At what age do you think a person should start working?

I think in the USA a person should start working at 18,and while they are working they should be going to college.Then they can be paying off their student loan.That is just my opinion though.

I think to start to work is a very important step in a persons life. Usually work consumes a lot of time and it takes preparation and a lot of requisites to start working. It takes will, or necessity, it takes time too. I am a student in college and I live by myself and I am starting to experience the difficulties implied but since college is in the first place I can't work. As much as I want to achieve financial independence it is hard for me to conciliate everything

I suppose fifteen is ok if you are talking about a paper round or perhaps even younger than that. But I guess different countries have different rules and so forth. I had a paper round at the age of twelve if I remember rightly, quite young but I enjoy the job and I got on well with the customers! Andrew

At the age of 10 years old any minor could work as long as their is a permit from parents and from the labor department. They could start to work in slight job like being a seller or store clerk, washer, errand boys/girls, etc..Then, at the age of 18 years old, it is the legal age for most country to be legally work as long as one is capable of receiving instruction or orders from his superior and could do his work. They could work at any job which fit in their skill, experiences and if one graduates from a college. One could find a decent job which pay more and could help his self in terms of financial matter.

From the time I turned 12 I had a paper route. Then at 16 I was a group counselor at the WMCA. Then I went to being a waitress in a summer camp in up state New York. I have worked all my life. I went to a year of college and started a full time job at nineteen years of age. I truly believe a person should start working summer jobs in their teens to get a feel for learning responsibilities. It makes you a much better employee once you get your first good paying job.

hi i think here (India),generally at the age of 23+ is staring to work,because at that time complete the studies. but at different countries fallows different manners for example USA people start work at 18+ years. for myself i stat work at the age of 23 years. thanking you have avnice day

I live in the states and the age a person starts to work varies. I began babysitting to earn extra cash at age 11. I began working in a store at age 15 and have for the most part worked ever since. My oldest daughter used to help me cater weddings when she was 13 or so and began working with me at the store when she was 16. My 2nd daughter got her first job at age 17. My 3rd daughter began working at 17 also and my youngest is 15 and has been looking for work. There aren't many jobs to be found right now.

yes even at age of below 18 years old which is not allowed to be a working age, still others want to have a job to support their families specially and to pursue their study.

I was raised on hard work... I don't beleive that people should ever "start" working. I was raised on a farm and I had chores. In my world those of us who were raised right were taught hard work = a better life from an early age. Children do not belong in sweat shops for crap wages but how do you ever suceed if you aren't taught that hard work pays off. Lest just let kids sit around and do nothing and then expect them to understand that... Hard work is a lifestyle and the earlier one starts the better they are it.

I think working at an early stage should be imperative as it opens us up to good working ethics, the responsibility and the gains for our endeavor. i started to work when i was still in college and able to help my parents with the expenses for my education, but the best part is learning a lot of things such as managing time and expenses and much more creating a sense of responsibility in preparation for a real good job in the future.

in my opinion its after one year break after studies

In general, one should start working after finishing their studies but that depends on the situation of a person. If the person doesn't have the financial capabilities to support his studies then he has to work and earn to support his studies. But that also depends on the qualitites and requirements a company or the job itself is looking for an applicant. In order for a person to find a good earning job, he should have a college degree or had been to college for 1 or 2 year or at least a high school graduate. Those who wasn't able to finish high school would fing their selves working for a low generating income jobs. So for me, it depends on the situation of a person.

It should be as early as one likes. It should be the person's decision and it should not be imposed. Philippines is going to tough times and people younger than 18 may start working provided that they don't forget to finish their studies so that they're future will be stable.

n ma view max ppl must neva miss der school o coll lyf thy must enjoy to te max xtent nd den afta 24 o 25 can start workin?

Here the legal age is 16 but you can get what I think is called a worker's permit to work as early as 14 I believe, or maybe it's just fifeteen. Career wise, it all depends on whether they go to college, if not then it's as early as 18, and if they do go to college it could be as late as 28 before they actually get a job in their career field (the career they studied for)

i think that the age of 20 start to work.i find that it is good age to start a work.because we have good education and can easy find a job.at the same time it is adults age and have good mentality to fit for society's need and change and quickly adapted to work's need.