would she be able to apply even? In the dark ages when i was a young'un you had to be 14 years and 9 months old...(this was in QLD)

BUT, that being said, i actually thrived on the work. It was a crap as job at coles in the deli but it did wonders for my confidence as i was finally out of the socially suffocating environment of school and was expected to be respectful and was respected in turn by my colleagues. I made life-long friends! most of the people that i made good friends with were kids like me and a handful of first year or so uni students.

It can really broaden horizons and boost confidence and i do believe that it can lend some really valuable social skills as suddenly you are not protected by the school or your parents (ie. if you are acting stupid you will be called in and/or fired). For me, it allowed me to feel that i was part of something that was not necessarily defined by the parameters set out in the school/home environment (for example, at school i was just a weirdo hippy that like drama lol...whereas at work i was a chick that liked theatre and acting and the arts and that was COOL).