Co-Op Hour
I have to get up every Friday and get to school for a one-hour co-op class, the basic point of this being to help guide us through looking for, applying to, and getting a co-op placement come April 2005. Seems like a good idea, right? Wrong.
You know there's a problem when you're not graded in the course, instead you get a mark of attend/did not attend. Not a great sign!
Today, we practised - wait for it - shaking hands. Shaking hands! OK, now, I know most of the people in my class are 17-year-old girls (not to stereotype, but they're dumb) but come on! Monkeys can shake hands! Not even special monkeys (but really, aren't all monkeys special?). Monkeys that don't even know how to talk can shake hands!
Well, to be honest, that's not all we did. We talked about what questions we could expect when we go to the interviews, and how to act. It basically came down to - get this - you should dress formally, comb your hair, and show up on time. Really. I was just going to roll out of bed at noon, throw on a shirt, and roll in around 1ish. Thank you co-op hour.
Oh yeah, and to make matters worse, due to traffic, I came in at about 12:00:47 (honestly, I looked at the clock, it's got a second hand). She had already taken attendance. These women (we actually have two...instructors, I suppose you'd call them) are way too gung-ho to teach us the basics of not getting fired.
So, come April, when I go for my interview(s), I will be sure to arrive early, dress myself in a suit, and shake my supervisor's hand. I'm amazed I've gotten any jobs with my usual routine of wearing a suede jumpsuit, waiting by my supervisor's car after work, and then poking him in the eyes à la The Three Stooges.
New rule: Anyone with a job automatically gets an "Attend" mark for the class.
I have to get up every Friday and get to school for a one-hour co-op class, the basic point of this being to help guide us through looking for, applying to, and getting a co-op placement come April 2005. Seems like a good idea, right? Wrong.
You know there's a problem when you're not graded in the course, instead you get a mark of attend/did not attend. Not a great sign!
Today, we practised - wait for it - shaking hands. Shaking hands! OK, now, I know most of the people in my class are 17-year-old girls (not to stereotype, but they're dumb) but come on! Monkeys can shake hands! Not even special monkeys (but really, aren't all monkeys special?). Monkeys that don't even know how to talk can shake hands!
Well, to be honest, that's not all we did. We talked about what questions we could expect when we go to the interviews, and how to act. It basically came down to - get this - you should dress formally, comb your hair, and show up on time. Really. I was just going to roll out of bed at noon, throw on a shirt, and roll in around 1ish. Thank you co-op hour.
Oh yeah, and to make matters worse, due to traffic, I came in at about 12:00:47 (honestly, I looked at the clock, it's got a second hand). She had already taken attendance. These women (we actually have two...instructors, I suppose you'd call them) are way too gung-ho to teach us the basics of not getting fired.
So, come April, when I go for my interview(s), I will be sure to arrive early, dress myself in a suit, and shake my supervisor's hand. I'm amazed I've gotten any jobs with my usual routine of wearing a suede jumpsuit, waiting by my supervisor's car after work, and then poking him in the eyes à la The Three Stooges.
New rule: Anyone with a job automatically gets an "Attend" mark for the class.
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