Might as well move in
The campus library is fast becoming my second home. It has internet and electricity (yeah I can charge my laptop here!!) and heating, and all the books I need/want. And vending machines. And now it's open 24/7, a homeless person could actually live here. Well, they'd need to make money for the vending machines I suppose. But apart from that, I could move in, and never be woken up by drunken fights on Fore Street again.
I have an essay due in about 29 hours from now. I'm not worried about it at all. The thing that's concerning me is the fact I'm so not worried I haven't started it yet. It's unassessed.
Unassessed. adjective. 1. a waste of valuable student time. 2. Not judged important by lecturers. 3. pointless, irrelevant, or otherwise worthy of ignoring.
So there's that. Short work rant to follow, any advice appreciated:
I'm starting to dread Wednesdays at work. I'm gonna have to get me some camo gear and a helmet, and maybe construct some trenches so I don't get caught in the crossfire of the Helenistic/Leilese WAR.
The kids are fine. I love 'em, actually. It's my co-workers' epic power struggle that's starting to depress me. Leila works every day. She's not got any qualifications, but she's basicaally having to run the after school club on her own. When she started working there just over a year ago she couldn't speak very good english - she's done an amazing job since then! She's dedicated and organised and determined.
Helen only works on Wednesdays. She's officially our supervisor - but she can't really supervise when she's only in one day a week. She can't implement things and then not follow through to see if they're working. That's not her fault, and in the end she's the one with the experience and the qualifications.
But Leila's doing a good job. Naturally she doesn't appreciate Helen turning up one day a week, patronising and telling her off for trivial things.
Helen probably feels her job and authority are threatened, and feels shut out from the running of the club.
I feel they could get along fine if they talked about it sensibly, y'know like the adult role-models we're supposed to be. If Helen praised as well as criticised, and if Leila wasn't so defensive. But I'm not sure how to make it better. I feel kind of treacherous when Leila has a little vent at me about things Helen's said/done (or more usually NOT said/done, because she's got a huge job to do while only being in one day a week). The thing is Leila's usually right, so can't say "No! Don't speak about our glorious leader like that!" because I agree. I equally think bitching behind people's backs is just low, and I don't want to participate.
So does anyone have any advice on how to deal with being in the middle, and how to react when Leila clearly needs some sympathy because she's feeling really harrassed, but I don't want to say anything nasty about Helen (even if it's true)? And if there's a way to tell Helen that if she was less patronising, and didn't make mountains out of molehills, and sound so accusing all the time - and could recognise that she doesn't always get things right either - there would be no drama?
But the kids are still cool. And they're the main thing, really.
I have an essay due in about 29 hours from now. I'm not worried about it at all. The thing that's concerning me is the fact I'm so not worried I haven't started it yet. It's unassessed.
Unassessed. adjective. 1. a waste of valuable student time. 2. Not judged important by lecturers. 3. pointless, irrelevant, or otherwise worthy of ignoring.
So there's that. Short work rant to follow, any advice appreciated:
I'm starting to dread Wednesdays at work. I'm gonna have to get me some camo gear and a helmet, and maybe construct some trenches so I don't get caught in the crossfire of the Helenistic/Leilese WAR.
The kids are fine. I love 'em, actually. It's my co-workers' epic power struggle that's starting to depress me. Leila works every day. She's not got any qualifications, but she's basicaally having to run the after school club on her own. When she started working there just over a year ago she couldn't speak very good english - she's done an amazing job since then! She's dedicated and organised and determined.
Helen only works on Wednesdays. She's officially our supervisor - but she can't really supervise when she's only in one day a week. She can't implement things and then not follow through to see if they're working. That's not her fault, and in the end she's the one with the experience and the qualifications.
But Leila's doing a good job. Naturally she doesn't appreciate Helen turning up one day a week, patronising and telling her off for trivial things.
Helen probably feels her job and authority are threatened, and feels shut out from the running of the club.
I feel they could get along fine if they talked about it sensibly, y'know like the adult role-models we're supposed to be. If Helen praised as well as criticised, and if Leila wasn't so defensive. But I'm not sure how to make it better. I feel kind of treacherous when Leila has a little vent at me about things Helen's said/done (or more usually NOT said/done, because she's got a huge job to do while only being in one day a week). The thing is Leila's usually right, so can't say "No! Don't speak about our glorious leader like that!" because I agree. I equally think bitching behind people's backs is just low, and I don't want to participate.
So does anyone have any advice on how to deal with being in the middle, and how to react when Leila clearly needs some sympathy because she's feeling really harrassed, but I don't want to say anything nasty about Helen (even if it's true)? And if there's a way to tell Helen that if she was less patronising, and didn't make mountains out of molehills, and sound so accusing all the time - and could recognise that she doesn't always get things right either - there would be no drama?
But the kids are still cool. And they're the main thing, really.