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Do you look at/criticise the work of others in your field?

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Not sure if I have worded the question right, but a comment Frecklebird made on another thread about a grammatical mistake, reminded me of a conversation I had with a colleague a couple of weeks ago.
In regards to the job you do, are you subconsciously drawn to make comments/criticisms on others work.
For example, if you are a hairdresser, do you subconsciously find yourself looking at peoples hair, colour, condition, cut or style and thinking
"omg look at the state of her hair, she needs a good deep conditioning treatment"
or "god that cut is SO bad"
or if you are a plasterer, bricklayer, plumber, do you find yourself drawn to look at peoples efforts and either critique it in your head or even comment out loud.
I once met a friend of my mums for the very first time who worked in one of those old fashioned proper corsetieres, and her first words to me were not hello but
"now whats a young girl like you doing wearing a Triumph Doreen :shock: after eyeing up my bra through my blouse.
She also had a habit of commenting on peoples ill fitting bras, and measuring ther bra size by sight along :shock:
Mr Bone after a few years as an undertaker, has the annoying habit of mentally measuring people for their coffin size!! :eeek: :eeek: :eeek:
And me?? after 9 years working in a toddler group and nursey, acnt help noticing other peoples kids and how they act or behave, and how they as parents deal with it!!
I suppose i just cant help myself redface
Quote by Bonedigger
In regards to the job you do, are you subconsciously drawn to make comments/criticisms on others work.

So much so that they made it part of my job redface
It's meant in a constructive way, of course. We all want to do the best work we can, so if I see someone doing something they could do better, I'll let them know.
I'd expect them to do the same for me, if my work wasn't completely perfect in every possible way.
i more sort of meant when you were not at work, like out shopping, visiting friends or driving down the street etc.
All the time. So much so that I end up annoying myself about it.
Dave_Notts
Me? No. Never. I wouldn't do anything like that :shock: redface lol
I don't correct other teachers. surprisedops:
What grammatical mistake anyway?
LOL i meant spelling mistake in the prime minster thread (which did take me a while to spot redface)
do you find yourself looking at peoples grammar, spellings and such like Frex as you would do when marking kids work, and have the urge to post "see me after school" when someone puts a post with bad english/grammar etc on it?
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LOL i meant spelling mistake in the prime minster thread (which did take me a while to spot redface)
do you find yourself looking at peoples grammar, spellings and such like Frex as you would do when marking kids work, and have the urge to post "see me after school" when someone puts a post with bad english/grammar etc on it?

Yes, but if I comment on it, people get all huffy. confused
To myself I do some times think wtf!
I am presently doing a Masters Degree in Policy, Management and Government, I have taken a lot of interest in some of the posts on here over the last few weeks but as I am writing about it at Uni, I cant really be bothered to post much on here (Im here to relax and enjoy rather than get into the deep stuff).
However, I do think it is a natural reaction to sometimes want to correct things you actually know are wrong, but I would never publicly criticise anyones posts or views. The danger with doing this is that sometimes a correction can be interpreted as a criticsm or as being rude when it was obviously never meant that way.
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LOL i meant spelling mistake in the prime minster thread (which did take me a while to spot redface)
do you find yourself looking at peoples grammar, spellings and such like Frex as you would do when marking kids work, and have the urge to post "see me after school" when someone puts a post with bad english/grammar etc on it?

Yes, but if I comment on it, people get all huffy. confused
quiet write two
lp
I get quite a nasty reaction to what I may see as wrong practice in others when I'm let out and about on the streets of this fair city.
some of you may know that I work in the Social Care Sector...
and if I should see a wheelchair-user being poorly or inatentively assisted,I have an incredably strong urge to wrench the Chair-User from their seat and nail them safely out of harms way, to a nearby wall for instance (as we do in our own service) throw the staff into the chair, using all available restraints to imobilise them (an other common practice in our service) and then set the chair and care staff ablaze... hurling them into oncoming traffic. (that's the bit that differs... and the part likely to cause trouble)
so I have to show quite a high degree of self control sometimes as Im sure you can imagine.
lp
all of the above is meant as a hunourous post, Im in a strange mood, and mean no offence
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LOL i meant spelling mistake in the prime minster thread (which did take me a while to spot redface)
do you find yourself looking at peoples grammar, spellings and such like Frex as you would do when marking kids work, and have the urge to post "see me after school" when someone puts a post with bad english/grammar etc on it?

