--- title: Obamas: Malia and Sasha Should Work for Minimum Wage description: Michelle Obama said she hopes her daughters will “get a taste of what it’s like to do that real hard work” with a minimum wage job. canonical: https://time.com/2905015/obama-daughters-minimum-wage/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-20T14:55:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T08:32:28.134Z article:section: Politics og:title: Obamas: Malia and Sasha Should Work for Minimum Wage og:description: Michelle Obama said she hopes her daughters will “get a taste of what it’s like to do that real hard work” with a minimum wage job. og:url: https://time.com/2905015/obama-daughters-minimum-wage/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt196873d012f4b952/69869895cd6848fefe095529/barack-sasha-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Barack, Sasha Obama og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Obamas: Malia and Sasha Should Work for Minimum Wage twitter:description: Michelle Obama said she hopes her daughters will “get a taste of what it’s like to do that real hard work” with a minimum wage job. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt196873d012f4b952/69869895cd6848fefe095529/barack-sasha-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Obamas Hope Daughters Will Try Minimum Wage Work  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jun 20, 2014 2:55 PM CUT  U.S. President Barack Obama with daughter Sasha participate in a community service project at the D.C Central Kitchen in celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and in honor of Dr. King's life and legacy on January 20, 2014 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Barack Obama with daughter Sasha participate in a community service project at the D.C Central Kitchen in celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and in honor of Dr. King's life and legacy on January 20, 2014 in Washington, DC.Olivier Douliery-Pool—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jun 20, 2014 2:55 PM CUT Growing up in the White House, Sasha and Malia Obama are largely isolated from the experiences of everyday Americans. To counter that isolation, first lady Michelle Obama said in a recent [interview](http://parade.condenast.com/306214/parade/the-president-and-michelle-obama-on-work-family-and-juggling-it-all/ "undefined") she hopes her daughters will “get a taste of what it’s like to do that real hard work” with a minimum wage job. “We are looking for opportunities for them to feel as if going to work and getting a paycheck is not always fun, not always stimulating, not always fair,” President Barack Obama added in an [interview](http://parade.condenast.com/306214/parade/the-president-and-michelle-obama-on-work-family-and-juggling-it-all/ "undefined") with Parade Magazine released Friday. “But that’s what most folks go through every single day.” But, nonetheless, 15-year-old daughter Malia Obama apparently grabbed a [job as a production assistant](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/malia-obama-works-tv-production-assistant-report-article-1.1831248 "undefined") on the set of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming TV series _Extant_. 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