Quote Originally Posted by buckner
I don't know where you're living, but here, there are a LOT of 14 year olds working at McDonald's. That was the "thing" when I was 14 - to get a job! And the only place that would hire at 14 (there are others, though..) was McDonald's and everyone was working there. I know plenty of 14 year olds that are working there, now, too, 4 years later. Some fast food joints won't hire under 16, but some hire at 14.

Interseting, around here they won't hire until 16, and most every other place here is the same. I guess there maybe have different laws or insurance coverage that allows them to do that.

There are other privately owned places, not necessarily food service, that hire younger kids too so that's something to think about if you dont want to work in food.