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Picaro

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24. Why didn't you demand she put her phone away?

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Tue May 19, 2026, 01:37 PM

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I wouldn’t have hired her either. But you could have pointed out that the job didn’t allow phone usage while at work.

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

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

And yet.... OhioBack2Blue Yesterday #2

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

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

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

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

LOL! MIButterfly Yesterday #29

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

First thing I thought of.... lol nt Shipwack 15 hrs ago #44

My most hated saying from my Dad..... SergeStorms Yesterday #36

That's a good one! calimary 21 hrs ago #42

He hated seeing me..... SergeStorms 8 hrs ago #45

I think he would indeed be proud of you. calimary 3 hrs ago #46

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

No. hamsterjill Yesterday #13

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

But you learned, didn't you? hamsterjill Yesterday #21

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

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

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

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

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

Likely no exaggeration... Trueblue Texan Yesterday #11

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

The parents may be modelling this behavior! RockCreek Yesterday #8

I would have done the same electron_blue Yesterday #9

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

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

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

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

Or early... cannabis_flower Yesterday #32

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

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

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

same Skittles 23 hrs ago #41

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

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

Kids also take notes on their phones Bettie Yesterday #23

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

My kids were raised to respect work. byronius Yesterday #25

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

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

The addiction starts early Remball Yesterday #33

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

It just not the teens ms.pamela Yesterday #40

The new clerk at the store put the potato chips in the bag, first Ponietz 20 hrs ago #43