The Death of the Summer Job - by Larissa Phillips
archive.today webpage capture Saved from no other snapshots from this url 11 Jun 2026 18:55:31 UTC All snapshots from host www.thefp.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee Celebrate "America at 250" In Style FORUM NEWSLETTERS SIGN IN SUBSCRIBE The Death of the Summer Job I WAS GOING TO TOIL AWAY MY SUMMER VACATION ON SOMEONE ELSE’S CLOCK. IT WAS THE NORMAL THING TO DO. (WALLY MCNAMEE/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES) When I was a teenager, the end of school meant it was time to get to work. Summers spent busing tables was more transformative than a trip to Europe. By Larissa Phillips 06.11.26 — Culture and Ideas Larissa Phillips lives on a farm in upstate New York. Learn more about her work by following her Substack, Honey Hollow Farm. FOLLOW COLUMN --:-- --:-- UPGRADE TO LISTEN PRODUCED BY ELEVENLABS USING AI NARRATION 2 READ IN APP Summer was half over, and I still hadn’t found the courage. It was 1986, and I was a high schooler, no longer a sophomore
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