Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Every Teacher Should Do Something At Which She's Terrible

Every Teacher Should Do Something At Which She's Terrible

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