He Encouraged A Young Woman To Go Back To College Instead Of Working Full Time As A Cleaner, But After She Agreed, Her Family Accused Him Of Overstepping
This 29-year-old man recently hired a 23-year-old cleaner named Jane for his mother’s home. And after they ran into each other a few times and got to talking, he realized that she was “insanely smart.”
In fact, Jane even got accepted into two Ivy League universities. She was not able to attend those schools, though, because she could not leave behind her family.
Apparently, Jane has one older sister and four younger siblings. Her father is constantly in and out of their lives, and her mother does care for the kids. But, according to him, Jane’s mother “doesn’t do much herself.”
Jane’s older sister does work full-time, and her brother is currently attending trade school. But, after Jane went to a state school, she was forced to drop out to work full-time and help support her family.
Anyway, after learning all of this about Jane, he eventually asked if she actually enjoyed her job. And apparently, Jane got straight to the point and admitted to hating her life.
Nonetheless, she claimed that she loved her family and wanted to provide for them.
Then, a few weeks later, he decided to ask Jane if she would ever go back to college. At first, she did not think that was even possible– given how she had dropped out once already and couldn’t afford to go back.
He, on the other hand, realized that dropping out of college was not that big of a deal. After all, many college students drop out and go back to school later on in adulthood.
Plus, financial aid is available for people in Jane’s position, and he wanted to help get her back on track.
Konstantin Yuganov – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“I have a friend working in a company that is Jane’s field of study. If she keeps her grades up, she could get an internship there and then go into bigger positions at bigger companies,” he explained.
He also asked Jane if she was interested in the opportunity– because, honestly, he believes that she has a ton of potential that is being suppressed.
At first, though, Jane was not so sure– claiming she still needed to work. Apparently, Jane’s older sister was planning on getting married and moving away soon.
So, Jane would be forced to remain close by to help transport her siblings from school and other childcare responsibilities.
So, he tried to offer a solution. More specifically, he suggested that Jane find a “casual” job– such as in fast food– to work while completing her studies.
And even though she would not be making as much money, she would still be studying and working toward a more lucrative end goal.
“There’s also school buses and other options for her siblings if she can’t make it,” he added.
Once Jane heard him out, she said that she would think about it. Then, just last week, Jane revealed how she did want to go back to school and planned to finish up her studies.
While he was ecstatic for her, though, it appears that not everyone in Jane’s family felt the same way.
Instead, he actually received a call from Jane’s older sister, who told him off. Apparently, he got accused of “putting all these ideas” in Jane’s head and making her believe that she was “hot stuff.”
Jane’s sister also claimed it was not his place to stick his head into their business, among other things.
So now, with Jane’s sister furious at him, he has been left wondering if he really went too far by encouraging Jane to go back to school.
Why do you think Jane’s sister became so angry at him? Wasn’t he just trying to help Jane break free and live a better life? Should he feel bad for recognizing Jane’s potential and encouraging her to go back to school? If you had been in his shoes, what would you have done?
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