Summary/Critical Response - Essay Example

Article summary In the article “Working at McDonalds," the critically mentions and argues that the recent trend ofteenage working at various fast-food joints including McDonalds has more drawbacks compared to the benefits. Amitai Etzioni’s argument is that there various reasons why he dislikes this increasing trend among the teenagers: the work weakens school performance and general attendance, lacks extra skill for these youngsters to learn or that are practical in building their future career, and gives them a wrong mindset about money.

Etzioni support his claims, by giving more specific reasons why he feels work at fast-food chains such as negatively affect teenagers. For instance, Etzioni claims that environment of workplace and work styles of these fast-food chains, the kinds of works, and payment is questionable. Furthermore, Amitai Etzioni is more worried about the trend and the statistics of teenagers in part-time jobs today for they forget right values of issues for their ages.Basing on these statements, Etzioni believes devoting to part-time jobs at in fast-food chains greatly interfere with teenage classwork and deprive them an opportunity to achieve their goals.