Chick-fil-A 'summer camp' is inviting children to learn how to work in the service industry

Kids love meals from fast food joints and Chick-fil-A is a popular household name in the US. However, lately, the fast food chain is drawing criticism. The company has found a rather controversial way to engage with the West Hammond, Louisiana community. An ad posted on the Facebook page of Chick-fil-A's West Hammond outlet shared that they are launching a special summer camp for kids. However, it won't be like other summer camps. The twist in the camp's ad has left people questioning whether the fast food chain disguised child labor as a summer camp. u/Last1toLaugh on Reddit shared the Chick-fil-A ad with the community and people had a lot to say.

The notice ad mentioned that the summer camp will be divided into 3 sessions on July 22, 23 and 24, where they will be inviting kids from ages 5 to 12. To enroll in the summer camp, the parents have to pay $35 for each child. They will be provided with kids' meals, t-shirts, name tags and snacks. Then, the list gets down to the business. Chick-fil-A mentions that the kids will learn how to host in the dining room of the fast food chain and pick up basic customer service skills.

They will also learn how to take and bag orders for customers. The staff will give the kids a tour of the Chick-fil-A kitchen, where the kids will learn how to box their own nuggets. They will also get to operate the ice cream machine and make their own Ice Cream cone or cup. Last but not least, the kids will experience what it feels like to walk in the shoes of Chick-fil-A's famous cow mascot. The ad mentioned that they would only accept 30 kids for each session and urged the customers to sign up quickly.

The post had the Reddit community debating whether the fast food chain was trying to promote child labor in the name of summer camp. Others thought it could be a fun experience for a kid to explore the backend and kitchen of the fast food joint they often visit. u/King_of_Lunch223 shared, "I used to work for Chick-fil-A. $35 is a great price for 3 hours of babysitting, especially when it includes food and souvenirs. Kids will probably enjoy the experience because it gives them a taste of what grownups do. There will need to be extra supervision and thirty clunky kids are definitely going to slow down service. I think the perception that they will be profiting off of child labor is a bit of a stretch."

u/IAmOtto wrote, "I remember in kindergarten, we had a class field trip to Pizza Hut where we toured the kitchen and they showed us how to make pizzas and then we got to have a personal pan pizza. It was one of my favorite field trips ever. But it was free (to my knowledge)." u/Ch3wbacca1 argued, "Y'all acting like they are actually going to get labor from these kids. Someone has to supervise these children. It's 3 hours long. They aren't training the kids to work the register. They are showing them some buttons and letting them feel useful. I'm sure they have extra staff to monitor the kids. And it comes with food and a T-shirt. Honestly, this seems like a cute, fun experience for a child."