Parents now demanding to attend their son or daughters job interviews

i would just not allow it....its ridiculous

A number of college coaches and college professors have told me that they have seen a huge increase in the number of calls they get from parents to whine about how little Johnny or Janie is being treated.

Even worse, the HR director at a company client of mine told me recently that she has fielded eleven calls in the last two years from parents of employees ranging in age from 23 to 31. The parents called to complain about their "kid" not getting a big enough raise, being treated "unfairly", etc. In all eleven cases, they fired the employee within 3-6 months of the parent making the call.

Surely, you can't be serious.

First of all what jobs were you applying for in middle school? Second of all how did you get to the interview? Sounds like you had a messed up childhood.

herrr wrote:

First of all what jobs were you applying for in middle school? Second of all how did you get to the interview? Sounds like you had a messed up childhood.

I bussed tables and washed dishes the summer after eighth grade, and I walked the whole half mile to the interview and to work. I'm not sure how that would mess me up.

no way this is real wrote:

Surely, you can't be serious.

I truly wish that I was not serious.

It sounds slightly less unreasonable for more powerful families. Chelsea Clinton might want to bring mom and dad along to shake the hand of the interviewer and so on before the interview begins. The same thing might be true for an oil baron or the CEO of a fortune 500 company, I dunno.

I don't really see that as being any less unreasonable. Parents of adults are a third party to these transactions. They have no more of a place being involved than a friend, a cousin, or the waiter at the local Olive Garden.

Same goes for arguing grades or other issues with schools. Parents like to make the claim that "I pay for the education, so I should be involved," but the financial obligation belongs to the student. If the student and his or her parent have decided that the parent will pay, that's a completely separate contract and has nothing to do with the university. I can't create a contract with my parents that creates an obligation between my school and my parents.

I work at a summer camp as a counselor and dealing with the parents is the hardest/most annoying part.

Harry Kooter wrote: I truly wish that I was not serious.

You wish you were not serious, Harold. Must I look over your shoulder while you write your little blogs on this website?

My wife is a preacher. She has one family who demands that they get to teach their own child's Sunday School class each year "in order to make sure they are being taught correct Christian values." If you have problems with the church doctrine, find another church.

I have the same problem as a coach. I got b*tched out by a mom because I made her kid run 3 miles the first day of practice last year. When I told her that the race distance was 3 miles, she suggested that I contact local XC officials to shorten the distance of the races because it was too hard on her child. He quit about a week later.

Who thought it was ridiculous when Lebron's mom ran charged the court after that hard foul the other night? I can't believe she would have the nerve to do that! He's one of the world's best athletes and his mom ran on the floor like that, unbelievable. I know its not Lebron's fault, but to realize that the mentality you are discussing is even present in the NBA is absurd.

BTW: If any candidate came to apply at my place of business and there was a parent involved, there is no way I could take that person seriously.

This is serious, and don't call me Shirley.

Master of Class wrote:

This is serious, and don't call me Shirley.

Master of Class wrote:

This is serious, and don't call me Shirley.

Excellent. I'm surprised it took a whole 10 posts to get to this point!

Lebrons mom wrote:

Who thought it was ridiculous when Lebron's mom ran charged the court after that hard foul the other night? I can't believe she would have the nerve to do that! He's one of the world's best athletes and his mom ran on the floor like that, unbelievable. I know its not Lebron's fault, but to realize that the mentality you are discussing is even present in the NBA is absurd.

BTW: If any candidate came to apply at my place of business and there was a parent involved, there is no way I could take that person seriously.

Dude, were you watching the same game as everyone else? LeBron and Pierce ended up in the stands next to LeBron's Mom, and since things were a little aggressive she overreacted. She did not rush the court. If you watched you would have seen LeBron say, "Mom, sit the f*** down!" That's hardly comparable to some kid wanting his parents at an interview. Dumbass.

How about the Colorado football coach flipping last year because parents were calling and complaining about practicing too much?, "Its the Big 10" as Coach Hawkins said.

One of the big problems is parents who coach their kids growing up, where I live a couple of well to do families dominate the running of the local Little League, the dad is a coach and selector of the travel team, the wife is VP of the league. For whatever reason it is accepted that the local high school coach takes care of certain families in town because of their standing in the community. The coach is rewarded with a plush field and huge budget from donors. So it makes sense that if parents get their way all the way to hs and sometimes college they think they can keep going after college to the workplace. Very sad.

Yep. I'm a high school teacher and we had a college grad come in and interview for a coaching position. He shows up with his father who expected to go into the interview with his son.

fUrCeOsNhN wrote:

I work at a summer camp as a counselor and dealing with the parents is the hardest/most annoying part.

I work at a summer camp supervising the counselors, and dealing with the counselor's parents is the hardest/most annoying part. So there.