So I started my new job this week and boy has it been tough. I've been in training all week, mostly sitting in really uncomfortable chairs in a classroom like setting listening to some woman talk for 8 hours a day. For me that's hard work. Sometimes it's excruciating.
I'm doing what I did in L.A. (working as an admissions officer/rep) only for a much different school. In stead of teaching things like film and audio we teach Criminal justice and Medical Assisting. It's pretty interesting.
This school if far more organized and thorough than LARS or even Full Sail when it comes to training their admissions staff. They have a plan and they let you know exactly how they want you to talk to people and how to set appointment and every step of the process. They don't really leave any grey areas where you wont know what to do.
My boss scared the crap out of me. Actually she really nice and I like her a lot but she is as direct and strait forward as she can be and there is no sugar coating anything. For the most part I like that accept that she made me cry yesterday. We were doing some roll playing and I must have gotten really nervous and so she told me I was too animated, moved my shoulders too much when I talked and that I sounded too much like a valley girl and it was unprofessional.
I didn't cry then. I just sort of felt like I'd been slapped in the face. All I could think was, if that's the way she feels then why did she hire me? Is she going to fire me now?
About an hour or so later we got to take lunch and the moment I got in my car and pulled out of the parking lot I was in tears. I called Brian and he's so sweet. I told him what happened and he was furious. He just can't stand it when anyone hurts my feeling or tells me I suck. He turns into my little protector.
So when I get back from lunch I'm the first one and my boss is there eating her lunch. We start talking and I don't know if she realized I was upset or that she'd been a little harsh earlier but she started talking about all the reason she'd hired me and how she knew I'd do great. I felt a little better after that.
