Summer is fast approaching, and that can only mean one thing: summer job dilemmas. High school students are going to spend the entirety of their summer complaining that all they do is work or that they don’t have money to enjoy themselves because a lack of a job. Almost everyone is split into these two groups and for all of summer vacation spend time arguing over who has it worse. People who work all summer seem to think that they have the authority to put down someone who complains that they don’t have a job. Telling your friend how much you hate spending your day at work and how awful it is won’t change the fact that they may want a job more than you know. Sure, it’s hard to remember that you aren’t bagging groceries as a form of torture and that you actually do get something great out of it: money. No amount of unnecessary grumbling will take those dollar signs out of someone’s eyes. Those who don’t work aren’t entirely victims though. You can’t assume that it’s fun and incredibly rewarding to have a summer job. Having extra spending cash doesn’t come with as much ease as you would think. That new iPhone and mall shopping spree aren’t necessities and won’t kill you to not have. You’re still a teenager and you don’t have any majorly high bills to pay like the mortgages your parents do, so having a job isn’t as vital to your summer as you think it is. It’s amazingly easy to think the grass is greener on the other side, but the way that people want to spend their summer varies. So rather than telling your friends they don’t want a job, let them make their own decisions; and instead of complaining that you don’t have a job, don’t assume getting one would make you instantly happier. Personally, I’ll be one of those people who work all summer – and probably complain about it every day – but as much as I’ll express my jealousy of my non-working friends, I know I’ll make a materialistic choice to spend my last summer working hard for my minimum wage paychecks.