I have a summer job as a camp counselor, I've just completed my first week of work. All of my co-workers are college students, and I am the only 1 in high school(17 yrs. old.) Most of the campers were about my age, so I communicated with them more directly than the others. The problems started when the campers found out my age and started hitting on me and asking me for advice. I didn't let them continue with talking to me in that manner. I guess they just wanted some personal attention. My boss wants me to call him this week before I go back to work next week and convince him that I can handle my job more professionally. What should I do?
2006-06-10 14:19:02 · 4 answers · asked by barefootdiva_07 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
You should tell him that you did handle the job not only professionally, but as instructed in your employee manual / training course. Oh wait- there was no employee training course? Then how could he expect you to know what to do?
Be polite but firmly explain the situation. According to your question, you DID NOT allow the children to continue speaking to you in that manner. I'm assuming that you also didn't overstep your boundaries by giving them personal advice or flirting. Tell this to your boss and make sure he is clear that the campers were flirting with you, NOT vice versa, and that you did everything within your power to stop their inappropriate behavior. If you want to, act a bit ashamed/embarassed and say that you really didn't know what to do because nobody had set out clear guidelines for what to do in that situation.
In the meantime, I suggest you talk to one of your colleages that you trust. See if you can involve them in spreading a rumour that you're actually in college too, but you said you were younger because you're a "spy" from the camp administration and you've been sent to monitor their behaviour. One counseller would just have to "accidentally" let that slip to just one or two campers and soon everyone would be a little bit more careful about what they said/did around yoU!
2006-06-10 15:19:45 · answer #1 · answered by Jetgirly 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tell him that you realize that you made a mistake by talking to your counselees in such a direct manner and remind him that everyone has to go through a learning process when they start a new job and ask him for any advice that he might have so that you can avoid trouble like that in the future. Then your boss will see that you have a teachable spirit and are willing to learn from people who are more experienced than yourself.
2006-06-10 21:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-10 22:06:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm really sorry but i dont know...
2006-06-10 21:22:57 · answer #4 · answered by savvy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