<p>As an adult, I work at a place that is short staffed and the company is willing to pay overtime to anyone who wants to work extra shifts on the weekend. I sign up for everyone I can, as I experienced in college how $7.55 an hour doesn’t go very far. (I’m doing much better than that now.) The hard lesson that I learned at 18 and 19 gives me the drive to work long weeks to save up now even though I don’t “need” the money.</p>
<p>Some of my coworkers say they really don’t like to work overtime and feel it’s just not worth it to spend time on a Saturday or Sunday working. Most likely, these were the kids whose parents bailed them out all through college and didn’t learn the value of the hard earned dollar. Some coworkers like to take leaves of absense for six months at a time so they can have a nice break from working.</p>
<p>How your kids turn out is anyone’s guess.</p>