Remove his phone from your service provider, informing him prior to doing it. Maybe he will get off his arse and get a job. Oh, and be sure and change the wi-fi password, so it totally renders his phone worthless.
Neto’s probably right; pay has not kept pace with inflation. That said, you do need to contribute to the household expenses once you reach a certain age. It’s a hard lesson to learn, but someday he’ll be out on his own and he’ll certainly need to know it then — sometimes you have to put up with the crap from upper management for a while. Don’t quit your job until you have another job on deck.
This sounds disturbingly like a situation my mother was once in. She’d been hired to serve as the head resident in a girls’ dorm (yeah, they called them girls back then), but discovered after moving in that she was also expected to be the advisor to all the women’s campus organizations and be the coordinator of off-campus housing. She took it for about 3 years, and after she left they replaced her with 3 separate people, each earning more than she had.
I made $7 when going to junior college in the 80s, one credit hour was about $22. Now if you make $15 an hour, you need to work two jobs to buy that same credit hour, about $80.
Son has two jobs, neither pay minimum because they are restaurant and should have tips. Sometimes he makes minimum, most of the time he doesn’t. If he wasn’t going back to school this fall he would find a better job to replace both. When you hear businesses complain they can’t get help, tell them to pay a decent wage!
Templo S.U.D. almost 3 years ago
excuses, excuses
rekam Premium Member almost 3 years ago
No more allowance or free money. He’ll get a job in a hurry.
SKJAM! Premium Member almost 3 years ago
If they’re minimum wage jobs, very similar pay rates that have not kept up with inflation.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Remove his phone from your service provider, informing him prior to doing it. Maybe he will get off his arse and get a job. Oh, and be sure and change the wi-fi password, so it totally renders his phone worthless.
calliarcale almost 3 years ago
Neto’s probably right; pay has not kept pace with inflation. That said, you do need to contribute to the household expenses once you reach a certain age. It’s a hard lesson to learn, but someday he’ll be out on his own and he’ll certainly need to know it then — sometimes you have to put up with the crap from upper management for a while. Don’t quit your job until you have another job on deck.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 3 years ago
This sounds disturbingly like a situation my mother was once in. She’d been hired to serve as the head resident in a girls’ dorm (yeah, they called them girls back then), but discovered after moving in that she was also expected to be the advisor to all the women’s campus organizations and be the coordinator of off-campus housing. She took it for about 3 years, and after she left they replaced her with 3 separate people, each earning more than she had.
drivingfuriously Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I made $7 when going to junior college in the 80s, one credit hour was about $22. Now if you make $15 an hour, you need to work two jobs to buy that same credit hour, about $80.
WilliamWilliam almost 3 years ago
Son has two jobs, neither pay minimum because they are restaurant and should have tips. Sometimes he makes minimum, most of the time he doesn’t. If he wasn’t going back to school this fall he would find a better job to replace both. When you hear businesses complain they can’t get help, tell them to pay a decent wage!
mistercatworks almost 3 years ago
No, but yes in our inflated currency.