At 12:05 PM 2/21/03, Ben wrote: >hi gang, > >Another real bummer with the 22-year-old son.
You have my sympathy. My youngest (26) lost his job last summer and is now living (with his girlfriend and 6 cats) in my guest room. Fortunately, we all get along with each other. >She suggested he get real and go for a job at Starbucks or something just >to make rent. > >Yes, I know the economy is rough right now. >But I cringe at the idea of financing an education at the California >Culinary Academy for him to end up at Starbucks. The job market in the Atlanta area is so bad you can't even get a job at Starbucks. The manager of the store near our house said he gets 50-60 applications a day. A lot of those are from people who were pulling down huge salaries at various dotcom companies in the area that no longer exist. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
