I’m failing to see how Mommy calling up and negotiating vacation time, arguing that Jr needs insurance immediately, not after 6 months or that OT isn’t fair because he has X to do 3 nights a week, is helping young adults. Part of growing up is learning how to deal with unfair employers, yucky jobs and sneaky contracts. I was stuck at a lousy job for 2 years, frantically looking the whole time for another, but I stayed, I did what I had to do, I took the boss’s needling and put up with it because I needed the job. Part of life.
My youngest son just got his first job. He’s busing table, cleaning up, washing dishes, deliveries. The pay sucks, they’re not very nice and the hours are way too long (IMO) for someone still in HS. I’m not going to call and demand better treatment or shorter hours. I would LOVE to make it easier for him. But I can’t because he won’t learn how to do it himself. He was really sick last week and wanted me to call him out, I gently made him do it himself. I’d also love to say something to the PITA who is making my older son miserable at his job. But I can’t. I won’t.
Time to pull your head up out of the sand and notice that we are nearing 20 million unemployed young men in this country.
There aren't enough tables to hop.