Interviews In Child Care - Being Told About Gossip and Negativity
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 12:33 pm
Hi all,
I've recently been to child care interviews around my area in Sydney. Every job interview that I have been to so far the manager who interviews always tells me how child care can be a place of bitchiness, gossip and negativity. I don't know if it's done in all job sectors but is it really necessary to address something like this with the interviewer just giving their blunt opinion about it straight out? The people who interviewed me did not seem to address it professionally as 'how would I deal with conflict in the workplace?' It's more like how they say it is like a warning and its like something is expected.
I've worked in a few centres and sometimes there is abit of drama with staff but i would have assumed managers addressed things like that more professionally. Like especially to people who start out in the industry you wouldn't want to scare them off or make them feel uncomfortable.
Does that mean I'm choosing bad centres or is this normal?
Thanks!
I've recently been to child care interviews around my area in Sydney. Every job interview that I have been to so far the manager who interviews always tells me how child care can be a place of bitchiness, gossip and negativity. I don't know if it's done in all job sectors but is it really necessary to address something like this with the interviewer just giving their blunt opinion about it straight out? The people who interviewed me did not seem to address it professionally as 'how would I deal with conflict in the workplace?' It's more like how they say it is like a warning and its like something is expected.
I've worked in a few centres and sometimes there is abit of drama with staff but i would have assumed managers addressed things like that more professionally. Like especially to people who start out in the industry you wouldn't want to scare them off or make them feel uncomfortable.
Does that mean I'm choosing bad centres or is this normal?
Thanks!
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