The older one has announced that he really needs a job this summer. No more camps amma..
suits my pocketbook!
He made out coupons for "like frequent flyer rewards" car washes/lawn mowing etc and hands one signed and dated to his dad.
He washed both cars on a 40 deg day while I was predicting that I'd slip and slide the next morning in the aftermath of this car wash. Luckily, the wind was strong and mustve drived the water..
So.. now I have to listen to daily plans of "what I can do"... We happened to watch a Seinfeld where George loses his job because he tells off his boss and he mopes around with Seinfel as to "Maybe I could do..". One reason I'm such a Seinfeld fan!
Showing posts with label job. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Paying job
My older son has been wanting to work to get paid for the past few years.
He had gone through various iterations of this since he was young.
He had a lawn mowing business when he was only 6 years old. My neighbors would give him whatever change they had in the pockets.. sometimes a lot.
He took orders from my relatives for a wood table he was going to build for them -custom made.
He charged less than the material we had to buy, but then it wasn't his money buying the material. He made 100% profit! I soon put an end to the carpentry business since he was soon wanting to buy power tools so he could bump of the quantity of orders. I didn't trust a 10 year old with a power saw!
He then made flyers for a pet sitting business until I put my foot down - my opinion being pets are outside, we are inside.
He wanted to do the paper route. Knee jerk reaction from me -the speed bump- was "no". I am not getting up at 3am to drive you around. He then says, he would bike around. I don't see how that would work in a big city like ours.
Yesterday, he approached his kumon instructor, wanting to work there.. Poor lady, she was put on the spot, but she said she would think about it. To him, this sounded better than what he has been hearing from me.. So he now thinks he has a job!
On my way back, I talked to him about the slippery road he was riding on - both physically and metaphorically speaking last nite :) , how his studies would get affected etc etc. He goes, "aw.. no one cares about your grade if you're a millionaire!" What!! How does one get a million $$ with a "lemme think about it job at kumon!" Definitely this kid is not wanting in the "dreaming department".
He has asked for an allowance -firmly refused - off and on.. but hasn't been persistent. So, I know it is not the money that is the motivation! It is the Independence or the wanting to test waters at work.
Others that know him well have asked me not to slow him down -Americans mind you. This is definitely not an Indian mentality. I suppose that is how Michael Dells are made while Brahminis like me think about what we need to cook for dinner that nite.
He had gone through various iterations of this since he was young.
He had a lawn mowing business when he was only 6 years old. My neighbors would give him whatever change they had in the pockets.. sometimes a lot.
He took orders from my relatives for a wood table he was going to build for them -custom made.
He charged less than the material we had to buy, but then it wasn't his money buying the material. He made 100% profit! I soon put an end to the carpentry business since he was soon wanting to buy power tools so he could bump of the quantity of orders. I didn't trust a 10 year old with a power saw!
He then made flyers for a pet sitting business until I put my foot down - my opinion being pets are outside, we are inside.
He wanted to do the paper route. Knee jerk reaction from me -the speed bump- was "no". I am not getting up at 3am to drive you around. He then says, he would bike around. I don't see how that would work in a big city like ours.
Yesterday, he approached his kumon instructor, wanting to work there.. Poor lady, she was put on the spot, but she said she would think about it. To him, this sounded better than what he has been hearing from me.. So he now thinks he has a job!
On my way back, I talked to him about the slippery road he was riding on - both physically and metaphorically speaking last nite :) , how his studies would get affected etc etc. He goes, "aw.. no one cares about your grade if you're a millionaire!" What!! How does one get a million $$ with a "lemme think about it job at kumon!" Definitely this kid is not wanting in the "dreaming department".
He has asked for an allowance -firmly refused - off and on.. but hasn't been persistent. So, I know it is not the money that is the motivation! It is the Independence or the wanting to test waters at work.
Others that know him well have asked me not to slow him down -Americans mind you. This is definitely not an Indian mentality. I suppose that is how Michael Dells are made while Brahminis like me think about what we need to cook for dinner that nite.
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