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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 635851" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>MWM I know he CAN do the job. I'm honestly not making excuses. Physically he can do it. But I also acknowledge that most people work part time, summers, etc., and kind of get used to it. You have to admit, going from spending your whole life sedentary and sleeping late to suddenly working on your feet 9 hours a day, six days a week would be a shock to anyone. So it's not that he can't, I'm more worried that he'll just kind of implode. He's having such a hard time adjusting and he's never, ever been good at that...literally from preschool, when he'd have a meltdown when it was time to go from finger painting to story time. I just really wish he'd picked 2nd shift. Going in at 3 and getting off at 11 would have been so much better for him. I wonder if he could ask to change? It might be bad, since he's already kind of screwing up...but maybe if he went to a manager and said, "I'm having a really hard time with this schedule. I'd work better on 2nd shift." </p><p> </p><p>But my biggest worry at the moment is how he reacts to things. He just explodes. He'd have gotten out the door more quickly this morning if he hadn't panicked. This kid has GOT to learn how to cope with things and I don't know how to teach him. I've tried his whole life. I'm at a loss. </p><p> </p><p>I can't find him on GPS, which is normal as there's no signal in the warehouse. I was actually looking to see if he was at a friend's or something. So...once again it's one day at a time. Assuming he isn't told not to come back at the end of the shift, I'll try suggesting he get his clothes together tonight and such, so he knows what he's got to wear I guess. I feel like he's five and I'm starting all over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 635851, member: 17309"] MWM I know he CAN do the job. I'm honestly not making excuses. Physically he can do it. But I also acknowledge that most people work part time, summers, etc., and kind of get used to it. You have to admit, going from spending your whole life sedentary and sleeping late to suddenly working on your feet 9 hours a day, six days a week would be a shock to anyone. So it's not that he can't, I'm more worried that he'll just kind of implode. He's having such a hard time adjusting and he's never, ever been good at that...literally from preschool, when he'd have a meltdown when it was time to go from finger painting to story time. I just really wish he'd picked 2nd shift. Going in at 3 and getting off at 11 would have been so much better for him. I wonder if he could ask to change? It might be bad, since he's already kind of screwing up...but maybe if he went to a manager and said, "I'm having a really hard time with this schedule. I'd work better on 2nd shift." But my biggest worry at the moment is how he reacts to things. He just explodes. He'd have gotten out the door more quickly this morning if he hadn't panicked. This kid has GOT to learn how to cope with things and I don't know how to teach him. I've tried his whole life. I'm at a loss. I can't find him on GPS, which is normal as there's no signal in the warehouse. I was actually looking to see if he was at a friend's or something. So...once again it's one day at a time. Assuming he isn't told not to come back at the end of the shift, I'll try suggesting he get his clothes together tonight and such, so he knows what he's got to wear I guess. I feel like he's five and I'm starting all over. [/QUOTE]
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