Job Issue- How would you handle this?

anothermom3
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:14:08 +0000

Kids do need coaching at this age, no matter how intelligent or driven. They are still of the belief that a great job merits a great outcome, and not always is this the case.

My DS1 - at a restaurant job this summer- finally tells me that the boss has not paid him in 4 weeks ! And, his view - he did not want to confront her because she would not give a good reference ! Took a long talk to convince my 4.0 DS1 that her constant stream of comments when he asked for his wages ( next week, or he was being ‘petty’ by asking her several times) were self-serving and not objectively reasonable.

While, as directed to the OP, the situation might not be the same, there are employers who will take advantage when they can, and kids need strategies to deal with difficult, and at times manipulative employers that can only be learned through the wisdom of experience…