johnjohn320
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So, I'm a college student, and I'm supposed to work for a summer camp for high schoolers at my school. It was a camp I attended when I was in high school, and thought it would be neat to help others have the positive experience I did. My position would be very part time, a couple hours a day. This is good because I'm also enrolled in summer classes, etc.
So, back a month or so ago, I inquired about the job to the camp's director. She said she'd be happy to have me work for them. I email her back right away and say "great!" and ask for a schedule. My exact wording was: "let me know what [forms] you need, and what kind of schedule you'll need me to adhere to (so I can start planning things around this)."
I didn't get a response for over a week, when she replied by sending all the forms (but not answering my question about the scheduling). She makes clear that the forms are needed very soon and I need to fill them out and ship them back by 2 day express (I'm still away from school at the moment). I do this, and inform her. I then tell her what the rest of my schedule is (class, etc). I figured if she wasn't telling me what times she would need me, I could at least tell her what time I was unavailable. Almost immediately I get a response telling me that I've "talked myself out of the job" because that was exactly the time she needed me. She then tells me how I've put her in a bind, and how I should have known this was when I would be needed because "I attended this camp myself."
I'm sorry, but I attended the camp when I was 15, and no, I didn't remember what the student schedule was, so no, I didn't know this was when I would be needed. THAT'S WHY I ASKED weeks ago what times she would need me.
Argh! I pointed out politely that I had, in fact, asked about the schedule weeks ago, and even apologized for my "hazy memory." I still haven't gotten a reply.
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edit-I'm upset because I've known this woman for years (since I went to this camp). I have a tremendous respect for her and what she does for these kids. She's a professor at my school and I've maintained a very nice relationship with her. I just don't want it all to be soured, and now I feel as though she thinks I'm being irresponsible. No matter how much I think she's in the wrong here, it's not a good feeling. 🙁 (And yeah, maybe I'm kind of being a pussy. But an honest one).
So, back a month or so ago, I inquired about the job to the camp's director. She said she'd be happy to have me work for them. I email her back right away and say "great!" and ask for a schedule. My exact wording was: "let me know what [forms] you need, and what kind of schedule you'll need me to adhere to (so I can start planning things around this)."
I didn't get a response for over a week, when she replied by sending all the forms (but not answering my question about the scheduling). She makes clear that the forms are needed very soon and I need to fill them out and ship them back by 2 day express (I'm still away from school at the moment). I do this, and inform her. I then tell her what the rest of my schedule is (class, etc). I figured if she wasn't telling me what times she would need me, I could at least tell her what time I was unavailable. Almost immediately I get a response telling me that I've "talked myself out of the job" because that was exactly the time she needed me. She then tells me how I've put her in a bind, and how I should have known this was when I would be needed because "I attended this camp myself."
I'm sorry, but I attended the camp when I was 15, and no, I didn't remember what the student schedule was, so no, I didn't know this was when I would be needed. THAT'S WHY I ASKED weeks ago what times she would need me.
Argh! I pointed out politely that I had, in fact, asked about the schedule weeks ago, and even apologized for my "hazy memory." I still haven't gotten a reply.
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edit-I'm upset because I've known this woman for years (since I went to this camp). I have a tremendous respect for her and what she does for these kids. She's a professor at my school and I've maintained a very nice relationship with her. I just don't want it all to be soured, and now I feel as though she thinks I'm being irresponsible. No matter how much I think she's in the wrong here, it's not a good feeling. 🙁 (And yeah, maybe I'm kind of being a pussy. But an honest one).
