Day 313 - Presumptions

Tuesday February 23rd

I have been trying to work with the school chef, so that our Year 10s can sell hot chocolate at lunch times and raise some money for charity. It has been an interesting meeting of worlds. Based on our various conversations I put together an email detailing everything we had discussed and the basis on which we could proceed (he his a little reticent as he sees this as pupil money that would otherwise be flowing through his kitchen for food and drink). I got a one line email back asking me to pop down and see him. I thought I had screwed something up and I was about to be blackballed by the chef.

It ended up being something very different. Apparently, his literacy is not great. He prefers verbal communication as he has trouble with grammar and spelling. Never even thought of that possibility before. I have always presumed that clear concise written communication is a basic skill within the grasp of the people I work with.

We had a great chat and I offered to help him with his marketing!