• A father’s conversation with his daughter’s manager ignited debate.
• The father revealed that his daughter was denied vacation.
• She even gave three weeks’ notice for the vacation leave.

A recent conversation between a father and his daughter’s manager has ignited debate on social media about parental involvement in their children’s work lives.

The incident began when the father revealed that his 16-year-old daughter was denied vacation time from her job at a local pizza joint, despite giving three weeks’ notice.

He shared on Threads, “Local Pizza joint denied my 16 yo daughter vacation with 3 weeks notice and tried to force her to quit, I text the boss…” along with screenshots of their exchange.

The manager stated that taking the time off without approval would be treated as a “voluntary resignation.” The father responded, “You are forcing a kid to resign for vacation she has no control over, and I’m making this hard?”

 

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While many social media users criticized the father for overstepping, arguing that he should have had his daughter check with her employer first, others defended him.

One user stated, “There’s just absolutely no reason why your business is so understaffed that you’re relying on a 16-year-old to work.” Another remarked, “Your daughter is 16 and should be able to participate in a family vacation!!”

One netizen highlighted the importance of having more workers on the job to maintain functionality, stating, “If one minor is such an important essential worker at your place of business that you cannot possibly function without them for two weeks, it’s time to reconsider how many employees you have on staff and how to better schedule them to ensure coverage, even if it eats into your profits.”

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