From the Desk of John Rourke – February 7th, 2017

 

UPDATE ON SON’S JOB: I went and talked to the owner of the local franchise that he worked at. I introduced himself and explained what happened. He appeared puzzled but guarded to admit he really didn’t know what happened. He said he would look into it by talking to the manager that fired Jonathan. I mentioned that he must trust this guy quite a bit. He said he did and found him to be honest. I told him that if he told the same story that I am telling then he is honest.

Jonathan received a phone call the next day and the manager wanted to talk to him. Jonathan went by and the manager basically asked what happened and why he was so late. Obviously this should have been done previously however I think the owner was on him about it. They talked and my son met with the owner the next day – and he worked this passed weekend.

This is just a part time job for a teenager however the circumstances pissed me off. Jonathan told me up front not to go talk to the owner. Well – I couldn’t help it. When I told Jonathan about the meeting he was not happy but accepted my response – “Someday you’ll be a dad and understand.”

I told him if he doesn’t want to work there find something else. We’ll see.

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Maps are something I am seriously lacking. World maps, United States maps. State maps. Local maps.

Consider bugging in or at the retreat and receiving news. Maps with Post-It notes to log information would be very beneficial. Local maps for noting activities such as road blocks, check points, riots, contacts, violence, and any other activities.

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8 Comments

  1. Lightning says:

    Way to go Dad. Your action clears up any fibs or misconceptions and provided
    communication . Your son should have been given a warning and especially since there was a mistake in scheduling etc.
    Great idea re: the maps . I hope everyone carries a local map in their vehicle should they have to take an alternative route etc.
    Its icing here after having snowed a bit. Lightning

  2. StevefromMA says:

    I, also, thought that was a great job dealing with your son and the company, not sure I would as have done as well. We had different kinds of problems, long time ago.

    I love maps and take one whenever I go anywhere. If you’re happy with car maps, AAA members can get maps of everywhere in U.S. as part of membership, not so good on stuff outside country.

  3. goingray58 says:

    JR .. You did the right thing. This way he gets to learn how adults (reasonable ones) handle problems. That authority isn’t always right, and it can be talked to at least, if it is unfair. Doing it on a part time job is great experiance for when it might matter more late. Great example.. and Yeah it’s what Dad and parents do.

    I found a store that handles older aerial topo area maps. They are not particularly current, but the ground doesn’t change all that much, nor highways often. It works pretty well, and they are less expensive than current. You can get them in various magnifications and usually plastic coated ..

    You absolutely can get custom maps printed pretty cheap too.. One school of thought is that you provide to much information by doing so, unless you use codes or something.
    GG58

  4. Patriot Believer says:

    Nice job dad!

    We have invested in Gazetteer maps for a number of states around us. Full topo’s as well as roads by state. Very handy for planning alternative routes off the pavement.

  5. 3rdMan says:

    Glad to hear everything worked out for your son. I suspect the manager will not fire so quickly from the hip next time!!!!

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