I found this article a bit disturbing. It’s the attack of the HELICOPTER PARENTS:
At Weber Shandwick, a global public relations firm, a father recently called the company to inquire about how his son could apply for its Atlanta internship program.
“I was very surprised. I answered my phone, and he said he had a son interested in internships,” says Jennifer Seymour, who runs the intern program at the Atlanta office, where two full-time internships are offered every summer. They largely go to recent college graduates. She says helicopter parents create a negative view among hiring managers. “It hurts. Absolutely.”
This is but one example, and perhaps not even the worst. Can you imagine anything more mortifying than your Mom or Dad calling up a new/potential employer about your benefits or salary?
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