[Jewelry making - Article 00287] - Re: [Orchid] My apprenticeship...

[Deewo]

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>     One thing I have figured out is that I will probably never really
>     know the truth. Just last week I was told by both the owner, and
>     the women who oversees counter sales that I was doing a great job,
>     and I was lucky because his new product was sure to take off, and I
>     was getting in at the bottom of a good thing. Then, just a couple
>     days later, this? I don't get it?? 

    Oboy...this is a touchy combination: an anxious apprentice and an
    insecure owner.............. My hunch is that something having
    absolutely nothing to do with you has put the owner into worry mode;
    and you, being low man on the totem pole, have been the recipient of
    his insecurity about the success of marketing his new pr oduct. If
    your assessment of the situation is accurate, I'd like to offer a
    couple of suggestions: 

    1. Request a conference to clarify your position and potential
    future with them 

    2. Back off a bit. Offer to take off for a couple of weeks during
    the rush season if they feel you're taking too much of their
    production time at this stage of your apprenticeship. 

    3. See if you can get them to list what they like and dislike about
    your relationship with them, and tactfully let them know the
    positives and negatives of your experience, and see how you can work
    together to meet in the middle somewhere. 

    You may have to compromise and do some things their way, against
    your better judgment, but hey....they're in the driver's seat. 

    Above all, be very careful to choose the appropriate time and place
    to approach them. Timing is very important. and check everything with
    your counselor before you do it. Good luck 

Dee
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