Miscommunication at Work

For two years I have been a lifeguard at a community pool in my hometown of Rock Hill. Last year the fill pipe for the pool was broken, and needed to be repaired for the pool to run properly. We communicated the problem to our supervisors who got in touch with a pool repair company. Somewhere in the line of communications something got messed up. The repair man came but did not bring the tools he needed to fix the fill spout. The pool had to be closed for two days in order to allow for the repair man to fix the spout, a simple problem that should have only taken a few hours. The miscommunication could have been prevented by the supervisors taking a closer look at the pipe and accurately telling the repair company exaclty what needed to be done and also for the repair company to give us a timeframe.

Blog For March 2nd

1. We wrapped up class presentations over this past week. I really enjoyed Jesse's presentation on automotive upkeep and maintenance. You could really tell that he new about his topic, and it was a topic everyone could relate to and it was very helpful. He was a really good presenter as well.

2. In the past I have only really made one online portfolio, and that is my Clemson e-portfolio. The portfolio is a very easy way of keeping certain papers and documents organized on the internet where I can access them anywhere. It will also be a good representative of works I have compiled over my college career that I could possibly submit as a writing sample for a job. The only downside is that it can be a painstaking process and may seem unnecessary when you are doing it. However, I feel as though it is overall a positive thing.

Class Presentations

All of the presentations that have been given in class thus far have been very enjoyable. With the students being allowed to choose a subject that interests them you can tell they get into the presentations much more. So far the three that I have really enjoyed are Jeffrey's presentation on Rajon Rondo, Nate's presentation involving coexistence, and Stephanie's presentation on Locks of Love. Jeffrey's presentation was good because it involved basketball, a subject that also interests myself. I really liked how Nate's presentation was a children's story but had a much larger meaning that everyone can learn from. Stephanie provided information about how she had donated hair to the charity Locks of Love and she sincerely cared about the cause. I learned alot from each individual presentation, but the lesson from Nate's presentation really stood out the most to me. What made every presentation enjoyable was the enthusiasm that each presenter displayed.