Tell us about a time when you
felt out of place.
When I first started at my job here in WA, I felt out of place. Funny thing is, the job itself is much like
where I came from because what we do is all laid out in written regulations and
standing operating procedures, so no matter where you go, the basics of how to
do your job in child care services will be the same. In terms of knowing what to do, I felt
comfortable. It was the people that were different, and many of them have been
on the base here for a very, very long time.
I happened to be assigned to a facility that had almost all “old
timers,” if you will, and let me tell you, it’s not easy to just fit right in
with them. They may be welcoming to you,
but they are also checking out what you know, what you can do and not do, and
feeling out their future work relationship with you. I was used to being the “old timer,” where I
came from, so it was difficult to adjust to not knowing all the history of a
group of people and the place where I work and live. That’s where the feeling out of place came from,
but I am a quick study, and in just shy of 2 short years, I feel a part of the
group now, and it’s okay that I’m not an “old timer” anymore.
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