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5. If you have time to lean, you have time to clean.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #3)

Tue May 19, 2026, 08:42 AM

May 19

Had a boss tell me that when I was a kid in my first job.

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Note to parents with teens looking for Summer work... [View all] 634-5789 May 19 OP

I would not have gone past the doughnut tray. OldBaldy1701E May 19 #1

And yet.... OhioBack2Blue May 19 #2

About two years ago - local ice cream store. Kid was on the phone. 3Hotdogs May 19 #3

If you have time to lean, you have time to clean. multigraincracker May 19 #5

It's been long time since I heard that expression MIButterfly May 19 #19

I usually got "get your ass to work" No cute slogans. Lochloosa May 19 #27

LOL! MIButterfly May 19 #29

Or pretend to work (Bill Hicks clip) cannabis_flower May 19 #31

First thing I thought of.... lol nt Shipwack Wednesday #44

My most hated saying from my Dad..... SergeStorms May 19 #36

That's a good one! calimary May 19 #42

He hated seeing me..... SergeStorms Wednesday #45

I think he would indeed be proud of you. calimary Wednesday #46

Maybe this was her first interview ever. Did you tell her that the texting needed to stop? irisblue May 19 #4

No. hamsterjill May 19 #13

17 is not an age blessed with an overabundance of employment related intelligence tho irisblue May 19 #18

But you learned, didn't you? hamsterjill May 19 #21

Told her twice. She was there a total of ...maybe 15 minutes. 634-5789 May 19 #16

Then, IMO, with that info you were right. Thx for the reply irisblue May 19 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author WinstonSmith4740 May 19 #34

17? She was probably just out of high school, or going into her senior year. WinstonSmith4740 May 19 #35

That is a funny story...It is sad at the same time. Escurumbele May 19 #6

Likely no exaggeration... Trueblue Texan May 19 #11

I think your point is that the parents need to tell their kids FakeNoose May 19 #7

The parents may be modelling this behavior! RockCreek May 19 #8

I would have done the same electron_blue May 19 #9

Does anyone remember the articles a few years ago? Mothers accompanying their sons on job interviews? 3Hotdogs May 19 #22

I was at a local fast food restaurant when I noticed Dr. T May 19 #10

I grew up in the 80s with that same environment - TBF May 19 #14

Were they on their lunch or15 minute break? wnylib May 19 #26

Or early... cannabis_flower May 19 #32

I don't believe they were on break. Cars backed up at the drive-through, Dr. T May 19 #37

Sounds like the manager didn't have authority with the staff. wnylib May 19 #38

I would've told her straight up to put the phone away TBF May 19 #12

same Skittles May 19 #41

A teenager, who works hard at our bistro Zackzzzz May 19 #15

The employees collecting carts from the parking corrals at the grocery store stand in the corrals and use their phones, chia May 19 #20

Kids also take notes on their phones Bettie May 19 #23

Why didn't you demand she put her phone away? Picaro May 19 #24

My kids were raised to respect work. byronius May 19 #25

Let me just tell you what I saw today... BWdem4life May 19 #28

What a difference 20 years makes, but I can understand the scenario only too well DFW May 19 #30

The addiction starts early Remball May 19 #33

We have severely underestimated the addictive power of mobile devices at the peril of our children's futures and ... littlemissmartypants May 19 #39

It just not the teens ms.pamela May 19 #40

The new clerk at the store put the potato chips in the bag, first Ponietz May 19 #43