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A bit of a sequel to this thread: http://www.customerssuck.com/board/s...ad.php?t=77252
Since I returned to the office job, I have been inundated with comments like this from parents:
“So are you actually going to be running any new classes this year?”
“You do know there are adults who would like some classes in the evening, not just children!”
“I think it’s ridiculous that you don’t offer very much for the local community!”
You know, stupid comments like the last thread.
Over the past five months, I have done nothing but plan and organise new classes. I managed to find six tutors who were willing to hire out classroom space and provide some classes for adults. You know, a basic retread of the previous thread. Two of the classes were due to start this week, another two next month and the last two after Christmas.
I worked very hard to ensure everything was OK. I created adverts and sent them home to parents, I left ads at all the entrances to the school so parents could pick them up, I sent ads home with the staff, I put them up in pretty much every store window that would let me, I gave up my free time to go and post some through postboxes, I contacted all the local newspapers, who put in adverts free of charge, I put notices up on the Internet on several local community websites, and whenever a parent came into the school, I handed them a leaflet. I even did a little bit of promotion on my shifts at the pub!
The two classes that were due to start this week have both been cancelled, because not a single person has signed up for any of them.
I immediately tore down any advertising I did. Five months of work: gone.
Really? What do these people want from me? What else could I have done to promote this class? Should I have hired a sky writer? Should I permanently carry around a megaphone and shout it out to everyone? I’m so sick of being bitched at by parents for “not providing anything for the community.”
This has made me debate my future at the school. My job is dependant on me finding people who will pay money to use the school services. The people I find literally do pay my wage. If they don’t show up and there is nothing running in the evening, then what is the point in me being there?
Since I returned to the office job, I have been inundated with comments like this from parents:
“So are you actually going to be running any new classes this year?”
“You do know there are adults who would like some classes in the evening, not just children!”
“I think it’s ridiculous that you don’t offer very much for the local community!”
You know, stupid comments like the last thread.
Over the past five months, I have done nothing but plan and organise new classes. I managed to find six tutors who were willing to hire out classroom space and provide some classes for adults. You know, a basic retread of the previous thread. Two of the classes were due to start this week, another two next month and the last two after Christmas.
I worked very hard to ensure everything was OK. I created adverts and sent them home to parents, I left ads at all the entrances to the school so parents could pick them up, I sent ads home with the staff, I put them up in pretty much every store window that would let me, I gave up my free time to go and post some through postboxes, I contacted all the local newspapers, who put in adverts free of charge, I put notices up on the Internet on several local community websites, and whenever a parent came into the school, I handed them a leaflet. I even did a little bit of promotion on my shifts at the pub!
The two classes that were due to start this week have both been cancelled, because not a single person has signed up for any of them.
I immediately tore down any advertising I did. Five months of work: gone.
Really? What do these people want from me? What else could I have done to promote this class? Should I have hired a sky writer? Should I permanently carry around a megaphone and shout it out to everyone? I’m so sick of being bitched at by parents for “not providing anything for the community.”
This has made me debate my future at the school. My job is dependant on me finding people who will pay money to use the school services. The people I find literally do pay my wage. If they don’t show up and there is nothing running in the evening, then what is the point in me being there?
I hope your boss sees how awesome you are (despite this), and finds you a place where your awesomeness can truly shine. 
He is my Black Dragon (and yes, a good one) strong, protective, the guardian. I am his Silver Dragon, always by his side, shining for him, cherishing him.
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