A shocked father shares the list of “rules to follow” that his daughter, aged 15, received from her boss her first day at work.

  • Furious dad revealed to his daughter the “disgusting” letter he received at work.
  • Her boss sent her a letter containing ’11 Life Rules’ that teenagers should follow. 
  • The letter was delivered to the teenage worker on her first day in a retail shop.










The father showed off the disgusting letter that her boss gave his daughter as a gift on her first day at work.

A list of 11 rules was included in the letter to help the young woman ‘understand’ where she worked while at the New Zealand retail store – and around the globe.

The ‘rules,’ however, were not intended to provide any guidance on her job. Instead they were meant to be used as a way to make young people feel inferior. Setting the tone.

A father has shown off the 'disgusting' letter his teenage daughter was given by her boss on her first day of work

One father displayed the “disgusting” letter her teenage daughter received from her boss her first day at work.

Second rule: “The world doesn’t care about self-esteem” and the teenager must do something to feel good about herself.   

Rule 6 states that parents should own their mistakes and not allow them to be made again.

Rule 7 awkwardly stated that teenagers’ parents may have been once fun, but they became less so when their children were born and forced to make ends meet. 

Rule 11 was an old cliché to say ‘be kind to nerds’ as she “will probably end-up working for one”.  

The note was kept secret by the father until his daughter quit the job. After promising that he wouldn’t, he decided to not name the employer publicly. 

“This was a letter that her boss gave to her when she first started on this job,” he stated, before posting the entire document.

He said that young workers were hired by the retailer to be able to pay below the minimum wage. 

It wasn’t well received online. Most people considered the list to be’sad’ and ‘unnecessary’.

It turned out that the average letter wasn’t the one sent. Most people shared positive stories about their first job.

One man stated, “I was 17 when I worked in a fish-and-chip shop. It was a great job, my boss was amazing, and taught me so many things.”

‘I left feeling much more confident than I did when I arrived. After I had parked his truck into a bonfire, he told me that mistakes can be corrected. 

Some said that their bosses would allow them to make mistakes, provided they don’t make them again and take the lessons from them. Others pointed out that bosses aren’t very original since the “rules” have been in place for years.

The majority of people said they hoped that the teenage would be able to find better jobs. Her dad replied she “didn’t stay” there for long. 

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