Parent Vs. Child in the Job Market?
Rudy Karsan -
Off the Cuff
Friday, November 06, 2009 7:42:46 AM
If we look back into the past, historically, we as human beings farmed or hunted or traded with our parents—we toiled alongside them in the fields, went with them and carried home the game together, or helped them load up the boat with goods to go to the trading post downriver. In the manufacturing world, we both often worked together in the same factory or on the same assembly line. The question I have is, in the context of today’s economic situation, how unusual would it be for a parent and their child to be competing for the same job that may be opening up in their city. While this may seem unusual from a human or historical perspective, I think this type of scenario would not be an unlikely one in present times. If anyone has any anecdotal specific information about a situation of this sort where a parent and child have competed for the same job, I would be extremely interested in hearing about it.