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<blockquote data-quote="LauraH" data-source="post: 742874" data-attributes="member: 22877"><p>That's true. When my son moved up to the Chicago area he had several job offers within a couple of days. Down here he's had one. But he's also limiting himself to decent paying jobs with benefits. There are plenty of places, fast food, etc., that are almost always hiring but he thinks because he has a year or so of banking experience they are beneath him so he's not made any attempt to go that route. I would say maybe extend the deadline if it appears he is truly making a concerted effort, with the understanding that he might have to take a job at Burger King until a better job comes along. Any income is better than no income. And because most food service or convenience store jobs are part time and/or flexible schedules, that would also give him an opportunity to keep looking for something better.</p><p></p><p>At one point, before I had met my husband, my son moved out to stay with a friend but soon got tired of sleeping on their couch and asked to come back home. I gave him three weeks to find a job and start contributing to household expenses or he would need to leave again. I saw no evidence of him trying to get any job of any kind. Trying to enforce the "three weeks or get out" rule turned into an ongoing nightmare that I won't go into now but my point is that had he made a sincere attempt to find work and there was simply no work to be be found I would have given him additional time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LauraH, post: 742874, member: 22877"] That's true. When my son moved up to the Chicago area he had several job offers within a couple of days. Down here he's had one. But he's also limiting himself to decent paying jobs with benefits. There are plenty of places, fast food, etc., that are almost always hiring but he thinks because he has a year or so of banking experience they are beneath him so he's not made any attempt to go that route. I would say maybe extend the deadline if it appears he is truly making a concerted effort, with the understanding that he might have to take a job at Burger King until a better job comes along. Any income is better than no income. And because most food service or convenience store jobs are part time and/or flexible schedules, that would also give him an opportunity to keep looking for something better. At one point, before I had met my husband, my son moved out to stay with a friend but soon got tired of sleeping on their couch and asked to come back home. I gave him three weeks to find a job and start contributing to household expenses or he would need to leave again. I saw no evidence of him trying to get any job of any kind. Trying to enforce the "three weeks or get out" rule turned into an ongoing nightmare that I won't go into now but my point is that had he made a sincere attempt to find work and there was simply no work to be be found I would have given him additional time. [/QUOTE]
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