When a leave request is denied, parents often feel they have to contact their child’s administrator or manager directly. One of the conversations between a father and his daughter’s manager sparked a debate on social media about whether parents should be involved in their children’s professional lives. While most people condemned the father’s intervention, others defended him, adding that he took the right step.
The image shows a conversation between a man and his daughter’s boss. (pixel, thread/quitbytext)
The thread’s caption reads, “I emailed my boss after a local pizza place refused my 16-year-old daughter’s vacation with three weeks’ notice and tried to make her quit…” A screenshot shared together gives a glimpse of the father’s conversation with his child’s boss.
The boss has notified the employee that no leave will be granted, and if the 16-year-old takes leave without permission, it will be considered a “voluntary resignation.” The conversation goes back and forth between the two, and at one point the father says, “You’re forcing your child to quit his job for a vacation he can’t control, so why am I making it so difficult?” I sent a text message.
Read the entire conversation.
People criticize fathers like this.
“1. 10 days off is not easy. It is very significant for a small business to lose an employee for 10 days. People submit these kinds of requests months in advance. 2. Why my daughter’s manager Are you sending a message to ?” asked a thread user.
Another added: “I’m sorry, but you missed the mark. Your daughter accepted the job and told the recruiter that there were no upcoming trips. And you canceled her trip without checking her schedule. And you jumped the chain of command and humiliated yourself and your child in front of your boss. Stop and let her cancel the trip. If you think the trip you’ve planned is more important than her job, tell her to quit.”
A third concluded: “I feel sorry for your daughter, but may I ask why she didn’t check with her employer to see if she would be granted leave before booking the trip?” Would you book a trip before checking to see if you can actually take time off from work and if your employer and co-workers won’t be short-staffed? As a parent, do you want to put your employer in a bad situation and give your daughter an irresponsible employee? I have taught you how to become You hurt not only your employer, but also her co-workers. ”
Defend your father:
Some social media users defended the father, claiming his manager was “too strict” and “unreasonable.”
One such individual posted: That’s ridiculous, let the girl take a vacation and come back. This is another major reason why many young people have no desire to work. Even at 16 years old, there is no work-life balance. ”
Another wrote: “Your daughter is 16 so she should be able to join the family trip!!” My boss is just an a** who doesn’t want to work. He needs her more than he’s letting on, but doesn’t want to go through the paperwork that comes with firing her, and that she’ll get more out of it by doing so. I know. I think, don’t let her resign, let him fire her, then she can get more benefits! ”
What do you think about this conversation between father and daughter’s boss?
