Every Teacher Should Do Something At Which She's Terrible
Like many teachers, I have worked second jobs. Some I took on because they were fun (radio dj), but others I took on because I needed some extra money. The absolute nadir of my extra-scholastic employment was some time spent at a catalog call center.
This was not the kind of place that cold calls folks randomly; I worked at a center that took orders from customers over the phone. Taking orders was simple enough, but part of our job was to upsell. Every customer received a special opportunity to add one more item at a discount. And we were required to pitch either a company membership program or a supplemental medical insurance program; the decision of which one was made by the software that put the script up on my screen.
I was terrible. My numbers were abysmal. At one point, I was placed in the remedial cubical row.
I had always known that it is not fun to do something that you are CONTINUE READING: Every Teacher Should Do Something At Which She's Terrible
