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jhocking:
I just went to the bakery down the street to pick up some rolls and the cutest little girl ever showed me where to get the tongs for picking out bread.

After I got over the OMG KYOOOT it occurred to me "man I hope she isn't here every day waiting on customers."  I think her mom works there and she was just hanging around.

How would you react if you walked into a store and a little girl asked you if you needed any help?

Drill King:
Little girls are the cutest and in most places in the first world they are likely just helping their parents.

Patrick:
Yeah one of my managers at work has this little girl who really really loves to help us. We all love her to pieces and she's really really good at charming the shit out of people. The bosses don't let her work while they are around (because, well, that would be illegal and they don't want to get anybody in trouble, especially if it means that the poor kid has her heart broken) but when they leave the store in charge of that manager they kinda turn a blind eye to it because they know how well she loves it, and they know how well the customers love to see her. It's a really really sweet thing to see a little kid volunteer for something so thankless as working in fast food.

jhocking:
Man, I'd really be concerned if I saw a little kid working fast food. I hope she isn't anywhere near dangerous stuff like the vat of fry cooking oil.

Upon reflection I wonder if my thinking about this is racist. After all, she was Hispanic.


Further related point: Do I over-think things?

celticgeek:
Maybe it is just an extended "Take your daughter to work" day (or week, or month). 

Many years ago, at a hardware store in our town, the owner's children (ages 12 to 16, maybe) worked at the store.  I never saw them do anything dangerous (cutting glass, for example) but they could locate the most obscure pieces of hardware in the store.   

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