There are several countries with a Mandatory Military Service. Some of the terms are fairly short with a requirement of only 6 months.
Take that concept and apply it to service industry work.
Imagine if everyone in society had to have at least one retail or food service job before they were issued a driver’s license or allowed to be employed in another job. Even wealthy people would be required to do this with no loopholes or ways to buy their way out of it.
I think this would teach empathy for many. Of course, there would always be some who would not learn anything but it would definitely change some people.
Also, some judges are already doing this as punishment for bad behavior.
I fully agree. I’ve worked retail, warehouses, fast food.
I’m now a tech shitlord, but am grounded enough to know how lucky I am. Meanwhile, I see 20 year olds enter the field with 0 years of work experience in the real world, just internships at Facebook. They make 6 figures out the door and have no idea how the real world works.
Put em in a warehouse for six months.