Journal 4

1.     How does it feel when someone does not use your name, gives you the cold shoulder, does not make eye contact and only greets you with complaints?

It is hard to work with someone that comes across rude by not making eye contact when speaking to you but is always negative and people feel like they just give them the cold shoulder and don't care. I think that some people who may be shy come across like that. For example we had a new girl start at the center I currently work for she worked the same shift as me and every time anyone tried to talk to her we either did not get a reply or it was just a one or two word short answer. We actually gave up on talking to her because they way she carried herself came across very rude to people. About after a month of her working with us she started getting into conversations with people and making eye contact and being involved and we found out how sweet and down to earth she was. Our first judgement of her were off and it make us feel bad for judging her as fast as we did. My mom always said don't judge a book by it's cover and in this case she was right. I know have a new friend we just had to give her time to get out of her shell and become comfortable with us. 

But I have also encouraged other teachers that are not their for the children working at the daycare is just a job and their demeanor and attitude make for a lousy work environment. They didn't care about feeding or playing with the children it was more about them and the drama in their lives. They only greeted you if you were one of them and gave others that they felt were inferior to the the cold shoulder and were just plain rude.

People in any environment just need to learn to be professional leave all your problems at home and come to work for the same reason. "The Children" they are what is important.