leaning styles
so we all have different learning styles right? i think i remember something about that from EDU 100... ive spent a good portion of my life learning how to learn. what ive found out is that i learn best by watching someone else go through the process and explaining it so i can absorb it all.
unfortunately this is not how training goes here at my new job. there is a discrepancy between how things are taught and how i learn. the status quo is that someone tells me what to do as i go along. the result is that i am so focused on doing something wrong, that all i do is exactly what they tell me, and i dont understand the flow of the process. one person walks me through it one time, and then they say, "so you'll know how to do it next time!" too bad i wont know how to do it next time, and ill have to ask again. in the meantime i am confused, frustrated and upset, and not learning anything. i feel like things are dumped in my lap that i have no experience with and no idea what to do with.
ive explained this to a few people at work, and was met with shock and confusion. in the past there have never been any issues with the way they do things. apparently everyone whos ever worked here is far more intelligent than me because i just dont understand this process.
the real question is, why doesnt anyone here understand that individual people have different ways of learning? i try to bring up the problem whenever i can; i dont know how to be more clear.
my guess at the deeper issue is that the processes here make so little sense, that even people who work here dont really understand what theyre doing or why. they just know it has to be done that way.
everything about this job is bringing me down. the hours and the commute are killing me, i dont have any friends, i dont have any prospects for advancement. maybe not the localization industry, but this company just isnt where i want to be.
when it comes down to it, im too young to be in the kind of job that takes up your entire life. i dont care enough about this job to do that either. i wonder what loc. departments at other companies are like...?
i need to find a better place for me. so lets make a change, right? i just need to update my resume and start looking again. in the meantime, ill stick it out here. at least im learning things about myself...
unfortunately this is not how training goes here at my new job. there is a discrepancy between how things are taught and how i learn. the status quo is that someone tells me what to do as i go along. the result is that i am so focused on doing something wrong, that all i do is exactly what they tell me, and i dont understand the flow of the process. one person walks me through it one time, and then they say, "so you'll know how to do it next time!" too bad i wont know how to do it next time, and ill have to ask again. in the meantime i am confused, frustrated and upset, and not learning anything. i feel like things are dumped in my lap that i have no experience with and no idea what to do with.
ive explained this to a few people at work, and was met with shock and confusion. in the past there have never been any issues with the way they do things. apparently everyone whos ever worked here is far more intelligent than me because i just dont understand this process.
the real question is, why doesnt anyone here understand that individual people have different ways of learning? i try to bring up the problem whenever i can; i dont know how to be more clear.
my guess at the deeper issue is that the processes here make so little sense, that even people who work here dont really understand what theyre doing or why. they just know it has to be done that way.
everything about this job is bringing me down. the hours and the commute are killing me, i dont have any friends, i dont have any prospects for advancement. maybe not the localization industry, but this company just isnt where i want to be.
when it comes down to it, im too young to be in the kind of job that takes up your entire life. i dont care enough about this job to do that either. i wonder what loc. departments at other companies are like...?
i need to find a better place for me. so lets make a change, right? i just need to update my resume and start looking again. in the meantime, ill stick it out here. at least im learning things about myself...