Restaurant boss urges parents to 'stop messaging me to give your kid a job'

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A restaurant boss has criticised parents who message him asking him to give their child a job. Joe Franks, who runs two Open Jar restaurants, said he gets messages on a weekly basis from parents, with some bluntly asking ‘r u taking on 16 year olds atm?’.

Mr Franks questioned how children will be able to take on a job that involves speaking to hundreds of people if they ‘hide behind their parents,’ reports Teesside Live. "If it's blunt if they can't take five minutes out of the day to make sure a message sounds right then they're not really the person for us,” Joe said. Read more: Woman left facing huge bill and could miss flight to best friend's wedding in passport fiasco The boss took to social media to ask parents to stop messaging him, he was trying to help people, rather than making a ‘dig’.

He claims it's the same issue for 'any other employer' in the food sector, and has offered some advice to parents who are looking to help their children get a job.

Instead, Joe, of Seaton Carew, County Durham, has some sound advice for any would-be restaurant workers. He says the "best thing" parents can do for a child who is looking for work is "making sure they are well-presented" and go door-to-door seeing managers in person, armed with "100 CVs". "I honestly can't stress enough how much that this is the wrong way around, approaching someone for a position in their business." Places like The Open Jar need people who are "confident enough to go to tables and take orders, with a bubbly personality", Joe adds. "All the hiring in The Open Jar is done by the management on site.