Scooters and Jobs

He's always wanted to drive one of these around a store.

Just a little perk of having a broken leg.

I don't think he realized his cart had an orange flag on the back or that it beeped in reverse when he hopped on.

It's a good thing it did, or he may have crashed into more than just one person at Costco.

After a few aisles of tight turns around the sample ladies, the mum started to tick him off and he began threatening to crash the mum.

We got him out of there in 1 piece and another experience was had.

In more exciting news than handicapped shopping carts and mums, 

this week Mack will start training to work at Fareway.

  The process of getting a job did not come naturally to him.  

Why would it?

The first step was online applications.

Next came a resume to upload into those online applications. 

After a couple days he made a phone call to "speak with a manager about the status of his application" followed by instructions the manager wasn't available, but it's best to stop in the store.

Monday afternoon he and I rehearsed the conversation in the van on the way there.

As we arrived, he asked if I would help him because he was a little nervous.

As if I'd say 'no.'

He didn't understand why he couldn't just go there and work.  Why did there need to be so many steps?  Why couldn't they just call him from his online application?  Why did he have to go talk to the manager?  

I explained the few steps you take to get a high school job are simply to show you are interested and motivated.  Lots of kids want to work, but you need to demonstrate you would make the best person for the job.  

So together,  that's what we did.

He's been a new man ever since.  

I'm so anxious to see him advance to the next step in life and to watch his confidence finally soar.