Tricks of your trade.
 

Okay, I think it's pretty much common knowledge that in any given industry or line of work, there are things that the people who work in that industry know, but the common consumer (ie: The rest of us) does not. I am going to post a few that I've picked up over the years at different occupations I've had. Some may be useful, others might just be interesting and still others might just be pointless. Feel free to add yours as well.

- Hotel rates are generally able to be negotiated. This pertains to walkins rather than reservations made months in advance. (Unless a hotel is sold out or close to selling out, you can generally ask for a better rate before checking in and they will generally accomodate you. Reasoning is that they'd rather get something for a room than have it sit empty all night and make no money off it. Don't expect them to give it away for $10 or anything, but a $10-$20 discount would not be out of the question. It is generally up to the dscretion of the person working the desk, so it's beneficial to be courteous and polite to them.)

- When trying to book a hotel room online (Especially if it's only for 1 nite) and the computer informs you that the hotel is sold out, try to make the reservation for 3 or 4 days instead, starting with the day you want to check in. (Alot of times hotels will put a minimum # of nights for a reservation, especially if they are close to being sold out that night. They will think along the lines of "Well, we've only got 3 rooms left this Friday, so let's make sure we sell them to people that will be here for a few days and not just 1".) So you just make the reservations for a few extra days and alot of times, that will open up more rooms to you. Just remember to cancel the extra nights after you've already checked in.

- In kitchens, solid spoons are refered to as 'male', while slotted spoons or spoons with holes in them are refered to as 'female'. Why you ask? The female ones have holes in them. It's crass, but that's legit. I'm not sure who came up with that though.


Hmmmm..... I guess that's all I can come up with right now... I'll try to think of some more, but in the mean time feel free to add your own tricks of your trade....

I have a masters in teaching..
my job is safe cos nobody else wants it :o

So are you gonna tell us some tricks of your teaching trade then? For instance, maybe you can tell us the method for cutting class that is least likely to get someone caught or perhaps some excuses that actually work for getting people out of doing their homework or something along those lines?

Or maybe she call tell us how to effectively discipline some little weasel that acts up!

LOL.


ok here are some guidelines to help along somebody who is considering this
rewarding trade :rolleyes:

1:the child that leaves an apple on your desk each morning and who is forever trying to impress you is actually a right pain in the ass..your future stalker.
Don't let them blonde pony tails and sparkly blue eyes fool ya.


2:stop the class clown in his/her tracks..cos the minute you don't find his jokes funny ..you become the brunt of thier cartoon characters.

3:always come down to the level of your student ..give them eye contact and let them know your on an equal standing as them..
these days kids are bigger than you so someday you may need a bodyguard.

4:get to learn thier dialect in order to communicate on the playing field..
apparently when they call you 'G'..your classed as a mate 'shrug'

5:don't be shy to offer a shoulder to cry on or a friendly ear every now and then...most of my students come from a poor background and basically have nobody to listen to them..

6:oh and i find asking my students to bring thier fav c.d's to school and allowing them to be played during class...boosts moral while they are studying.
I have a 60% pass ratio with this method
Which is good for this area as they are the students most likely to leave school and become bank robbers (statistically speaking).

7:most importantly..students have feelings too.so don't become too over zealous with one particular child..schoolyard crushes are very hard to overcome..
So accepting a dinner date with one is very inappropriate.

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this is a no no !! :p

You know the answer to that!

Whoo PAH

Yea, no way would I want to teach today's youth. By the way, I have a master's in music. Do you have a couch I can sleep on just for tonight? :p

argh tell me about it.
How many packs of noodles did you go through and flat, black coffee..?

Of course i have a couch you can sleep on..
'throws you a blankie'

Oh noodles! LOL! Yea....I have eaten my share of Ramen noodles. You can eat them for every meal if you just alternate the flavors....chicken in the morning, beef flavored for lunch, and the shrimp flavored for dinner. When I am really broke, I just cook some rice. :eek:

ahhhhhhhhhh the good ole rice..
yups ..i have 1000 different ways of cooking rice NOW :eek: