Management Mix-ups.

September 23, 2010

Got to work this morning and was immediately asked to go into the preschool room for Ashley, so that she could work on some things, so, in all, I spent a very limited amount of time in the toddler room, which I am not complaining about. Nothing of any note happened this morning except for the fact that it poured all morning, so we couldn't go outside for our hour time slot and, thus, the morning dragged on and on.

Finally got to go on my lunch break with Erin where we (who thinks they know what we did?!?!), yes, wrote to our boys and ate a hurried lunch at the coffee shop/outside on our picnic bench.

Went back to work and spent the afternoon in the toddler room, which wasn't too bad. However, at one point, one of the parents of the kids came in while I was changing diapers and she started to change her daughter's diaper, but left her other daughter in the stroller by the door. Jailyn, trying to keep prying two year old fingers out of the baby's face, did not notice that two children were climbing on the couch and I was in the bathroom, so I really was not supposed to be watching them and Jan came in and started telling the mother that she couldn't have us be responsible for the child in the stroller and that it really wasn't safe for her to be changing her daughter. Jan later came back and made sure that Jailyn and I understood that she wasn't mad at us. I, changing diapers and potty training, didn't really have a clear idea of what had happened anyway, so I was not offended.

Finished up the day outside and then, getting ready to leave for the day, Jan stopped me again to apologize for talking to me in front of the kids because she thought it may have offended me. While it did not in the least, (I may have been upset had the kids been able to understand that I was getting talked to sternly) I appreciate the fact that, as a professional, she is candid enough to apologize to me for potentially offending me.

Went and got internet for a little bit and got to watch Darrick watch our amazing God the Distance music video for him. He smiled in a few parts, but I don't think he was as impressed or thought it was as funny as Erin and I did, but that's okay. Got to talk to him for a little bit and then came home, ate some rice and soy sauce (pretty standard meal for me here) and then watched some How I Met Your Mother. 

Things I learned today:

1. There are some people in management positions who are human enough to apologize to their workers when they do something wrong. 

2. According to Darrick, it's a good thing I'm in another country to make myself look like an idiot by running through a busy park and making him a music video. Jerk.