Translation: "I am sick and tired of this brat living with me, so please, I'm begging you, give him a job."
Yep. Doing anything to complete the launch sequence.
That was my take on it, too!!!!
I'm sure there are plenty of 20-somethings who say they have applied for jobs, gone to interviews, etc. when really they were out with their friends and there are no job offers on the horizon.
This is what parents have had to resort to, to ensure there is "end time" to when these free-loading kids will be leaving that they don't have to look for with binoculars!