I find talking on the phone to complete strangers much easier than talking to people I already know.
Hah. Everybody's different. I am usually OK once I have gotten used to someone's voice, accent & speech patterns - it's just the 'unknown' factor that gives me the shakes. Sometimes, even after 8 years in US, I still have trouble understanding some black people, let alone Hispanics or Asians - and it makes me feel terribly self-conscious if I have to ask someone to repeat what they said, because I didn't get it the first time round. I know this happens to everyone, including native English speakers - but I seem to have this warped idea in my head that in my case it's simply because I'm a stupid immigrant. *headdesk*
The simple thought that you were brave enough to go to your boss and tell her about your calling problem just blows me away.
Well... it was less scary than the actual calls.:P
But in all seriousness, I've been working there long enough to know that my boss is a decent human being, and that she wasn't likely to yell at me or mock me or anything. I know she likes me, both as an employee and as a person. She may be a little exacting sometimes, but she has a soft, grandmotherly side to her as well, and I definitely used that to my advantage.;)
I'll bet you'll be ten times as good at whatever she's changing you to
Oh yeah. She knows she can give me the most boring, tedious project on earth that would make most people cringe, and I will just slap my iPod headphones on and get to it with relish.:P This is the first time I've ever objected to something she has asked me to do. Plus, there is usually a hefty pile of work on my desk anyway - it just wasn't getting done at the usual pace this week, because I kept stressing out about the calls (which weren't getting done either). So it made total sense to let her know this was the case, all things considered.
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Date: 2010-03-13 04:55 am (UTC)Hah. Everybody's different. I am usually OK once I have gotten used to someone's voice, accent & speech patterns - it's just the 'unknown' factor that gives me the shakes. Sometimes, even after 8 years in US, I still have trouble understanding some black people, let alone Hispanics or Asians - and it makes me feel terribly self-conscious if I have to ask someone to repeat what they said, because I didn't get it the first time round. I know this happens to everyone, including native English speakers - but I seem to have this warped idea in my head that in my case it's simply because I'm a stupid immigrant. *headdesk*
The simple thought that you were brave enough to go to your boss and tell her about your calling problem just blows me away.
Well... it was less scary than the actual calls.:P
But in all seriousness, I've been working there long enough to know that my boss is a decent human being, and that she wasn't likely to yell at me or mock me or anything. I know she likes me, both as an employee and as a person. She may be a little exacting sometimes, but she has a soft, grandmotherly side to her as well, and I definitely used that to my advantage.;)
I'll bet you'll be ten times as good at whatever she's changing you to
Oh yeah. She knows she can give me the most boring, tedious project on earth that would make most people cringe, and I will just slap my iPod headphones on and get to it with relish.:P This is the first time I've ever objected to something she has asked me to do. Plus, there is usually a hefty pile of work on my desk anyway - it just wasn't getting done at the usual pace this week, because I kept stressing out about the calls (which weren't getting done either). So it made total sense to let her know this was the case, all things considered.
Thanks again for your kind words. *snuggles*