I have been in training the last month or so to take over for a lady that is retiring. This is a good opportunity for me. The company that I work for is small and there is not much room for advancement. The lady that is retiring is "old school". The way that she does things works, but it is a lot like the way that it was done 30 or 40 years ago. She also has a hard time "letting go". Many of these things that I need to be trained on, I have only had the opportunity to do once. Instead of letting me do it under her supervision, she does it and then tells me how to do it. I am at the end of my rope!!!! I have explained to her that I learn by "doing" better than by being "told" how to do something. Nothing that I say to her helps at all. This coming Wednesday is her last day - and I guess that it will be time for me to sink or swim. 18 months ago, I would have been "chain" smoking - but not now! I am now able to handle all this stress without a stinky cigarette hanging out of my mouth! Yeah me!!!!
