I remember being hugely confused about what people actually did at work. I thought it was like school where you did what you were told. ("Get out your typewriters now, secretaries") I imagined my mum sitting at a desk, totally clueless, until her boss came along and told her what to do next. I didn't understand what she did when he wasn't there, and when he went on holiday I thought she sat there and did nothing.
If only.
I still don't seem to have a good grip on being proactive.
A childhood belief about work
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that if i didn't work at school, i would have donkey ears, so now i work hard !!!— denis
- I didn't understand about boiled eggs until my Mum explained I wasn't supposed to eat the shell as well.— Chris
- When my friend told me her cat was moulting I thought she said melting. I was confused for a while.Anon
- I thought the holiday was called "Merrychristmas" so I would tell people "happy merrychristmas"Anon
- I totally believed my siblings when they told me the family was aliens and had a space ship in the garage.— cully
- I thought when someone was described as being "mild-mannered" it meant they didn't have very good manners— Samilton Duerheiser