Remember When Kids Worked? These Jobs Have Basically Disappeared

When I was a youngster, around 12 years old, I got my first job. My family didn't have much extra money, so the idea that I could work and buy my own things was incredible. Here I come, Jnco jeans.

I worked at a pizza shop in Wellington, folding boxes. It was boring and tedious, but I loved it so much. You see, in the 90's it wasn't too hard to find a job doing little jobs for people here and there. Things that adults didn't want to do.

Now there are labor laws, and businesses just aren't willing to roll the dice on youngsters.

So how are kids supposed to learn about work and responsibility at a young age? Let's look at some jobs kids can no longer do.

Jobs are no longer available to kids

• Folding pizza boxes at the Pizza Palace. Definitely no longer a thing, which makes me sad because it's one of my favorite memories. I learned all about responsibility and accountability.
• Tossing newspapers after school. Now that the papers are delivered well before dawn, a car is needed to get the job done.
• Long before the magic of technology, bowling alleys would often hire youngsters to set the pins up for a new game. It was easy, and while it didn't pay particularly well, it was a job. Now machines do the job, and that makes me sad.
• Teenagers were once hired as video store clerks. I guess it's pretty self-explanatory why that isn't a thing anymore. It's a double whammy.

It seems like kids these days just want to be YouTube stars, and there's something very troubling about that.