Gen Z is turning to gig apps like Uber and GoPuff for summer jobs

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A bike courier wears an all-black outfit and headphones along with a light-green Uber Eats backpack as he rides through the center of a city.
Ahead of summer vacation, Gen Z users signed up to work for gig apps faster than older generations,

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My 15-year-old daughter wants a summer job. I want her to enjoy being a kid.

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A teen does a cartwheel in a sprinkler.
The author says her daughter (not shown) is eager to grow up, but she wants her to have one more carefree summer.

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The foreign students powering American summer jobs may be harder to find this year

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Cape Cod Beach
Small businesses in Cape Cod and other popular destinations rely on J-1 Visa holders.

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I didn't want my son to overdose on screen time this summer, so we're fostering a puppy. He's learning responsibility and time management.

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The author and her son with the puppy the fostered.
My son wasn't able to land a summer job or volunteer gig, so he fostered a puppy instead. He learned responsibility and so much more.

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