Because he simply showed up for work on time and did the best job that he could, they asked him not to quit as they would arrange a transfer to the Best Buy nearest his new out of state campus. They did and he made the transfer. They want him in their store management program after he graduates.
I don't know whether Best Buy is just an unusually good outfit to work for or if kids like my nephew are that hard to find these days.
When I was a pup (early 1970s when the largest number of boomers were entering the workforce), you had to hustle to even get a McDonald's type job.
“if kids like my nephew are that hard to find these days”
Next to freaking impossible.