The following are some possibilities that I should add to my growing volume of duties at the bank:
Councilor
Therapist
Psychoanalyst
Rant-Pole
The Living Diary of Every Customer's Joys and Sorrows
Critter Killer (Because I am, among the ladies, the least afraid of bugs and lizards, I am often called upon to execute proper punishment for the intruders.)
Familial Advisor
Full time Babysitter/Caretaker of Customer's Children
Emphasis on the babysitter thing.
I have given numerous, delightful tours of the bank - for little children, to full Girl Scout troops.
Essentially, I take care of children at the bank - quite often - so that their parents can get their business done.
I know, Guaranty Bank has such fantastic customer service.
The first time it happened, I was just trying to help out a Personal Banker, but apparently, I did such a good job with the kids that watching them is now ALWAYS my department. :)
I got back from lunch just in time. Melody exclaimed, immediately - "ELLEN! Its Ellen! She's back! Yay!"I turned to find my wonderful boss sitting beside this young blonde child.
This piece of paper was sitting in front of them. Can't you tell the play had been wild? :)
Instinctively, I knew exactly what was going on:
(1) The child was a riot.
(2) She was almost too much to handle.
(3) She needed some serious care taking while her grandparents took care of their business.
And Finally. :)
(4) It was up to me.
Now, I must admit, Sarah was a very charming girl, with a lot of energy and an adorable smile. The only setbacks were that she was sticky (until I introduced her to Germ-X :) and she had not completely mastered the art of discipline.
Children need to learn to release their energy in the appropriate avenues, you know.
Propriety in a banking center is key.
:)
As is my usual tactic, I decided to allow her to unleash her energy through the world of art.
As you can see she had a very active imagination - like my own. That is possibly why I understood her needs so well. :)I tried to get her to draw actual objects in attempt to better organize the At-First-Chaotic play.
The above drawing was a princess who wore a beautiful dress.
This was my first drawing.
We had a drawing contest. I really thought I should win - But, she thought that my house needed some extra touches.
The small blue dots are "Rain", she insisted.
The yellow flowers were Sarah's idea. but the Car-port was mine. Since Chase was the drawing judge, I thought he would give me extra kudos for putting the car there. Cute right? :)
Of course, after seeing my vehicular plot, my coworker Elizabeth also thought a car would be a good idea. Cheater!Essentially speaking, I took care of Sarah - with much appreciated assistance From Melody, Elizabeth and Chase - for the entire afternoon. I got back from lunch after one and was with her till 4:15.
The grandparents graciously offered to take me as their full time babysitter, and even when I kindly declined, they took my business card just in case.
I do love children immensely. But I see very clearly the ABSOLUTE necessity to discipline them, and teach them how to live service-minded, godly lives.
I greatly appreciated the learning opportunity with which I was presented.
And I also appreciated a shower when I got off work. :)
Karan and I definitely agree. We need our business cards expanded.
