[Jewelry making - Article 00257] - Re: [Orchid] Just what is a Qualified jeweler?

[Kimberly Starbard]

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>     all this flawlessly, in record time, without questions, 12 or more
>     hours a day, 6 to 7 days a week, on a minimum salary, often without
>     any benefits, and with total and unwavering dedication and devotion
>     to the owner. How close am I ? 

    Come on. The owner of the store is not even expected to do as much
    as you have posted. Your job (as an apprentice or employee), when
    asked, "can you do this?" is to say either, "yes, I can do that or
    no, I can't do that....but I am willing to learn". It is not your job
    to say "why do you want me to do that, I think we should do it this
    way"With small business, or any business for that matter, it is about
    the bottom line. It has to be about the bottom line. You have to find
    a way to look at your experience with your apprenticeship and glean
    some kind of learning from it all. What did you learn? I don't know
    what happened because I wasn't there.You have said that there was
    some kind of incident. I'm afraid you are the only one on the forum
    who can give yourself good advice on what happened. Like I said a
    couple days ago, bad things happen to good and talented people
    sometimes...and I'm not being flippant or condescending (at least I'm
    not trying to be), but you gotta come around. Look at what happened
    to you and try to figure it out (for a couple days) and then the only
    thing you should be saying to yourself is "ok, what do I do now?"
    Stop worrying about the past and get out there. You worked hard to
    get that apprenticeship, do not let one bad experience taint that.
    Get back on the horse, dude. 

Good Luck
Kim
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