HELP WANTED - POSITION: Mom
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Long-term team players needed for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic
environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and
be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent
24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to
primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in faraway
cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Must provide on-the-site training in basic life skills, such as nose blowing. Must have
strong skills in negotiating, conflict resolution and crisis management. Ability to suture
flesh wounds a plus. Must be able to think out of the box but not lose track of the box,
because you most likely will need it for a school project. Must reconcile petty cash
disbursements and be proficient in managing budgets and resources fairly, unless you want
to hear, "He got more than me!" for the rest of your life. Also, must be able to
drive motor vehicles safely under loud and adverse conditions while simultaneously
practicing above mentioned skills in conflict resolution. Must be able to choose your
battles and stick to your guns. Must be able to withstand criticism, such as "You
don't know anything." Must be willing to be hated at least temporarily, until someone
needs $5 to go skating. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys and battery operated devices.
Also, must have a highly energetic entrepreneurial spirit, because fund-raiser will be your middle name. Must have a diverse knowledge base, so as to answer questions such as "What makes the wind move?" or "Why can't they just go in and shoot Sadam Hussein?" on the fly. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.
Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT AND
PROMOTION:
Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining,
constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can
ultimately surpass you.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
None required, unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting
basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION:
You pay them, offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they
turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially
independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this
reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS:
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid
holidays and no stock options are offered, job supplies limitless opportunities for
personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right.
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