How I Unexpectedly Became a Manager at The Age of 18
It was nice winter evening when my friend send me e-mail with very good job offer. I was supposed to be photo-reported and to work for a new students' online magazine which had young ambitious leader. I was 18 years old when I was accepted as a photographer. There were some problems with hosting and with a management, but I didn't care and waited. Everything started at the beginning of summer 2010 when I took my friend to my first festival. It was three days long festival and I had to take pictures of that event from morning till the evening. There were trance world stars such a Above & Beyond and many more. The festival was long, sometimes boring and very bad organized, but I spend nice time with my friend dancing. I finally did good job and was perceived as a "professional photographer" in our redaction.
My festival tour continues and I made reportage of more than eight festivals during the summer. I was almost every week out of home and taking pictures, talking with women and making new contacts. At the end of summer new problem appeared. Our redaction and especially photography division expanded and we were 8 photographers. There was a strong need for manager. Our leader decided to send us e-mail about this situation and we were able to choose who wants to be manager of photo-production. I was very ambitious that time, so I was first who applied to that job and I was accepted by whole group of photographers. My first managing experience started at August 2010! I was unskilled, untrained, without instructions but with very clear vision.
First thing which I had to do was to choose who will focus on what. That thing was easy and we came to agreement very soon. Second, but more challenging thing was to do HR work and to accept new photographers to our team. I didn't know how to do it, what shall I write them and how to reject inappropriate applicants. That was very hard task! I finally found a way how to do it. I had set the quality rules for whole photo-production, professional requirements and advantages for good workers. Just for your info, we weren't paid, we worked as volunteers. It was even tougher to work as a volunteer and to manage people to do things according to the set rules. After I was accused of being arrogant and selfish, I found a way how to speak with people and how to convince them to make better job. Our department grow from 8 to 13 and we were great team!
Pavel
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How I Unexpectedly Became a Manager at The Age of 18
It was a nice winter evening when my friend sent me an e-mail with a very good job offer. I was supposed to be a photo-reporter and to work for a new students' online magazine which had a young ambitious leader. I was 18 years old when I was accepted as a photographer. There were some problems with hosting and with a management, but I didn't care and waited. Everything started at the beginning of summer 2010 when I took my friend to my first festival. It was a three days long festival and I had to take pictures of that event from morning till the evening. There were trance (I've never heard that word before, I'm not sure what you mean) world stars such as Above & Beyond and many more. The festival was long, sometimes boring and very badly organized, but I spent nice time with my friend dancing. I finally did a good job and was perceived as a "professional photographer" in our redaction. (perhaps you mean transaction? Redaction is an obscure word in English and seems not to fit very well.)
My festival tour continued and I reported more than eight festivals during the summer. Almost every week I was out of the house and taking pictures, talking with women, and making new contacts. At the end of summer a new problem appeared. Our redaction (again, this seems like an odd word choice, but I'm not sure what you intend to mean) and especially photography division expanded and we became 8 photographers. There was a strong need for a manager. Our leader decided to send us an e-mail about this situation and we were able to choose who would be manager of photo-production. I was very ambitious at that time, so I was the first who applied to that job and I was accepted by the whole group of photographers. My first managing experience started in August 2010! I was unskilled, untrained, and without instructions but with a very clear vision.
The first thing that I had to do was to choose who would focus on what. That (job, chore) was easy and we came to an agreement very soon. Second, but more challenging thing, was to do HR work and to accept new photographers to our team. I didn't know how to do it. What would I write them and how would I reject inappropriate applicants? That was very hard task! I finally found a way how to do it. I had set the quality rules for whole photo-production, professional requirements and advantages for good workers. Just for your information (the abbreviation wouldn't be used in this common phrase), we weren't paid, we worked as volunteers. It was even tougher to work as a volunteer and to manage people to do things according to the set rules. After I was accused of being arrogant and selfish, I found a way how to speak with people and how to convince them to do a better job. Our department grew from 8 to 13 and we were great team!
Pavel
My festival tour continued and I reported more than eight festivals during the summer. Almost every week I was out of the house and taking pictures, talking with women, and making new contacts. At the end of summer a new problem appeared. Our redaction (again, this seems like an odd word choice, but I'm not sure what you intend to mean) and especially photography division expanded and we became 8 photographers. There was a strong need for a manager. Our leader decided to send us an e-mail about this situation and we were able to choose who would be manager of photo-production. I was very ambitious at that time, so I was the first who applied to that job and I was accepted by the whole group of photographers. My first managing experience started in August 2010! I was unskilled, untrained, and without instructions but with a very clear vision.
The first thing that I had to do was to choose who would focus on what. That (job, chore) was easy and we came to an agreement very soon. Second, but more challenging thing, was to do HR work and to accept new photographers to our team. I didn't know how to do it. What would I write them and how would I reject inappropriate applicants? That was very hard task! I finally found a way how to do it. I had set the quality rules for whole photo-production, professional requirements and advantages for good workers. Just for your information (the abbreviation wouldn't be used in this common phrase), we weren't paid, we worked as volunteers. It was even tougher to work as a volunteer and to manage people to do things according to the set rules. After I was accused of being arrogant and selfish, I found a way how to speak with people and how to convince them to do a better job. Our department grew from 8 to 13 and we were great team!
Pavel
Very interesting story! Don't forget to include articles where necessary. :)
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