You Think You Know...

In my line of work, you're taught how to read people. You come in with pride, honor and integrity. You expect the same thing from your coworkers.

Should it really come as a surprise that I can't expect that level of professionalism from everyone? It shouldn't.

The one thing that will truly piss me off and hurt me, is when somebody I consider a friend and someone I can trust, goes completely behind my back. And that's exactly what happened. The only good thing about this situation is I don't work directly with them after Friday. Thank God. I cannot stand backstabbing bitches.

Other than finding out a few people turned out to be slithering snakes, I've had a really good day. :) I have final situationals (Tuesday-Thursday) and they all went really well. I was complimented highly by an evaluator and that felt really, really good. What he said will stick with me for a long time. He said I know how to talk to people and the fact that I'm young, black and female, I have 3 strikes against me. He apologized for possibly offending me (the whole being 'politcally correct' these days). But he didn't offend me. Not at all. I recognize that living in a rich community and being who I am, no matter if I'm half white and half black and am intelligent and not a thug, has its downfalls. People are judgmental and always will be. He said that I had a strong command presence, more so than a lot of the other trainees. It felt good to be complimented that way. I'll remember him.

Anyway, so it was a good and bad day. I guess I should consider it all around good. I did great at work, except for a few mistakes that were easily corrected and I learned what I did wrong. I also found out who my real friends are and who not to trust. That's a good thing. I now know.

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