Yes, but if I comment on it, people get all huffy. confused
quiet write two
lp
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lp
All the time.
As a qualified chef if we eat out anywhere i criticise like hell i shouldnt do it but i cant help myself
thats cold, overcookeed, undercooked, no attention to detail, bla bla
i often get daggers from dek telling me to shut it redface
Guilty as charged.... lol
I just can`t help myself, im an instore makeup artist and im constantly looking at other peoples makeup and thing wtf... :scared: .
When I was doing amateur dramatics I found it very hard to go and see other am dram companies, as I either felt I was shown up to be sub-standard, or annoyed that I'd wasted money on a poor production, depending on the quality of the performance.
Now I'm working as an entertainer, I can't bear to watch live singers, they make me feel insecure.
Although I've never been a teacher, I DO get very worked up about incorrect spelling and punctuation on signs in shops, on book covers, etc.
I'm a trainer and being trained is really hard. I'm either mentally beating them up for being bad or taking notes about techniques I can nick. The main thing I'm not doing is LEARNING anything LOL.
yes , all the time, i dont tattoo, but own a tattoo studio and have a couple or 3 tattoos lol so everywhere i go i notice what work people have and find myself either critising to myself or mr wire about the bad work(if ive had a drink and people notice mine, they always ask about them and show me theres,i tell the truth that they have terrible work confused and tell them where my studio is to come for a better tattoo) or if i see good work and if im feeling brave i;ll tell the person smile xxj
I find my professional eye is at work even when I am not. It is part of my life, but is so ingrained that I must make a conscious effort to switch of. It can be an annoyance to others. I find my eye wondering as I walk down the street, then think why am I doing that? Habit! Years of Habit.
In my line of work there are so many implications if we do our job wrong, most importantly to the detriment of our patients.
I work mostly as a lone worker but I will pick up on things done in a sloppy or uncaring way by the previous nurse. We live in a world of litigation these days and, correct patient care aside, if you don't dot the I's and cross the T's you could well have a lawyer banging on your door. Everything has to be done to strict policy guidelines but that still doesn't stop some 'uncaring carers' getting into jobs that involve close and personal care of patients, the elderly and children in particular.
Years ago I worked in a nursing home and I sent a carer from the room because I didn't like her treatment of the patient. I also reported her attitude to the Matron and she was never sent to us again by the agency. I'm not a snitch by any means but in my job I expect the highest standard of care from anyone I work with and if I see something not being done right, I will say so.
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Quote by Bonedigger
Not sure if I have worded the question right, but a comment Frecklebird made on another thread about a grammatical mistake, reminded me of a conversation I had with a colleague a couple of weeks ago.
In regards to the job you do, are you subconsciously drawn to make comments/criticisms on others work.

Having spent years in the retail/customer service industry, I do feel passionate about the level and standard of service I receive when I am shopping or in restaurants etc and I will either complain or make commendation as necessary, drawing on my experience.
However, I think we have to be careful on a site such as this (the thread having been prompted by a pointing out of a spelling mistake in another post) that we are not too overly critical. This isn't work, people post for fun, in their spare time etc and some of us just aren't great spellers. Indeed some of us may well suffer from dyslexia etc. So, whilst I am also guilty of occasionally tutting over wrong apostrophes or spelling etc on signs or other official documents, I don't judge people's posts on their spelling or grammar. I don't think it's fair or funny. What is important after all, or should be, is the content.
(Totally prepared for this and all subsequent posts of mine to be pulled apart gramatically and any errors pointed out... I know I have a tendency to be far too wordy and throw in way too many commas! Bad in my current line of work but hey, I'm off duty!!)
Nola x
Edited once: for spelling! rolleyes
I would have to say no cause it would be bloody hard to in my line of work lol
Yes I really do. It's a bug bear of mine when my clients have been elsewhere and have not received the service they need & deserve, but on the other hand it means they come back to me again :P so every cloud has a silver lining.
tanny, it wasnt so much a serious thread that I meant this to be......(and I dont think that sentence is proper English either - more yoda-ese I think lol)
more a sort of....fun thread where you dont even know you are doing it...kinda like fridge repair men or makers who feel inexplicably drawn to go and leer at others fridges, or like someone said they are a makeup artiste and cant help but thinking WTF about someones choice of colours or makeup application.
I wasnt for one minute suggesting that anyone should be harshly and properly criticised for anything, and like I said I didnt think my choice of wording for the question was right
sorry for any misunderstanding.
People who make comments about someone in the workplace are nothing but bullies.
The only thing bullies understand is when they get a kicking.
Half of them wouldn't dare repeat the crap they come out with if you met outside use employment as a protection.
No one has the right to make your working life difficult to the point you cannot face going in.
When someone makes your life unhappy one good turn deserves them,knock on the door and introduce yourself.
Employers are useless at dealing with bullying and work will become more uneasy because you complained.
Continued unwanted comments are upsetting and need to be work suffers because your mind is elsewhere and not on the job in hand.
Deal with them outside of work and you watch the people of a sudden your a nutter and they will leave you the hell will not help the bully through fear of what you could be prepared to do.
But the fact is your not a nutter,just someone who has had enough.
Dont stand for it.
:shock: oh yikes....this thread really has gone tits up....was just meant as a light hearted bit of fun, not something serious....
can someone delete my thread please sad :(
lol
dont worry bonedigger.I think its refreshing we can all chat this way.
Various subjects all with different responses.
Hopefully some of these debates we have help someone out in life or bring comfort to others who think they maybe the only ones with a type of problem.
I enjoy the forums post to raise the bar and fan the flames a a lot of good people here and it is all real opinions.