I think we can put this debate to bed now

[leeinator]

Quite a few cases out there where applicants are bringing one or both of their parents to interviews.

 

[NWADawg]

When my daughter was getting ready to graduate college a couple years ago, she had a spreadsheet should she kept and would share with us (her parents) of all of the jobs she'd applied for, follow up dates, etc. She didn't do this to get our help but to keep us from asking more questions than she wanted to answer. She 100% had it under control. Her roommate, however, would ask her how to look for a job. She had no idea where to even start. Apparently couldn't figure out google, fill out an application, nothing. The kid had never cooked a meal for herself, had a job, had to do anything other than spend mom and dad's money. There are some over babied, pathetic young people out there whose parents out to be ashamed.

 

[paindonthurt]

When my daughter was getting ready to graduate college a couple years ago, she had a spreadsheet should she kept and would share with us (her parents) of all of the jobs she'd applied for, follow up dates, etc. She didn't do this to get our help but to keep us from asking more questions than she wanted to answer. She 100% had it under control. Her roommate, however, would ask her how to look for a job. She had no idea where to even start. Apparently couldn't figure out google, fill out an application, nothing. The kid had never cooked a meal for herself, had a job, had to do anything other than spend mom and dad's money. There are some over babied, pathetic young people out there whose parents out to be ashamed.

Yep,

Unfortunately its more common than a lot of people think.

Nothing wrong with asking for help. Lots wrong with being completely dependent on others.

 

[FreeDawg]

I can answer this pretty well because I've employed hundreds of teenagers over the last decade. First off, I talk to a lot of the parents and tell them they have an open line policy with me. Any questions or concerns just give me a call. 99% of the time I have very little interaction with parents as most Gen X and Millennial parents let their kids go about it on their own. That said, there is a very small slice of parents who are way too involved and it's probably the same subset of parents that stay at the school complaining about he teachers. Ex: I had a very entitled private school kid who only got "sick" on weekends. He tried to tell me he was sick for the 10th time and I told him, buddy I don't believe you. If you are sick either provide proof and/or go to the dr and get a note. If not, be at work or you don't have a job. His mother called me 5 mins later telling me i have no right to violate her son's hipaa information. I calmy told her I didn't ask for his medical records just proof that he was indeed sick since he had such a knack for getting sick on the weekends which is standard for employers and school. I was way nicer than I should have been and the phone call was cordial. But you get off a call like that and say this kid is going to have real problems in the next 5-10 years if his momma doesn't allow him to grow up. I do not mean to offend anyone and this is definitely a broad stroke statement, but the kid I almost won't hire is HS baseball players. I have had horrific luck over the years and find a special level of entitlement from them. Whereas every other sport like football players, softball players, band kids, debate team, or almost any other team/club have been great employees. HS baseball kids are not used to operating under a set of rules and I theorize, and I admit it's in no way good science, that the family's have rearranged their entire lives around their kid's baseball career since 9 yo so they have a harder time thinking that everything doesn't revolve around them.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

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[dudehead]

My two cents: Several years ago, a friend in a neighboring town who is the managing partner in her accounting firm told me that her assistant had to regularly call two young accountants on their staff to wake them up and come to work. For real. No ****. Back in the day...

 

[ckDOG]

I do not mean to offend anyone and this is definitely a broad stroke statement, but the kid I almost won't hire is HS baseball players. I have had horrific luck over the years and find a special level of entitlement from them. Whereas every other sport like football players, softball players, band kids, debate team, or almost any other team/club have been great employees. HS baseball kids are not used to operating under a set of rules and I theorize, and I admit it's in no way good science, that the family's have rearranged their entire lives around their kid's baseball career since 9 yo so they have a harder time thinking that everything doesn't revolve around them.

I knew it!