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Sent my youngest for a job interview with a friend
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My youngest has been working with the same company for nearly 2 years. Every once in a while he puts in applications places, but hasn't really TRIED to get a different job. He had hoped to get on where his father works and put an on line application in there a few months ago. He is only 20 and they have such a large number apply when they do hire its hard to get on.
I'd love for him to go back to school for something....but he HATED school, so we aren't having any luck getting him to think about that. Anyway.....I was talking to my brother and he said that someone we knew had just gone to an agency looking for two workers. I got off the phone with him and called this person asking if my son might be right for one of his positions.
He said he would love to give him a chance. He has had a hard time finding people without warrants, can pass a drug test, aren't lazy and can handle heat/physical work. I feel his pain....it seems like more and more people out there think they have some "right" to pick out what they do and do not want to do and they also think they can have a REALLY STUPID past history and people shouldn't think of them as morons.
He tells me to have my son come talk to him tomorrow (this morning) at 8am. If things work out he will be on a jobsite in Oklahoma next week. I'm SO EXCITED for my son.....this is when the crap hits the fan.
I get an earful from my son about why I didn't talk to him first....then he goes bonkers letting me know that he didn't want to work with his ex-girlfriends family. He dated this little girl when he was 15. It has been FIVE YEARS and they were kids. I go back and forth with him about what matters when you are an adult and how silly he sounds. His dad calls and I put him on the phone to get Larry to side with me.....he comes back to me about why I didn't talk to our son first. I just can't win this one.
So, I'm ticked off....the day ends and I didn't know if he would or wouldn't go to this meeting. I get up this morning to find him ready to go and asking for the address to put in his phone. (Tiny happy dance going on inside.) I made him some eggs and he is on his way.
I swear....sometimes I feel like I am swimming up a waterfall.
I'd love for him to go back to school for something....but he HATED school, so we aren't having any luck getting him to think about that. Anyway.....I was talking to my brother and he said that someone we knew had just gone to an agency looking for two workers. I got off the phone with him and called this person asking if my son might be right for one of his positions.
He said he would love to give him a chance. He has had a hard time finding people without warrants, can pass a drug test, aren't lazy and can handle heat/physical work. I feel his pain....it seems like more and more people out there think they have some "right" to pick out what they do and do not want to do and they also think they can have a REALLY STUPID past history and people shouldn't think of them as morons.
He tells me to have my son come talk to him tomorrow (this morning) at 8am. If things work out he will be on a jobsite in Oklahoma next week. I'm SO EXCITED for my son.....this is when the crap hits the fan.
I get an earful from my son about why I didn't talk to him first....then he goes bonkers letting me know that he didn't want to work with his ex-girlfriends family. He dated this little girl when he was 15. It has been FIVE YEARS and they were kids. I go back and forth with him about what matters when you are an adult and how silly he sounds. His dad calls and I put him on the phone to get Larry to side with me.....he comes back to me about why I didn't talk to our son first. I just can't win this one.
So, I'm ticked off....the day ends and I didn't know if he would or wouldn't go to this meeting. I get up this morning to find him ready to go and asking for the address to put in his phone. (Tiny happy dance going on inside.) I made him some eggs and he is on his way.
I swear....sometimes I feel like I am swimming up a waterfall.
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Mom"
I hope it's a great job and he thanks you for the help getting it in 6 months.
I feel your pain. Just remember "No good deed goes unpunished".
At least he went to the interview and did not let you down that way. He is 20 and he needs to cut the ties with his family and get out on his own. I know you are trying to help him out but I can kind of understand where he is coming from.
I think I would have had him call the guy for the job after you had talked to him.
Maybe do it like this:
"I talked to guy who needs a worker on xyz job. I told him about you, why don't you give him a call and set up and interview."
That way you make him feel like he is doing more for himself and it puts him more in control.
It was so fast....and I was so excited. At that very moment I was so happy to hear the news and the idea of him getting hired on with this company made me feel like a kid running down the stairs on Christmas morning.
Its not like he will be making $30 an hour to eat grapes....its a labor type job, but he will learn all kinds of skills that will later lead to better opportunities. Plus, this family has been our friend for a long long time. I'm sure they will treat my son like one of their own while working away from home.
