Comments on: Strategies for surviving a Job That Sucks http://sprinkleofginger.com/surviving-a-job-thatsucks/ A head for adventures Mon, 14 May 2012 16:33:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mohamad Taufiq http://sprinkleofginger.com/surviving-a-job-thatsucks/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Mohamad Taufiq Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:19:01 +0000 http://sprinkleofginger.com/wordpress/?p=27#comment-629 When i started working in child education, i kind of not like the ridiculous strict office culture that seems to come out of most of East Asia. I like European style working, and the fact that most of my colleagues believe in "work as a loyal samurai" mentality compared to my "get things done" mentality kinda clashes my worldview and as a result, i hated it. However, as months pass by i manage to combine the two ideas together. I started believing that both Asia and Europe have a common ground, especially in the field of child education. So yeah, i do research on European and Asian work culture in child development and it seems that Europeans in countries like UK & France have a social connection between their teacher and their student, whereas the same goes for Japan & Korea where in unique ways, teachers & students get along very well outside school. So yeah, what i learn is that when i get along wiht the kids, i get accepted at work. It's a good idea and one that is also part of "find an ally". In this case, your students are your biggest allies. Great article, Ella. When i started working in child education, i kind of not like the ridiculous strict office culture that seems to come out of most of East Asia. I like European style working, and the fact that most of my colleagues believe in “work as a loyal samurai” mentality compared to my “get things done” mentality kinda clashes my worldview and as a result, i hated it.

However, as months pass by i manage to combine the two ideas together. I started believing that both Asia and Europe have a common ground, especially in the field of child education. So yeah, i do research on European and Asian work culture in child development and it seems that Europeans in countries like UK & France have a social connection between their teacher and their student, whereas the same goes for Japan & Korea where in unique ways, teachers & students get along very well outside school.

So yeah, what i learn is that when i get along wiht the kids, i get accepted at work. It’s a good idea and one that is also part of “find an ally”. In this case, your students are your biggest allies.

Great article, Ella.

]]> By: Lynn Bogarde http://sprinkleofginger.com/surviving-a-job-thatsucks/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Lynn Bogarde Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:20:44 +0000 http://sprinkleofginger.com/wordpress/?p=27#comment-18 During a period of intense anxiety and panic attacks, years ago, the best advice I got: "Get up. Go to work. Go home. Have dinner. Have a bath. Go to bed. Repeat." I followed this advice and it did me a lot of good. Time helps and almost always heals, and this outlook can apply to anxiety, too. During a period of intense anxiety and panic attacks, years ago, the best advice I got: “Get up. Go to work. Go home. Have dinner. Have a bath. Go to bed. Repeat.”
I followed this advice and it did me a lot of good. Time helps and almost always heals, and this outlook can apply to anxiety, too.

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