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Meeting New People And First Impressions

30 Day Blog Challenge

PROMPT January 11th
Do you tend to be skeptical or trusting when meeting new people? Is your first impression of someone generally accurate, or does their true character surprise you?

I would say I am trusting when meeting new people, but I would also have to clarify that by saying it depends who and where I am when I meet them.

I would say my first impression is generally accurate, for the most part.

I tend to get along with most people, but there are a few that send up flags of warning. One of those people is an EA in my class. She is a nice person, but there is a layer of caution I have when sharing information with her. Even when I first met her I was careful. Something didn't feel right.

Then when we was she is suspected of being the one to report someone for a Facebook post... a situation that was quite innocent as a post, but seeing that we are educators, it went up the ranks at the Board Office and was investigated. I was surprised at first, but then when I took a bit of time to consider things... and she also told me she almost reported me when I said something under my breath in frustration one day. That made me reassess the situation and since then I take care in what I say and do around her.

That investigation, by the way, came to nothing, but it made us be more cautious in what and how we say things to her. Innocent off hand comments can be misconstrued.

Since we share the same birthday, I have found myself wondering if I do some of the things she does that bother me - like talking over other people in a conversation, or snapping at others when told repeatedly to do something (only because she hadn't acknowledged my request when I first made it) or arguing a point when we are trying to let her know that things have changed. I don't think I do these things, but I am more aware of not letting myself do them and breathing a few times when she does do them to me.

I have never worked with anyone like this before. I also consider how I am going to tell her something so as not to ruffle her feathers or offend her. Don't get me wrong, she is a nice person and works well with the students, but I do find myself using caution.