Most people believe work builds character and responsibility.
Thus, adolescents who experience the world of work should be better prepared to make the transition from school to full-time work. Recent studies find this view to be inflated. Rather, working in high school is associated with premature affluence, social deviance, and lower school achievement, particularly if hours of work are in excess of 20 hours per week. In addition, there appears to be little indication that the high school part-time job provides role modeling opportunities, as the majority of youth are supervised by individuals who themselves are adolescents.