# Poor children don't know how to work.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-children-dont-know-how-to-work/604850
**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [December 2, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-children-dont-know-how-to-work/604850 "2011-12-02T16:05:48Z")
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### Author: ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-children-dont-know-how-to-work/604850/40 "2011-12-02T23:06:27Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> Well, “really poor” kids (which is what he said) could be, by definition, in families on welfare. What he’s saying (I think) is that they don’t have role models who work regular jobs at regular hours. It’s probably arguably true, but it’s a pretty stupid thing to say without a lot more context than he gave it (or that is accessible on that audio clip).

I wonder if anybody has ever pointed out to him that a majority of retail and waitstaffing positions actually may have a full 30+ hours, but the specific days and hours worked rotate as the needs of the employer dictate … my friend Lisa never has the same days off each week and shifts around between opening and overnights pretty much randomly. [she works at Walmart, it is ope 7/24]

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