DD Hates her Job, let her quit?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
DD Hates her Job, let her quit?
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Sun, 09-23-2007 - 5:11pm

DD works at our county library in the children's section shelving books, cutting things out for story time, etc. She is bored out of her mind and claims to absolutely hate it and is ready to quit. In the past she has worked in my office doing filing and she loved her co-workers and honestly spent a lot more time visiting than working.


The library has been good to work around her schedule, we've never had a conflict with that. She works 3:30-6:30 3 days a week and 1-5 on Sunday.

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Sun, 09-23-2007 - 5:19pm

How long has she been there?

Pam
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Sun, 09-23-2007 - 5:44pm

Thanks for the reply Pam! She's only been there 6 weeks. I told her that I wanted her to do 2 things before she quits:. 1. She is to talk to her supervisor and express her desire to have more/different duties. Perhaps they could move her to something more agreeable; she won't know until she asks. 2. She must have another job lined up before leaving this one. We've already discussed that the job (and her social life) will go if

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 09-23-2007 - 6:08pm

I think you have set perfect parameters and, as long as you stick to them, she will learn something about life and either find a way to be happier or make it work for now!

IF she found a new job and left AGAIN.....I might worry. DS1's GF changes jobs probably every 3 mos-there is a good chance these two will end up marrying and it worries me! She always has a job and often has more than one but the hopping around for her has gone over the top!

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Registered: 07-19-2003
Sun, 09-23-2007 - 6:16pm

I had this very same issue and discussion with my 16 year old.

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Registered: 08-25-2000
Mon, 09-24-2007 - 9:55am
Use this as a learning tool.....this is the kind of job that you will have if you don't do well in school.
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Tue, 09-25-2007 - 2:41pm

I guess I would disagree that a teenager can't have a job that they enjoy.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Tue, 09-25-2007 - 8:23pm
Maybe it really is the wrong job for her? My DD took a job at the Dollar Store and was so miserable she turned into a different child. She worked there for only 2 weekends, and was so clearly unhappy that I let her quit. I was afraid that she just
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 09-26-2007 - 12:24am

Here's an update for everyone, and thanks

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Registered: 09-26-2007
Wed, 09-26-2007 - 6:44pm

Hi Julee.


As a teen I always found something I didn't like about my jobs however my parents never let me quit.