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To think DS should quit his job?

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WhatsForTeaaa · 24/04/2018 16:41

DS is 16 and in Year 11. He got a job about 2 months ago in a hotel. He enjoys earning money as he's saving for the future (currently saved £150), but he really doesn't enjoy it and I don't think it's in his best interests to stay there. I'll just list the reasons why to keep this short:

  • He's working every weekend & holiday day, for 4-5 hours. He is struggling to fit in revision and other things around this.
  • Some of the people aren't very nice. They get him to do quite a lot because he's new, and are quite offhand.
  • They take money out of his wages for "breaks", which he doesn't have as he prefers to get the jobs done rather than sit down. They take at least an hour out.
  • He struggles with anxiety and the night before work he will sit there and stress about it and work himself up.
  • His nan isn't very well and he gets upset that he isn't seeing her as much.
  • They're expecting him to work all through exam season and then A levels and won't negotiate.
  • He's having to sacrifice volunteering/work experience to do shifts.

He says he wants to quit, but wants to save money (we aren't well-off, and he wants to save for the future). He's trying to "put up with it" but I've seen a change in him, and he doesn't seem like himself.

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WhatsForTeaaa · 24/04/2018 18:26

No, his grandparent dying is not the reason he wants to leave. His main issues are the deducted pay, nasty comments and revision times. He doesn't spend much time with his nan, and if he left he could see her more - but this is not a reason he would use to quit.

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welshmist · 24/04/2018 18:30

Son started work last July when he was 16 he is doing A levels, he loves the money ASOS being his favourite shop. The only rule we have is that he can only do one shift at the weekend, be that Friday after school, Saturday or Sunday. I made it clear to his employer that unless it was school holidays he could do no more. He works in a restaurant/pub. The money is minimum wage which he moans about.

I have to say he has matured enormously doing a lot more study because he knows if he doesn`t the job goes. Before the job we argued every night and at weekends. He has learnt to manage his time study, job, friends.

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