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Trueblue Texan

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11. Likely no exaggeration...

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:00 AM

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I’ve seen similar behaviors from MANY people, usually young, but old enough to know better. You are not being paid to chat with your friends. You are being paid to do a specific job that does not involved any activity on your cell phone. Put it in your locker and don’t bring it out on the work floor. What’s so difficult to understand?

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Note to parents with teens looking for Summer work... [View all] 634-5789 Yesterday OP

I would not have gone past the doughnut tray. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #1

And yet.... OhioBack2Blue Yesterday #2

About two years ago - local ice cream store. Kid was on the phone. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #3

If you have time to lean, you have time to clean. multigraincracker Yesterday #5

It's been long time since I heard that expression MIButterfly Yesterday #19

I usually got "get your ass to work" No cute slogans. Lochloosa Yesterday #27

LOL! MIButterfly Yesterday #29

Or pretend to work (Bill Hicks clip) cannabis_flower 23 hrs ago #31

First thing I thought of.... lol nt Shipwack 10 hrs ago #44

My most hated saying from my Dad..... SergeStorms 23 hrs ago #36

That's a good one! calimary 17 hrs ago #42

He hated seeing me..... SergeStorms 3 hrs ago #45

Maybe this was her first interview ever. Did you tell her that the texting needed to stop? irisblue Yesterday #4

No. hamsterjill Yesterday #13

17 is not an age blessed with an overabundance of employment related intelligence tho irisblue Yesterday #18

But you learned, didn't you? hamsterjill Yesterday #21

Told her twice. She was there a total of ...maybe 15 minutes. 634-5789 Yesterday #16

Then, IMO, with that info you were right. Thx for the reply irisblue Yesterday #17

This message was self-deleted by its author WinstonSmith4740 23 hrs ago #34

17? She was probably just out of high school, or going into her senior year. WinstonSmith4740 23 hrs ago #35

That is a funny story...It is sad at the same time. Escurumbele Yesterday #6

Likely no exaggeration... Trueblue Texan Yesterday #11

I think your point is that the parents need to tell their kids FakeNoose Yesterday #7

The parents may be modelling this behavior! RockCreek Yesterday #8

I would have done the same electron_blue Yesterday #9

Does anyone remember the articles a few years ago? Mothers accompanying their sons on job interviews? 3Hotdogs Yesterday #22

I was at a local fast food restaurant when I noticed Dr. T Yesterday #10

I grew up in the 80s with that same environment - TBF Yesterday #14

Were they on their lunch or15 minute break? wnylib Yesterday #26

Or early... cannabis_flower 23 hrs ago #32

I don't believe they were on break. Cars backed up at the drive-through, Dr. T 23 hrs ago #37

Sounds like the manager didn't have authority with the staff. wnylib 23 hrs ago #38

I would've told her straight up to put the phone away TBF Yesterday #12

same Skittles 19 hrs ago #41

A teenager, who works hard at our bistro Zackzzzz Yesterday #15

The employees collecting carts from the parking corrals at the grocery store stand in the corrals and use their phones, chia Yesterday #20

Kids also take notes on their phones Bettie Yesterday #23

Why didn't you demand she put her phone away? Picaro Yesterday #24

My kids were raised to respect work. byronius Yesterday #25

Let me just tell you what I saw today... BWdem4life Yesterday #28

What a difference 20 years makes, but I can understand the scenario only too well DFW Yesterday #30

The addiction starts early Remball 23 hrs ago #33

We have severely underestimated the addictive power of mobile devices at the peril of our children's futures and ... littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #39

It just not the teens ms.pamela 20 hrs ago #40

The new clerk at the store put the potato chips in the bag, first Ponietz 16 hrs ago #43