NPR had a good story, "Helicopter Parents Hover in the Workplace", back in early 2012, about parents thrusting themselves into their adult children's work lives by doing things like applying for jobs for the child, calling the employer to ask for raises for the child, and coming to interviews with the child [1].

[1] http://www.npr.org/2012/02/06/146464665/helicopter-parents-h...