I’d like to put down some thoughts from the summer, a lot of things are up there in my head, so chances are I’ll forget a lot, but hopefully I’ll get most of them.
The job was a lot different than what I was used to, but I really did enjoy the work that I was doing. There were lots of times that I felt like I was easily replaceable by an answering machine (Night Service) and a copier (Konnie), but oftentimes many people didn’t realize what all I did, which was annoying and a bit degrading (especially when people kept insisting that I had an easy job), but I suppose it comes with the territory.
One of the things that worried me the most going into the summer was dealing with emergencies. I had dealt with many at
I did however, have a good book to curl up with and relax after work: Harry Potter. However, I never read on the job, as that wouldn’t have been good. I also read a bunch of other books, and I’ll be posting reviews soon, so look forward to those.
I usually would either read in my room, or would put a blanket on the hill outside my house and read. Although to make sure I wasn’t spoiled, when I was reading Harry Potter I found a nice big rock on the shore of the lake. I ended up going back there, it was very nice, it jutted out into the lake and gave me a great view of the sunset while I was reading.
The special events that I planned went well, although I wish I had had more time to work on the 100th anniversary of World Scouting, but some things are beyond my control I suppose. The block party was a big hit, and we all had a blast, hopefully it can be something that becomes an annual event.
And as much as I loved my job, there were some bad parts, mostly working with certain people. Some of my co-workers weren’t the easiest to deal with, and of course the "professional" Scouters that never showed up (or showed up once and insulted me). But that being said, it was my job to be courteous and helpful on the phone, no matter what was going on or how I was feeling, which is one of the reasons I think that I was a good office manager.
And I guess I did do a good job, the Central staff floored me by awarding me the "Most Valuable Staffer" award, and I even got an offer to be an administrative assistant to the finance department downtown, even though I only met the lady once, but I guess my reputation precedes me (Alf was also very impressed by me, he said I was "very efficient.")
Keeping quiet about everything that was going on on the reservation was sometimes tough, but I just played dumb, because I had to, and most people respected that, and I was grateful.
I do have to say though, I did find a love for oatmeal this summer, and I have lost a book somewhere between
Pictures will be posted soon, I’d like to revamp the gallery software, so this would be a good time to do it, and in the meantime, we can watch the pictures on my Wii’s photo channel.
The next step now is working with the staff association. I’ll be getting together with Kevin at some point to talk about the direction we want to go with the organization.
I’m thinking about making a slight change to the format of the blog, a new way to streamline, organize and index the content. I haven’t decided if I’ll keep it yet, but I’ll be trying it out in the future. I’ll be looking for feedback, so please let me know. And in other site news, the new version of Joomla should be coming out very soon (it’s a bit behind where I thought it would be), so in the somewhat near future I’ll be upgrading the site, but I’ll be sure to let everyone know what’s going on as it happens.
Look for more regular updates soon, as well as my ‘normal’ posts, I have a lot of links from the summer to go through and a list (packed away somewhere) of items to talk about. Have a great one everyone!
Edit: I found my book!
