On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 03:54:16 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 4:46:49 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> I have outside work I can't do or I'd rather not do so I go to the
>> local high school where I can hire a teen to do my chores, they work
>> hard, do a good job, and it doesn't cost a lot. They charge $10/hr
>> and are well worth it...
>
>I'm happy for you. I live in a college town; almost all of the parents
>are professionals (doctors, lawyers, professors), and their kids are
>on track to do the same. They're busy building their resumes to be
>admitted to the best colleges.
>
>Last weekend we hired a college senior who's an intern at my husband's
>work. We paid him $20/hour and it was worth every penny. He's a first-
>generation Vietnamese-American, and his parents instilled in him the
>value of toil.

The high school here maintains a list of kids wanting various jobs;
window washing, house cleaning, yard work, etc.