At 13, I got the first “job” I ever had that required regular hours - about 30 a week during school and 50 hrs during summer. Full service Sinclair gas station in a rural, ag-based community. Worked there until HS graduation (followed by the Navy), then occasionally on weekends while in college. Sad day when the Boss called it quits. I got the car bug at that Sinclair station.
Learned to do oil changes, grease jobs, brake jobs, fix flats (cars, trucks, heavy trucks, tractors). Learned customer service and how to price stuff - learned to be an honorable employee.
BEST JOB I EVER HAD!
I am truly sorry that my son and other kids today will never have that experience.