DammitJanet
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I think it has come time that we need to force him to fly the coop. I have wanted to do it for a couple of years now but Tony kept telling me that he was "special" and we needed to give him time. Well I think that time has come and gone and he is just way too comfortable here.
I dont think he is putting in enough effort to find a better job because he doesnt have to do it. Tony actually met a man on his job who was doing some sort of installation of computerized security systems and Tony got to talking with him about Billy and the guy gave Tony his card and told him to have Billy go down there and ask for him and he could most likely get him on. It would be a very good paying job...well good paying for here. Not talking Bill Gates but he would make a decent living. Well, instead of going down there Billy just sent in his messy resume which he still hasnt let me work on. Then when I told him he needed to go down there, Billy hemmed and hawed saying he could only go if he had a day off from Radio Shack. Look, half the time he doesnt go in to RS until at least 4. He had plenty of time to go in the morning. He wanted to only go on days off. So as of now he has still not gone.
Now he is trying to get on with Verizon. Its ticking me off.
Plus...he is still not doing anything around the house to help out and it is getting completely old. I made this weekend an experiment. One that he failed badly. Tony and I went to VA to see Jamie and we left him home to take care of the house and the puppies. He had to work all day Friday but he was off all day Saturday and Sunday. I gave him a list of things he was to do. Feed and water the puppies. The water shouldnt have been hard because it was on a hose. I also told him to clean the kitchen including wash all the dishes, pots and pans, silverware, wipe off counter tops, take out trash and sweep kitchen floor. Dont worry about mopping.
We came home to find that a few dishes had been done, the entire living and family room was torn to shreds because he fell asleep on the couch with the puppies inside and they just chewed up everything. He never changed their puppy pads all weekend.
Oh...and on Thursday night before we were getting ready to leave, I had sent him to the store to get a few things like some stuff for our dinner that evening and I had asked for some ice cream for me. I had given him my debit card to pay for it all. He didnt get my ice cream but he did get about 10 frozen pizza's for him to eat all weekend! And of course that means I paid for it! I was so upset because with my stomach issues I hardly ate anything we had for dinner that night and was looking forward to just having a bowl of cool ice cream to soothe my stomach but when I went looking for it, it wasnt there. I asked him where he put the ice cream and it was...oh I forgot. He does that so often if I send him out for something for me if he thinks I shouldnt have it. Normally it only happens if I ask if he is paying but this time he had MY card.
I know he just bought his car so he has a car payment of right around $220 and insurance of $100. Only other bills are credit cards and cell phone which I think his credit card payments probably arent more than $40 or so a month and his cell is an employee plan which is $30.
He makes $8 an hour plus commissions on cell phone sales and that is where RS really screwed him. They transferred him to this kiosk in the mall telling him he would be manager and that he would only be selling cell phones and would make more money. Not. He has to travel 35 miles each way and he only works about 32-34 hours a week. He doesnt sell as many cell phones as he did in the regular store.
So realistically before commissions he makes about 1000 a month but brings home about 800. He may actually bring home 1000. I just dont see how he is going to afford to rent anywhere and still pay utilities and food plus gas in his car. That boy eats. You dont get his size without eating. Maybe he could move in with Buck...lol.
I still think we need to give him a move out date. Not a week or even 30 days but say 90 days. He moves a little slower.
I actually pushed him to apply at Amazon in SC because they advertised they were taking massive applications not too long ago but he simply cant put the effort in. I think if we push it he will have to. Otherwise we will simply put him into one of those boarding rooms next to Buck. He can figure out how to live on a hundred bucks a week for gas and food.
I dont think he is putting in enough effort to find a better job because he doesnt have to do it. Tony actually met a man on his job who was doing some sort of installation of computerized security systems and Tony got to talking with him about Billy and the guy gave Tony his card and told him to have Billy go down there and ask for him and he could most likely get him on. It would be a very good paying job...well good paying for here. Not talking Bill Gates but he would make a decent living. Well, instead of going down there Billy just sent in his messy resume which he still hasnt let me work on. Then when I told him he needed to go down there, Billy hemmed and hawed saying he could only go if he had a day off from Radio Shack. Look, half the time he doesnt go in to RS until at least 4. He had plenty of time to go in the morning. He wanted to only go on days off. So as of now he has still not gone.
Now he is trying to get on with Verizon. Its ticking me off.
Plus...he is still not doing anything around the house to help out and it is getting completely old. I made this weekend an experiment. One that he failed badly. Tony and I went to VA to see Jamie and we left him home to take care of the house and the puppies. He had to work all day Friday but he was off all day Saturday and Sunday. I gave him a list of things he was to do. Feed and water the puppies. The water shouldnt have been hard because it was on a hose. I also told him to clean the kitchen including wash all the dishes, pots and pans, silverware, wipe off counter tops, take out trash and sweep kitchen floor. Dont worry about mopping.
We came home to find that a few dishes had been done, the entire living and family room was torn to shreds because he fell asleep on the couch with the puppies inside and they just chewed up everything. He never changed their puppy pads all weekend.
Oh...and on Thursday night before we were getting ready to leave, I had sent him to the store to get a few things like some stuff for our dinner that evening and I had asked for some ice cream for me. I had given him my debit card to pay for it all. He didnt get my ice cream but he did get about 10 frozen pizza's for him to eat all weekend! And of course that means I paid for it! I was so upset because with my stomach issues I hardly ate anything we had for dinner that night and was looking forward to just having a bowl of cool ice cream to soothe my stomach but when I went looking for it, it wasnt there. I asked him where he put the ice cream and it was...oh I forgot. He does that so often if I send him out for something for me if he thinks I shouldnt have it. Normally it only happens if I ask if he is paying but this time he had MY card.
I know he just bought his car so he has a car payment of right around $220 and insurance of $100. Only other bills are credit cards and cell phone which I think his credit card payments probably arent more than $40 or so a month and his cell is an employee plan which is $30.
He makes $8 an hour plus commissions on cell phone sales and that is where RS really screwed him. They transferred him to this kiosk in the mall telling him he would be manager and that he would only be selling cell phones and would make more money. Not. He has to travel 35 miles each way and he only works about 32-34 hours a week. He doesnt sell as many cell phones as he did in the regular store.
So realistically before commissions he makes about 1000 a month but brings home about 800. He may actually bring home 1000. I just dont see how he is going to afford to rent anywhere and still pay utilities and food plus gas in his car. That boy eats. You dont get his size without eating. Maybe he could move in with Buck...lol.
I still think we need to give him a move out date. Not a week or even 30 days but say 90 days. He moves a little slower.
I actually pushed him to apply at Amazon in SC because they advertised they were taking massive applications not too long ago but he simply cant put the effort in. I think if we push it he will have to. Otherwise we will simply put him into one of those boarding rooms next to Buck. He can figure out how to live on a hundred bucks a week for gas and food.