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Dear Glenn,
I manage a small deli and
grill. We have four employees between the ages of 16 and
18. These kids took the initiative to look for a job,
fill out the application, come in for the interview and
show up for
work and do their job.
It really burns my biscuits
when their parents call or come in to talk to me about
them needing extra time off. Most of the time the
employee has not even talked to me about it.
Lisa in Kentucky
Dear Burned Biscuits,
What you're describing are "Helicopter Parents", who hover over and
stick their nose into every aspect of their kids' lives.
They're also notorious for coming to job interviews
with their kids, and sometimes coming to fill out
the application and interview for the job without the kid
who's actually applying for the job.
The solution is boundaries. Just as you wouldn't talk to
a 42-year-old employee's spouse about their work
schedule, you also shouldn't talk to a teenage employee's
parents. You may be the first authority figure in these
kids' lives who encourages them to make decisions for
themselves.
If you'd like to know more about how to deal with
younger employees - and their parents, pick up a copy of
my program on How to Manage Generation Y by
clicking
here.
Thanks for your question.
Glenn In Nashville
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Exactly one year ago today, I
wrote the following:
The stock market dropped 40% in
2008, unemployment in the U.S. is the highest it’s been in 16
years (7.2%), and while I don’t believe the sky is falling, I do
believe a lot of people are in for a rude awakening.
Automatic annual raises will be
far less common. More companies will look at
individual performance instead of seniority when choosing who
gets laid off.
Time has proven me right.
Dun & Bradstreet recently
reported that only 31% of businesses paid bonuses in 2009, that
only 13% were cash, and that Christmas bonuses are rapidly being
replaced by performance bonuses (something I’ve been
recommending for years).
I’m now going to predict four
things that will happen in 2010.
1. The economy will continue to
recover, but…
2. Some of you will lose your
job
3. Some of you will lose your
house
4. Some of you will die
While you can’t completely
control all of these, even the ensey, weensy, tiniest effort can
have a significant impact.
Researchers at the University
of California found that people who are organized, reliable,
self-disciplined and set personal goals outlive their peers by 2
to 4 years. These are the same people who are the first to get
promoted, and the last to get laid off.
Zig Ziglar says that only 3% of
Americans set goals, and they are among the wealthiest people in
the nation (the same holds true in other countries).
So I want you to take 30
seconds right now to do one tiny thing that could have a huge
impact on your life this year.
Click on the red button and
send me your New Year’s Resolution(s) for 2010. It doesn’t have
to be a big, fat, hairy deal. Just make at least one resolution
to do SOMETHING to improve yourself this year.
I guarantee you'll be thanking
me for this a year from now.
Click here to send your resolution:
To Your Best Life in 2010,
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