Summary and Response: Working at McDonald’s In the essay, “Working at McDonald’s,” Amitai Etzioni shares his strong belief that working in the fast-food industry, especially McDonald’s, is a bad influence for high school students. He states that working in this industry as a student can cause academic problems. As many as two-thirds of American high school Juniors and Seniors now hold part-time jobs. Since part-time jobs have changed drastically over the years, few skills are acquired for these jobs and will not be used later in life. Etzioni explains how highly illiterate McDonald’s types of jobs are – they do not provide entrepreneurship or self-discipline, and they do not teach teenagers self-supervision and self-scheduling. He provides
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I feel Etzioni did not have sufficient evidence to back up his theories. Additionally, Etzioni statements were opinionated and simply observational statements.
First, Etzioni’s article discusses the complications of balancing education and employment. He emphasizes that fast food jobs interfere with education. In fact, working part-time teaches you how to manage work with education. Amitai Etzioni surmised that teens do not impart new skills, and that working part-time misshapes teens’ values and work ethics. Although I have only had one job, I have continued to hold my job though high school and into college. I have even been promoted to management from everything I have learned at my part-time job. Having a job has taught me independence, time management, and I have learned how important it is to work as a …show more content…
He starts the article with “McDonald’s is bad for your kids,” proceeding with “I do not mean the flat patties and the white-flour buns; I refer to the jobs teen-agers undertake.” After he says this, it is clarified – making the article less confusing for the reader. Etzioni also states many concepts throughout the article that caught my attention – such as; “The work culture varies from one place to another: Sometimes it is a tightly run shop; sometimes a rather loose pot party interrupted by customers,” and claiming most trite aspects go towards “flimsy punk clothes, trinkets and whatever else is the last fast-moving teen craze.” Some of these statements come across more as creative writing rather than a serious
I feel Etzioni did not have sufficient evidence to back up his theories. Additionally, Etzioni statements were opinionated and simply observational statements.
First, Etzioni’s article discusses the complications of balancing education and employment. He emphasizes that fast food jobs interfere with education. In fact, working part-time teaches you how to manage work with education. Amitai Etzioni surmised that teens do not impart new skills, and that working part-time misshapes teens’ values and work ethics. Although I have only had one job, I have continued to hold my job though high school and into college. I have even been promoted to management from everything I have learned at my part-time job. Having a job has taught me independence, time management, and I have learned how important it is to work as a …show more content…
He starts the article with “McDonald’s is bad for your kids,” proceeding with “I do not mean the flat patties and the white-flour buns; I refer to the jobs teen-agers undertake.” After he says this, it is clarified – making the article less confusing for the reader. Etzioni also states many concepts throughout the article that caught my attention – such as; “The work culture varies from one place to another: Sometimes it is a tightly run shop; sometimes a rather loose pot party interrupted by customers,” and claiming most trite aspects go towards “flimsy punk clothes, trinkets and whatever else is the last fast-moving teen craze.” Some of these statements come across more as creative writing rather than a serious