http://almost-american.com Born in England: Living in America Thu, 17 May 2012 19:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://almost-american.com/day-seventeen/#comment-313 c&a wildimages Thu, 17 May 2012 19:23:16 +0000 http://almost-american.com/?p=748#comment-313 In the UK we often refer to such people as " well poisoners " their over dramatic often negative attitude can have a damaging effect on others in an organisation. Another phrase often used is "don't make a drama out of a crisis". Perhaps you could download the poster for your office that says "you should be like an umbrella and be open to new ideas". In the UK we often refer to such people as ” well poisoners ” their over dramatic often negative attitude can have a damaging effect on others in an organisation. Another phrase often used is “don’t make a drama out of a crisis”.
Perhaps you could download the poster for your office that says “you should be like an umbrella and be open to new ideas”.

]]> http://almost-american.com/day-seventeen/#comment-311 Nancy Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30:54 +0000 http://almost-american.com/?p=748#comment-311 Those are often called "instigators; they play a game called "uproar." The audience can be both within and outside of the relevant group, as long as the audience is big. Those are often called “instigators; they play a game called “uproar.” The audience can be both within and outside of the relevant group, as long as the audience is big.

]]> http://almost-american.com/day-sixteen/#comment-309 c&a wildimages Tue, 15 May 2012 16:52:13 +0000 http://almost-american.com/?p=743#comment-309 Uh oh we all do it, foot in mouth syndrome. I still think employees should contact the office if they are sick. In the UK you can have up to five days sick leave without producing a doctor's note but you do make contact at the earliest opportunity. Good manners and the efficient running of organizations depends on communication and knowing where people are and knowing what their role and responsibilities are. Also if people are ill its nice to know so that you can support them. To know that you can have up to 5 days leave without approval I find an incredible idea and that you only have to advise your supervisor at the earliest opportunity. Is this actually what the Union document says? Is this paid leave? How is it possible to assign work if you never know whether people are going to be there? This is definitely a system that could be open to abuse. Uh oh we all do it, foot in mouth syndrome. I still think employees should contact the office if they are sick. In the UK you can have up to five days sick leave without producing a doctor’s note but you do make contact at the earliest opportunity. Good manners and the efficient running of organizations depends on communication and knowing where people are and knowing what their role and responsibilities are. Also if people are ill its nice to know so that you can support them.
To know that you can have up to 5 days leave without approval I find an incredible idea and that you only have to advise your supervisor at the earliest opportunity. Is this actually what the Union document says? Is this paid leave? How is it possible to assign work if you never know whether people are going to be there? This is definitely a system that could be open to abuse.

]]> http://almost-american.com/day-sixteen/#comment-307 Nancy Tue, 15 May 2012 04:46:08 +0000 http://almost-american.com/?p=743#comment-307 Oh, my! Most supervisors have stumbled if not fallen over local customs. Mine was a furious supervisor in El Dorado Arkansas who thought I should have responsibility for knowing that the date fot a report was a local holiday. His little office was going to be closed and my memo requesting that the entire corporation deal with the report that day would force him to go into the office anyway. He asked me to fund overtime if he did so. Needless to say, the date got moved over. Oh, my! Most supervisors have stumbled if not fallen over local customs. Mine was a furious supervisor in El Dorado Arkansas who thought I should have responsibility for knowing that the date fot a report was a local holiday. His little office was going to be closed and my memo requesting that the entire corporation deal with the report that day would force him to go into the office anyway. He asked me to fund overtime if he did so. Needless to say, the date got moved over.

]]> http://almost-american.com/day-fifteen/#comment-305 c&a wildimages Sun, 13 May 2012 18:25:35 +0000 http://almost-american.com/?p=728#comment-305 What a pity your phone is broken so you could not take photographs. Perhaps you'll have time to go there again before your training is finished. The scenery does look spectacular. Regarding training, the teacher needs to be passionate about what they are teaching or they will fail to interest, or enthuse the trainees. What a pity your phone is broken so you could not take photographs. Perhaps you’ll have time to go there again before your training is finished. The scenery does look spectacular.
Regarding training, the teacher needs to be passionate about what they are teaching or they will fail to interest, or enthuse the trainees.

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