I recommend not inviting him to join this forum. We'd give crap for the rest of his life here. [:D]
Anyway, thanks for sharing the stories you do.[:)]
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
Kasey, I don't know if anyone has ever told you this, but you're an incredibly good writer. You've got great skills. I bet you could get published in a heart beat.
Anyway, thanks for sharing the stories you do.[:)]
Thank you!
I feel like I annoy some people....but I am here, by myself, all day listing guns. So, I continue to share. [:D]
I'd get ready for "hey mom I need to talk" talk where he'll say he got the girl preggers [:D].
What's the job?
The main thing they do is build and install perimeter security and vehicle barriers for military installations and such. Those things that pop up out of the ground and destroy anything that tries to drive in without permission. They have other contracts and some plant maintenance type things that they handle, but there is a lot of traveling with the security group work.
quote:Originally posted by austin20
What's the job?
The main thing they do is build and install perimeter security and vehicle barriers for military installations and such. Those things that pop up out of the ground and destroy anything that tries to drive in without permission. They have other contracts and some plant maintenance type things that they handle, but there is a lot of traveling with the security group work.
Sounds like a great gig!
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
You should have seen us both. I saw his Jeep pull up and I stepped out on the back porch. He was walking up with this BIG smile on his face....I was standing there smiling a big ol' toothy grin myself. He made it to the porch and I said "you look happy"....he says "I can't help but smile looking at you." (I know he MEANT he was just smiling because I was smiling, but I jumped on the opportunity to point out that he couldn't help but smile when he looked at me.)
He didn't say much, but he did ask me for his social security number and said he was going back in the morning.
If its to be Its up to me.
Push but dont pull.
Really?
20 years old and doesn't know his own SS #????
Really?
No....its not something most people know until they have had to use it on forms of some kind. Since he has been a lifeguard during the summers and had the same job since he graduated high school its not something he as written down more than a couple times. The only reason I know mine is because I was in the Navy. I do not know Larry's....how or why they expect wives to know a husband's ss# off the top of her head I will never understand, but I've been asked for his before and thought the person asking was a loon for thinking I knew it.
quote:Originally posted by austin20
What's the job?
The main thing they do is build and install perimeter security and vehicle barriers for military installations and such. Those things that pop up out of the ground and destroy anything that tries to drive in without permission. They have other contracts and some plant maintenance type things that they handle, but there is a lot of traveling with the security group work.
That's a real good company that has cornered the market! I buy parts from them to keep our barriers in operation and the parts aren't cheap. Don't recall their name right now but I could look them up tomorrow.
He should do good there. Might need to get a passport.
I'm sure he will have a steep learning curve at first. I'm going to TRY to stay out of his business as much as possible, but I'm fighting the urge buy him a pile of carhart work clothes and proper shoes.
I think the mom gene has a pretty strong hold on me.
He came home with a pretty nice smile on his face today. He went in thinking he was just going to keep me happy.....but finally realized it was a GREAT opportunity.
You should have seen us both. I saw his Jeep pull up and I stepped out on the back porch. He was walking up with this BIG smile on his face....I was standing there smiling a big ol' toothy grin myself. He made it to the porch and I said "you look happy"....he says "I can't help but smile looking at you." (I know he MEANT he was just smiling because I was smiling, but I jumped on the opportunity to point out that he couldn't help but smile when he looked at me.)
He didn't say much, but he did ask me for his social security number and said he was going back in the morning.
Awesome result! Happy ending to a great story!!! Which, ironically is just a new beginning.[:D]
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
Yes, he had to be there at 7:30 this morning.
I'm sure he will have a steep learning curve at first. I'm going to TRY to stay out of his business as much as possible, but I'm fighting the urge buy him a pile of carhart work clothes and proper shoes.
I think the mom gene has a pretty strong hold on me.
What's wrong with going out and buying him some new clothes so he looks good for his new job?
Kid from a big time university new degree in hand- sharp suit, walking into the conference room and says:
"How long is this interview going to last? My dad is in the parking lot and we're going to lunch after this".
Answer- Not long. We're almost done here.
My Dad hired me to work for him.
After a summer of hard manual labor I knew I was not going to do cement work for a living.
Still didn't want to go to collage so I joined the Navy.
They sent me to school for the first 2 years I was in.[:)]
Maybe your son will figure it out after working in the hot sun doing hard labor.
He may have been mad but he might have a job so you win.[:)]