Something New
January 10th 2007 10:27
Tonight I did CODELINE. Yup, as a change from hammering numbers into the computer, I hammered different numbers into the computer. But now I had to think as well. Poor brain wasn't used to this, and continually clogged up with the (relatively small) amount of information handed to it. Well, that's what learning's all about. I must say that the woman teaching me has a gift for teaching. She has immense patience (she's called on constantly by the other staff to check things out) and is humble about her approach to teaching. She's informative, and thorough, and complimentary. It's a privilege to learn under her.
I was telling her tonight about the woman who taught me when I did a ten-day stint at another place in September last year. This woman wrote stuff down, but it came out different to the notes I was taking. She was insistent that everything be done her way, even though there were plainly alternatives. (This wasn't routine stuff; it called for a bit of nous). She told me I'd 'break' the speaker phone if I kept doing something with it. (FIrst way to make someone feel uncomfortable: treat them like a child). She claimed I'd logged into her personal email, even though there was no way I could have known her password. (Second way: accuse people). And finally, when I did something that wasn't according to Hoyle (I basically used the phone system the way I had at my previous job, knowing that it would work, and it wasn't her way. She said, 'You're not working in a shop now.' (Third way: humiliate people.)
Thank God I only had to work in the same room as her for three days.
I was telling her tonight about the woman who taught me when I did a ten-day stint at another place in September last year. This woman wrote stuff down, but it came out different to the notes I was taking. She was insistent that everything be done her way, even though there were plainly alternatives. (This wasn't routine stuff; it called for a bit of nous). She told me I'd 'break' the speaker phone if I kept doing something with it. (FIrst way to make someone feel uncomfortable: treat them like a child). She claimed I'd logged into her personal email, even though there was no way I could have known her password. (Second way: accuse people). And finally, when I did something that wasn't according to Hoyle (I basically used the phone system the way I had at my previous job, knowing that it would work, and it wasn't her way. She said, 'You're not working in a shop now.' (Third way: humiliate people.)
Thank God I only had to work in the same room as her for three days.
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