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An 11-year-old is cleaning his neighbors’ trash cans for $10 each—he now has 100K followers as teens face the worst summer job market since 1948
An 11-year-old Canadian boy, Ashton Meyer, offers to clean neighbors' trash cans for $10 each, gaining over 111,000 Instagram followers. His initiative highlights the challenging summer job market for teens, exacerbated by inflation, AI-related hiring caution, and rising living costs.
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