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So Summer Advising is going pretty well so far. We just finished our second session of freshmen and despite all the issues with organization/supervisors and bitchy freshmen, I still like this job. It's pretty satisfying to be able to know all the information and be able to help so many people so easily.
There are definitely a lot of problems with this job, but there are always negatives to every job. I've never worked with a program that has been this disorganized though, and with the supposed importance of Summer Advising, you'd think that my supervisors would try harder. It's actually pretty amazing that we advise anyone with the way that our program operates. But it's getting better.
I think the most frustrating aspect of Summer Advising is that the supervisors have always encouraged feedback but actually hate when they hear it. I've raised a couple different suggestions that have been fairly constructive (instead of whining) but they really get angry about all of it. In fact, in our staff meeting today, they said that they only wanted feedback via email, which sounds like they're just going to ignore everything.
Anyway, I've liked the 21 students I've met so far. They've all been pretty friendly and some of them have been downright likeable! It's weird to think that I'm the first college student they've met. It's also weird that, for the most part, they listen to everything I say and take it to heart.
I'm also making some friends here among my co-workers, which has been really great. There are some really awesome people here and I'm so glad that people have included me in their activities. :) And fuck, these people are crazy.
This evening is probably the first one that I haven't really done anything. I have to get up early tomorrow for the next session of students...this job is really tiring, if I haven't mentioned that. I put in so much effort to get to know my group of 10, and then all of a sudden they're registering and crying/getting pissed (because most classes are full already), and then they're gone. Strange. But anyway, I started getting depressed that I wasn't playing with anyone tonight, and then I decided I should try to do this more often, since my life next year and especially after college won't involve playing every night.
But I'm also pretty distracted right now. There were bombings in Mumbai this morning and my dad is over there for a conference. As of about 5 pm today, he still hasn't called my mom or his office. I'm worried.
*edit* I got an email this morning that he's ok. Whew.
There are definitely a lot of problems with this job, but there are always negatives to every job. I've never worked with a program that has been this disorganized though, and with the supposed importance of Summer Advising, you'd think that my supervisors would try harder. It's actually pretty amazing that we advise anyone with the way that our program operates. But it's getting better.
I think the most frustrating aspect of Summer Advising is that the supervisors have always encouraged feedback but actually hate when they hear it. I've raised a couple different suggestions that have been fairly constructive (instead of whining) but they really get angry about all of it. In fact, in our staff meeting today, they said that they only wanted feedback via email, which sounds like they're just going to ignore everything.
Anyway, I've liked the 21 students I've met so far. They've all been pretty friendly and some of them have been downright likeable! It's weird to think that I'm the first college student they've met. It's also weird that, for the most part, they listen to everything I say and take it to heart.
I'm also making some friends here among my co-workers, which has been really great. There are some really awesome people here and I'm so glad that people have included me in their activities. :) And fuck, these people are crazy.
This evening is probably the first one that I haven't really done anything. I have to get up early tomorrow for the next session of students...this job is really tiring, if I haven't mentioned that. I put in so much effort to get to know my group of 10, and then all of a sudden they're registering and crying/getting pissed (because most classes are full already), and then they're gone. Strange. But anyway, I started getting depressed that I wasn't playing with anyone tonight, and then I decided I should try to do this more often, since my life next year and especially after college won't involve playing every night.
But I'm also pretty distracted right now. There were bombings in Mumbai this morning and my dad is over there for a conference. As of about 5 pm today, he still hasn't called my mom or his office. I'm worried.
*edit* I got an email this morning that he's ok. Whew.