Job Issue- How would you handle this?

intparent
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:22:43 +0000

I personally would try to work in that your D is still interested in working there if circumstances change or if there is some way that she could do so besides the temporary agency. Because that is what she really wants, right? She wants the job back. And if she can’t get that, she would like a positive reference. My take is that she has nothing to lose by sending a well-worded email thanking them for the experience, notifying them that she is still very interested in working there (I’d emphasize that it is because she liked it and felt she was adding value, NOT that there aren’t any other jobs). And close with that if it not possible to be rehired for the summer, ask if she could use the person as a positive reference.

I completely agree with those who say mom/dad ought review the e-mail. Young employees say the dumbest things without meaning to sometimes… A young guy who sits near me told the boss today that he was too tired to concentrate, so was leaving for the day about two hours before the rest of us knocked off. He hadn’t come in early, or done any shift work or anything else.

Also, if she hasn’t yet, your D should talk to the temp agency about other assignments. Might not be any, but better to do something even if it is not in her line of work and earn a paycheck for the summer.