Thursday, 19 January 2012

Age is but a number

No it's not.  It's how mature and experienced you are.

I am learning this as I continue to grapple with the daily ups and downs of my new job; of being in charge of people who are straight out of college, moody, reactionary, and have little experience of the world, or maturity to quantify it.

I constantly have to remind them not to do this, and not to do that, and to explain why I am or am not doing something myself.

Why? Because they don't understand the way the world works.  They think they can just do things or say things in a certain way, and it will all be OK; that no-one will take offence at how they have said it, etc.

With the benefit of my years, I can see and understand how things work, and therefore know (most of the time) how things should be, and how I must relate to people.

I admit I'm not perfect, and this has shown up several times this week, but I am still learning.  We are all still learning, gaining experience, and growing more mature.  And we never stop.

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