[inkling]

I can't imagine hiring anyone who needed one of their parents to attend the interview. That would be a terminal black mark.

[LdSentinal]

Translation: "I am sick and tired of this brat living with me, so please, I'm begging you, give him a job."

[Don W]

You mean this is REAL?

I thought it was Scrappleface when I read it.

"Mommy, tell this scary man to hire me".

I'm gonna barf. The first time I got fired, my mother WAS the axeman! And I deserved it!

[Energy Alley]

When I graduated from university I discovered that my father had lined up a job for me with Eastern Airlines, boy was it battle royale when I told him I didn't want it.

He kicked my ass for that till the day they were liquidated - damn near 15 years.

I don't think there is anything new or remarkable about this,

[M203M4]

Part of me wishes that this was fake. That it hasn't gotten this bad.

Childhood extending into 20's. Were these people breastfed till age 10? I can't wait until I need to acquire permission slips from the parents of 35 year old employees to attend an out of town workshop. They are cultivating a generation of worthless, dependent, crybaby boobs.

This is f'ing pathetic. I can see it at age 13 or 14, fine. When I was 16 and applied for a job, my parents didn't interfere in any way. I told them, "I'm applying to work at Spetty Pond Landscapers," gave them the phone number and address, and I biked off. Oh, well, I guess my dad made me change my shirt...but still!

My uncle emigrated from Europe to Canada at age 16, alone. It was hard times in the homeland, and he wanted to set up an anchor and establish a foothold so my grandparents and my mother could follow later and not have to sleep on the floor.

[endthematrix]

helicopter parent n. A parent who hovers over his or her children. Also: helicopter mother, helicopter mom, helicopter dad.

Mommy Dearest
"I've got some bad news - the millenials are coming, and the job of recruiters in placing this coddled generation might be too much for you to take."

http://www.recruiting.com/recruiting/2006/02/mommy_dearest.html

Do 'Helicopter Moms' Do More Harm Than Good?
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/story?id=1237868&page=1

[Shery]

Well, as an educator, I find this is just the next step in the process. We have parents demanding less homework, or more; We have parents hovering and coddling nearly all the miscreants. Today's parents are still living in extended adolescence, so they are certain their kids are not ready to go it alone.

[Cementjungle]

Next it'll be employees bringing their parents to their annual reviews to defend them.

[LZ_Bayonet]

Those Army commercials that show young people talking with their parents about going into the military walk a very fine line in my view. In my opinion, no one thinking about going into the military should involve their parents or siblings in the decision process. (It would be ok to say, "I've made this decision, now ...".) It isn't a matter of independence, it is laying that "responsible for him/her going in" trip on them in case something happens.

[mr_hammer]

I have a different take on it than most. A parent, good friend, wife or mentor going on interview is a good thing. Many jobs / careers are very complicated these days and having a second set of ears listening might be a good thing.

Notice I said listening, not actively participating in the interview.

What do you all think goes on in college sports. LeBron James's mother was most active in his career up until he made the NBA.

I am 45 (self employed) and take my father along on many deals I am about to close on. His advice and insight have saved me a couple of times.

[Larry Lucido]

Hmm. Showing up at interviews may be a new phenomenon, but parents making that one phone call that gets the kid hired is hardly a new phenomenon.

[MineralMan]

I can't imagine hiring any young person who brought his/her parent to an interview. That would be the end of that application.

When I turned 16, my father told me that allowance time was over and that I needed to get a part time job. That was all he told me. A week later, I was delivering milk from 5-8 AM six days a week.

I needed my father to kick my butt, but that's all I needed him for when it came to getting a job.

[Theo]

bump for reference....

[kalee]

ping

[VRWCmember]

Please, hire my precious Raymond. You'll love him because Everybody Loves Raymond.

[Old Professer]

Reverse networking?

[patent]

Every position I have any part in hiring for requires the individual to be able to act independantly when I'm not watching. I couldn't hire someone who can't do an interview/hiring process on their own. Seeking advice from others is one thing, bringing them is another.

patent

[linda_22003]

The umbilical cord is certainly staying attached for a long time these days, isn't it?

I agree that anybody who brings daddy to the job interview is automatically disqualified.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

When I first read this story in The Wall Street Journal last week, my mouth nearly hit the floor. If a candidate brought his or her parent to an interview with me, the meeting would be terminated even before it started.

The really fascinating thing was the number of employers who accommodate these parents and even have interactions with them regarding future employment of their sons and daughters. Sending multiple copies of offer letters? Someone has got to be pulling my leg! Couldn't the candidate just read the letter over the telephone to their parents if they wanted their insights?

The sissification of American youth can partially be attributed to the pesky cellular telephone. Every kid in the world has one of these devices and makes contact easy...too easy...between child and parent. My college dorm had a single hallway telephone, which certainly led to independence. I would speak with my folks every two weeks or so, but that's about it. I graduated and love my parents more than ever. This current employment story seems to go against the "fashionable" Hollywood thing about disliking or complaining about ones' parents.

~ Blue Jays ~

[T-Bird45]

Thanks for posting -- interesting article. I have not heard any reports like this from the businesses I have as clients. My son reports having been contacted by one of his teen-age worker's parents concerning a work schedule that the teen had specifically requested.

On a personal note, I do remember sending lots of leads to my son from Monster, etc., when he was finishing college. The school's placement office was a great asset to him getting that first job. Still there after nearly 2 years and has had one promotion...