I worked as a lifeguard from the time i was legally allowed to work.
Its ok and paid well for a very low stress job, but it didnt teach me how to actually work. During college summers some friends got internships at real companies, unpaid. I worked at a pool, paid. I thought I was winning, sitting poolside getting checks while they put on a suit and got paid squat.
Yet fast forward to college graduation, guess who easily got jobs based on their experience, and who didnt.
Its ok and paid well for a very low stress job, but it didnt teach me how to actually work. During college summers some friends got internships at real companies, unpaid. I worked at a pool, paid. I thought I was winning, sitting poolside getting checks while they put on a suit and got paid squat.
Yet fast forward to college graduation, guess who easily got jobs based on their experience, and who didnt.