If you are a high income household, do your uni student DC work?

[Newmeagain]

I don’t think I am wrong here, but have started to doubt myself.

My DD is doing a very demanding uni course with long contact hours, so is not working during term time. But I strongly encouraged her to get a summer job before she started uni and again this summer. She is also having a couple of trips so not just working.

It is not essential for her to work as I have a good salary and her father (exH) is very well off and gives her an allowance. But she tells me that quite a few of her uni friends and friends from school are not working.

i get that she doesn’t love her minimum wage job, but when I was growing up (not UK) it was a bit of a “rite of passage” for all students, even from upper middle class families, to have a job waitressing, supermarket cashier, etc. For the experience and to be earning some of their own money.

am I wrong?

I'm giving my DD as an example here but she volunteered in as many things as she could take on during her degree and had a pt job in the athletic centre. During the first two summers of her degree (it was a 4 yr), she worked retail at a beach resort. Her third, she got an incredible internship opportunity and it was because of the fact she had a proven sales record (that her former boss was more than happy to share in her reference). She graduated and pretty much walked into her dream position.

The reality is life is hard for graduates nowadays so the more they can do during their course to make them attractive to employees, the better. Or just find some nepotism. That also works. 😁

Daughter did heavy science degree at top ranking university. Dad high earner. She worked in the university bar and in Summer did a series of internships one of which became her career. She still got a first ( although it was a roller coaster). She has always had to do more eg she had to look after her disabled brother when younger as my dad had cancer and I could not cut myself in 2.

My disabled son goes with his PA to volunteer at a local attraction as it is all good to encourage communication and perseverance. He is studying History at local university.

I think you’re incredibly wrong and disadvantaging her. I absolutely agree that if they don’t need to work in term time then it’s fine not to. Summer starts mid May and goes on until mid September. Why wouldn’t they work some of that time? Plenty of time still to travel and relax

There is no way I would employ a 21/22 year old without any work experience at all