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Pseudo-Intellectual with Lauren Chen

Teen Jobs: Exploitation or Experience? | 4/17/23

Pseudo-Intellectual with Lauren Chen

Lauren Chen

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News

4.31.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Get your tickets now at whoisnefarious.com! A recent viral TikTok showed a 13-year-old working at a Chick-fil-A — much to the surprise of a customer. The video sparked all kinds of backlash from those on the Left, who called any kind of child labor abusive and exploitative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You work here?

0:01.0

Yeah.

0:02.0

How old are you?

0:03.0

13.

0:04.0

Oh my god.

0:05.0

Is that even allowed?

0:06.0

What?

0:07.0

Is that even allowed?

0:08.0

Yeah, it is.

0:09.0

13?

0:10.0

Yeah.

0:11.0

But do you know like your multiplication chart?

0:13.0

Oh, I know.

0:14.0

So I don't know if this is even something you guys will necessarily agree with me on.

0:22.0

And I'm pretty sure this is going to sound terrible taken out of context.

0:25.0

But I don't necessarily support anti child labor laws.

0:30.0

Now, the TikTok that we just saw is one that went viral on the platform.

0:35.0

And it shows this young man probably in his early 20s talking to a 13 year old who works at Chick-fil-A.

0:41.0

And as they could explain to his father is actually the owner of that Chick-fil-A.

0:45.0

Now, this video sparked a big conversation on social media as to whether it is OK for 13 year olds,

0:51.0

14, 15 or 16 year olds to be working or whether it's just another symptom of how cruel and exploitative capitalism is.

0:59.0

Now, I'm going to give my take here.

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