Teens Want Friends, More Than Money, From Their Jobs

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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3.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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For some teens the opportunity to socialize and make friends are the most important factors in finding a summer job. Wall Street Journal reporter Terell Wright joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why the current job market is different for this generation of workers. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Scarlet Johanson. My family relied on public assistance to help provide meals for us.
0:04.6	These meals help fuel my love for acting. When people are fed, futures are nourished.
0:08.9	Join the movement to end hunger at Feeding America.org
0:11.9	slash Act Now. Brought to you by Feeding America.org slash Act Now.
0:13.0	Brought to you by Feeding America and the Ad Council.
0:18.0	Here's your money briefing from Monday July 15th.
0:21.0	I'm J.R. Whelan for the Wall Street Journal. Pay, benefits and flexibility often
0:28.6	top the list of things job seekers look for in a new position. Teens holding down jobs this summer have a different priority.
0:36.0	Friends.
0:37.0	Teens are coming out of a pandemic that changed the entire world,
0:41.0	changed the way that people interact with one another.
0:44.0	And this labor market, specifically for teens, they're looking for more socialization.
0:48.0	So how's that working out for them and their employers?
0:51.0	We'll talk to Wall Street Journal reporter Terrell Wright after the break.
0:58.1	I'm Scarlet Johanson. My family relied on public assistance to help provide meals for us.
1:03.0	These meals help fuel my love for acting.
1:05.0	When people are fed, futures are nourished.
1:07.2	Join the movement to end hunger at Feeding America.org
1:10.2	slash Act Now.
1:11.2	Brought to you by Feeding America and the Ad Council.
1:15.0	At the top of the list of what many teens looked for in their summer job this year is the opportunity to make
1:24.7	friends. Wall Street Journal reporter Terrell Wright joins me. Terrell, how many teens are currently
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