age a job as a receptionist, particularly not in this economy where there are 10 to 50 adult receptionists for every receptionist job. You're simply not mature enough to represent a business at the front desk; no one who came in and saw a teenager at the receptionist desk would have any confidence in the business and would walk out.