This experience this summer has been a trying and difficult one and has quite possibly solidified my future decision to not continue to work here. I was again paired with an ESD Specialist that did not have time to spend in the field and train me about vital aspects of the job. First, I continue to feel inadequate in my ability to identify any ecological site in the field. Secondly, I spent the majority of my time here proofreading ESD reports and copy/pasting information. Any time I attempted to do anything more than spellcheck and correct punctuation, I felt like my previous work experience and impute was meet with dissatisfaction, rudeness and disregard as a person. Example: When I thought I was leaving in August, I provided this specialist with a website that will search and correct spelling
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His response was huffy and he stated that he had just used the terminology that was already in the document. I attempted to give alternate phrases that could be used but was meet with silence and closed body language, so I left the office.
• Do you think this summer prepared you for a future career with the NRCS?
No, I do not. I continue to feel confident in my ability in performing this job in the future yet I have experienced many times were my inadequacies are pointed out to me. I have requested several times to have OJT opportunities to improve my skills or at least be able to demonstrate my competencies in such matters. I would like the opportunity to discuss such matters in the future, possibly even have a IDP that is reviewed on a quarterly or bi-annually basis, were my OJT and progress can be documented which would allow myself not to start anew each summer.
• Where you satisfied with how conflict was
His response was huffy and he stated that he had just used the terminology that was already in the document. I attempted to give alternate phrases that could be used but was meet with silence and closed body language, so I left the office.
• Do you think this summer prepared you for a future career with the NRCS?
No, I do not. I continue to feel confident in my ability in performing this job in the future yet I have experienced many times were my inadequacies are pointed out to me. I have requested several times to have OJT opportunities to improve my skills or at least be able to demonstrate my competencies in such matters. I would like the opportunity to discuss such matters in the future, possibly even have a IDP that is reviewed on a quarterly or bi-annually basis, were my OJT and progress can be documented which would allow myself not to start anew each summer.
• Where you satisfied with how conflict was