unfortunately, i've been paired to work with one and every single sentence is punctuated with "in the industry we do this...", "as an ex-XXX i've done this...", "as you know, my experience..."such a dreary windbag.
maybe if i'm a 21-year-old freshie from school i'd be awe-struck with wide eye wonder when the trumpeter starts to wax lyrical about glorified work experiences. sorry to disappoint, but i'm the wrong audience and these vainglorious attempts to impress me fail miserably. i've been in the work force for 11 years - spent in various industries before switching to education of which i'm now in my 6th year.
so i'm not a newbie in teaching either. i may not know everything and i never proclaim to be an expert, but the training wheels have been removed a long time ago.
still, i’m the most junior member of the team and i know where my place is. which is why I merely smile and carry out my duties faithfully.
so it’s a laugh when the rookie spotted some glaringly errors made by the so-called language virtuoso – not that the latter would be thankful that i'd quickly amended the mistakes. on the contrary, the maestro might even be upset with me for exposing a *little* weakness.
ah well. i’ve dealt with worse crap than a this gascon. i'll survive.
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Oooh so exciting. Would it be someone *I* know since we, you know, earn our keep at the same place? ;) Must fill me in over lunch one day.
not the usual suspects. but i'll definitely fill you in.
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