Edumacation.
Dear Lord.
Yet another reason to fear for the modern education system.
We have a fifteen year old doing work experience with us this week (all over the office, but today she's helping on the post and fax desks). She's a very sweet girl, but my word some of her questions are priceless. Queries so far today have included:
- Is Northamptonshire in the UK?
- Where is Finland? (when sorting European from worldwide post)
- What exactly is a fax machine?
I'm torn between "awww, bless" and throwing an atlas at her head, on the off chance that something might sink in.
I keep on saying "in my day" lately. I'm really not that old.
ETA: We tend to be slightly smutty in my section of the office, where we can't be overheard. I'm struggling to turn down the smut in the presence of an innocent. Did I just call a fifteen year old girl an innocent?
Yet another reason to fear for the modern education system.
We have a fifteen year old doing work experience with us this week (all over the office, but today she's helping on the post and fax desks). She's a very sweet girl, but my word some of her questions are priceless. Queries so far today have included:
- Is Northamptonshire in the UK?
- Where is Finland? (when sorting European from worldwide post)
- What exactly is a fax machine?
I'm torn between "awww, bless" and throwing an atlas at her head, on the off chance that something might sink in.
I keep on saying "in my day" lately. I'm really not that old.
ETA: We tend to be slightly smutty in my section of the office, where we can't be overheard. I'm struggling to turn down the smut in the presence of an innocent. Did I just call a fifteen year old girl an innocent?