Bad Experience at Work

I have recently finished working at my first ever job at a non-profit organization. Before I started, I figured people there would be very friendly, and eager to help everyone who came in. For the most part, I was right, but I had certain superiors fail to realize the organization’s mission objectives, and showed it through their treatment of clients and volunteers. About 1% of the working population in North America is lucky enough never to have worked for an employer or supervisor that they did not like. Unfortunately, I am not part of that one percent. Superiors must realize that how they behave does have a big effect on the efficiency and morale of the people around them. I realize it is extremely difficult being a boss. You must be in charge of a big group of people, and it is your job to ensure that they perform all their tasks efficiently, economically and correctly. Failure in any one of the three will result in the loss of your job or a severe tongue-lashing by the person above you. The stress is very high, but bosses/supervisors must realize that the people who work for you have feelings also, and do not appreciate yelling for harmless mistakes, or problems that are not even their fault in the first place. As difficult and stressful it is to be in charge of a group of people, a boss must be professional enough to be able to keep their cool, and make sure that a worker is truly wrong before receiving punishment. This is not even my biggest annoyance with lower management types. At my former place of employment, I was absolutely blown away by some of the treatment that the volunteers received from some of the people at my workplace. Constantly being pestered for every little task. I would like to remind everyone (mainly workers in a non profit setting) that volunteers have graciously donated their time to you because they know ANYTHING they can offer would be appreciated, so please treat them nicely and maybe once in a while, they might return to help your sorry asses instead of scurrying away being turned off by volunteer work.

Driving Examination or Acting School?

In Ontario, to become a fully licensed driver of vans, cars, pickup trucks etc. one must successfully pass two road examinations. I fully agree with why there needs to be any form of examination, obviously it is to ensure that the person is qualified enough not to be a hazard to him or herself, as well as all of the other drivers and pedestrians on the road. However, I disagree and am frustrated by a need for the second driving exam, which is a repeat of the first examination except the driver must now drive on the highway, which in my opinion is 10 times easier and less stressful than city driving. The main set back of this second exam gives a person something to put on their to do list within the next one to five years. Driving exams in general have a major set back, and that is the driving schools that prep students for road examinations. Many people I know receiving two to three hours of training just prior to the exam to make it easier to pass. This is just dumb because it is just like a certain chemistry teacher giving our class the final exam to study off of, giving us the exam to that “preparation booklet” and then examining us on the exact same material afterwards (which by the way did happen, but the name of the teacher will remain anonymous). Therefore, the driving examination is nothing more than a person regurgitating what they just did less than an hour ago with a “trained” driving instructor. What does a person learn from this? I come from an area that has a very high Asian population, and I have observed first hand, that the driving examination has done nothing to enhance the driver’s skills, or obedience of street laws, so what is the point? I am tired of Ontario’s dumbass system and am very close to write a very angry letter to the guy in charge of this little acting school.