'Grown adults bringing their parents to interviews?': Supermarket employee reveals that "18 to 25-year-old boys" keep bringing their parents along during job interviews

This grocery store worker is insisting that there's a bizarre job interviewing phenomenon that they keep witnessing! 

The way my jaw would drop if a job candidate showed up to an interview with their Mom by their side… It sounds far-fetched, but this person is insisting that they've witnessed the phenomenon firsthand. 

It doesn't matter which industry you're necessarily in, there are some things that you just don't do at job interviews. The rules haven't really changed that much over the years, despite the changes in technology. Once you agree to a time for the job interview, you need to spend a few days preparing. You'll need a freshly laundered suit — a suit jacket is usually a requirement, regardless of your gender, as well as some smart shoes and a crisp shirt. You'll be expected to show up with several copies of your resume (yes, even in current year, we still have to seek out a printer and print off a few of those, just in case the interviewer requests it. Oh yeah, and don't forget to show up 10 or 15 minutes early… some interviewers do judge you on this. 

One more big rule here, and I apologize in advance for saying something so blatantly obvious for most of us who would never do such a thing… but don't bring anyone else along to the interview, okay? Leave your kids, pets, friends, and parents at home. Unless you are going to be working with another person every day, you simply cannot bring that person to the interview! It's fascinating that this person claims to see a pattern of this behavior. Maybe these young people are too nervous to go alone, or maybe they're just a little socially stunted and can't figure out how to navigate a conversation without Mom around. I just can't really imagine any scenario where someone brings a parent to a job interview and then gets that job. Even if they're the finest candidate for the job, and have ever possible qualification, they're going to be know as the guy who brought his Dad to the interview. 

Check out what this grocery store worker had to say about it. In the comments, people questioned the trend for themselves, both in disbelief and in amusement. Let's hope this trend fades away quickly so that teens can get their jobs the normal way — by showing up to a job interview with no parental intervention needed. 

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