Concierge

I was just offered a position as a "concierge" for summer camp in the East Bay.  They were describing the position to me and I seemed like such an unlikely candidate that I wondered if they had made a mistake.  It's actually pretty likely, considering that they never interviewed me.  They just corralled 30 or so 20-somethings into their office for an InfoView (a name which implies that it would be little bit Info Session little bit Interview: it was neither).  We did team-building games: make a cheer, design a new mascot, problem solve.  I spouted some Education School bullshit on diversity and somehow they decided that meant I was good with people.

When they were describing the job to me they used phrases like "Face of Camp" and "Peace Keeper".  They implied that I'd be the liaison between the parents and the kids and the camp.  I'd be there to resolve conflict and sadness with the kids and problem solve.

I have to say that I am easily the worst choice for this job:

• I am the least touchy-feely kindergarten teacher there is.  When kids cry, I walk away until they've "gotten it out of their system".
• I suck at "now you listen here" lectures.  I'm too verbose and the less kids listen the closer I get to yelling.
• I tend to govern big kids with a mixture of sarcasm, exasperation, and subtle mockery.  Think Regina George.
• I am petrified of parents.  Petrified.  I'm very proud of myself if I manage to awkwardly smile at all the parents in a given day.

I honestly don't know how they drew this conclusion after meeting me either.  I was so skeptical of this camp and so thrown off that I wasn't at an Info Session that I sat through that whole InfoView with a sour look on my face and my arms crossed.  We submitted post-it notes with words to describe the camp and mine said "Free For All".

I honestly don't know what they're thinking.  But I called last night and left a message saying I'd take the job.  So I guess we'll see what happens from here.