for at least 2 decades, any kid could sleep till rested, wander to a nearby Starbucks, make something like 3x the salary per hour, and get benefits.
It's pretty miserable work in the winter, and probably a net-negative for a teenager to be missing that much sleep, but my parents believed it "built character".
https://www.starbucksbenefits.com/en-us/home/
https://www.starbucksbenefits.com/en-us/home/resources/eligi...
>You establish initial benefits eligibility the first day of the second month after receiving at least 240 total hours over three full, consecutive months. Your total hours include both Benefits hours (BEN) to account for your paid hours and Leave of Absence hours (LOA) to account for time while on approved, eligible leave.
>To continue eligibility, you must have at least 520 total hours on paychecks received between the first and last days in each six-month measurement period, for semi-annual audits on January 6 and July 6.
>Occasionally, there may be fewer pay periods than usual in an audit measurement period. When this occurs, we will adjust your required total hours needed—it will still be 20 hours per week. Your total hours include both Benefits hours (BEN) to account for your paid hours and Leave of Absence hours (LOA) to account for time while on approved, eligible leave.
Relative is finishing in December, zero debt. Said they have >1000 graduates each year.