Trust me to let me down

[hiddenmuse]

I've learned some rather sucky things in my life. One of the biggest has to be: "Don't ask questions, it'll only cause trouble."

I learned that one probably from school - but especially from my Temp Slavery days. I had two assignments where my asking (too many) questions resulted in my getting a call from the agency letting me know that my assignment was discontinued - but would you be interested in one of these other assignments?

So from that, I learned that if I asked questions, it wasn't a good sign. It meant that I wasn't smart enough to know what I was doing, and therefore I didn't deserve to be on this assignment. So I was burnt on asking questions - afraid that if I asked too many questions, or the same thing more than once - I'd lose my job.

You can only imagine how it's gone for me in the year since I'd gotten my license. Thankfully, even though I have a lot of questions, they're still answered, and no one makes me feel like I'm an idiot for asking them. Even if I sometimes ask the same things over and over. :)

Comments

[lazydaisies.livejournal.com]

you lost a job because you asked too many questions?!!? wtf?!?! to me I wouldn't have a problem. you wanted to do the job right. most people will ask a lot of questions to be sure that they learn the job properly.

I'm sorry you got shafted because of that. (even though it was a while ago).

keep asking questions. it only makes you smarter and lets them know you care about your job.

*hugs*

Questions smestions

[ahiddensun.livejournal.com]

Did you know that Einstein got kicked out of grade school for asking too many questions? He asked so many, they thought he was an idiot. Questions are the mark of genius.