DS (14) resigned from his job via text

[pasanda]

DS has had a Saturday job since September, only 2-3 hours a week, washing up. He has long been saying he wants to leave as Saturday is his only free day to socialise, go to town etc. I understand that, and even though I didn't want him to leave, could appreciate why he might want to.

But tonight I have received a phone call from the landlady of the pub in which he works. She is not impressed!

Last night, whilst at a school trip to the theatre, a text was sent to her along the lines of 'I'm really sorry but I deserve an effing pay rise'

Quite quickly followed by another one from my ds apologising for the previous text, but going on to say that he thinks his washing up career has reached its peak and he won't be coming in to work on Saturday (tomorrow). DS is adamant that he did not send the original text but refuses to tell me who did.

She had just landed from being on holiday and has had to find cover in 48 hours for Saturdays shift.

I am bloody furious with ds. How dare he think that this is an acceptable way to treat someone who has been kind and generous to him. He could at least of worked tomorrow and given her notice and stated his reasons in person.

She has said that there is no way she would ever give him a reference and I don't blame her!

How would others deal with this embarrassing behaviour? The only thing I have done so far is take away his PS4 tomorrow because if he wants to be so bloody sociable on a Saturday then he can sort something out that involves human beings, not screens!

Rant over

[ShesGotLionsInHerHeart]

Wow, my mum would have lost her shit with me if I'd behaved in that way as a teenager.

Am really shocked at all the 'so what' comments here. 14 is WAY old enough to know that you treat people with a certain level of respect.

I'd be fuming. Certainly no money for a while. He'd be staying in to do my dishes on a Saturday for free for a few weeks.

[BertrandRussell]

How much was she paying him?

[pasanda]

£4.50 per hour plus tips (which was usually about an extra £1 added to his wage packet)

[BrianButterfield]

Surely his just deserts are losing the job? Which he didn't much want anyway, and of course no chance of another job from any of land lady's friends. I wouldn't punish at home - sigh and give the speech of course, but he reaps what he sows. He's 14! Life will go on.

[Peebles1]

I have to say that is really good pay for a 14 yr old. My DD is 17 and has had three jobs and none paid that much. Poor lad obviously hated it though and he is only 14 - I think his mates sent the first one and he probably thought 'shit how do I get out of this one' so resigned there and then. Probably too embarrassed to go in after the first text. I'd probably just talk to him about how it should be done in future. If he can pluck up the courage to go and apologise in person that'd be good for you all re:village life (we have that too!).

[Quercus3]

Do you think it's possible a friend sent the first text and then he resigned over text out of embarrassment?