Let me tell you about a couple of kids I know. Warning! What I'm about to share will SHOCK you.
Kids today. What image pops into your head? Multi-colored hair? Multiple piercings? Pants too low and tops too little?
What about hiring a teenager? Are you comfortable with the work ethic of today's teens? Or are you thinking, "Surly attitudes. Lazy. Problems with authority?" Perhaps you are thinking, "When I was a kid I knew how to WORK. Kids today...fuggedaboutit."