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Bettie

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23. Kids also take notes on their phones

Tue May 19, 2026, 01:18 PM

May 19

My kids are all employed and doing well, even though they have phones. They know where and when are appropriate times.

They do often use their phones to take notes and record reminders of things

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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 May 20 #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 May 20 #45

I think he would indeed be proud of you. calimary May 20 #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