Friday, January 27, 2012

A little small talk does wonders...

Looking back on all the odd things that I have had to put up with last year (far too many things happening all at once), I'm quite happy that this is a new year. Even though it's a silly concept; since time has not dramatically shifted and refreshed, I still find that it's quite entertaining to think you can start afresh.

I am quite excited about starting the year with a new job; even though I still sometimes give art classes to older retired people. I now work at a school that teaches French, I do admin and work at the reception. I think the best part of doing such a job is actually talking to different people. At first, they come in looking slightly sallow, maybe even tired, but then, they get to talking, I listen, and their faces light up. Nothing cures the blues like having someone to talk to and forget what was troubling you.

This is probably one of the main reasons why I sometimes find it troubling that you often find someone working with the public, who has no actual people skills. If you are just going to grunt or sit there, then rather take an office job; one where you can be locked away behind closed doors and whispered about, as if you were some kind of mythological beast that lurks in a cave.