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basically the title, parents don't want me to get a job, they'd rather me focus on school
your parents are right: it is their role to ensure that the child succeeds in his projects in the best situation.
however professional experience is always rewarding.
maybe you can find a little job that only takes you 2 hours per week or 1 day per month.
My parents use money to control or manipulate so I got a job as soon as I could. I wish I made more so I didn't get temped by them so much
My kids aren't at that age yet, but I will be telling them they ought to get jobs as soon as they are legally able. We could afford to give them all an allowance whilst they are studying, but we won't. My husband and I both did very demanding degrees and we both still managed to fund ourselves and it did us the world of good to stand our own two feet. Granted, we didn't have the option of parent funding anyway since neither of us come from money, but I don't think it would have done me any good to be handed that money.
I do have little nest eggs for each of my kids. They are fairly small now but by the time they hit their 20s it should be enough for them each to put down a deposit on a house, or start a business or whatever. They don't know about it and I'm not telling them until I feel they are ready for it.
From what I saw of many uni types in the UK they weren't that keen on getting a job even after university!
Even though I wouldn't say I'm from money (my family is middle class), my parents were the same way while I was in college. They told me they wanted me to just focus on school (despite me wanting to work). I decided college wasn't for me and dropped out after only a semester, so I wasn't out of work long, though. To be honest, I would take work over school any day, lol.
It depends how much self respect you have. In my experience people who have lived off mummy and daddy, rather than got off their lazy arses and done something to help themselves, tend to come across as spoiled little brats. They have no clue of real life, and when they do eventually have to stand on their own 2 feet they can’t do it. I’m not saying they shouldn’t help you out a bit. If they can do that to help top up your living expenses then you are very fortunate. But you should do something to help yourself first.