Six days ago, I started to work at the swimming pool in Olivenza as a lifeguard.
In my new job, I have to take care of little children, pregnant women, old people, etc.
My work consists of guarding the pool from accidents and trying to prevent them.
To help prevent accidents I explain the rules. The rules are:
Users are forbidden to play with balls and inflatable objects in the pool.
( I think that this rule could be because if the airbeds, for example, get pricked, the plastic could block the machine that cleans the pool.
Users are forbidden to jump into the pool and to run around the pool.
(It is because the children could hurt themselves while they are running or jumping into the pool)
Useres are forbidden to eat or drink on the grass.
(If you eat on the grass you will find more insects each day.)
Users are forbidden to drink alcohol on the premises. (That’s why alcohol drinkers are dangerous)
Users are forbidden to play around the pool or on the grass. ( that’s for the coexistence of users.)
As a worker, I've sometimes had an inner conflict about these rules. For example, the rule about running around the pool--My workmates think that it is unnecessary. I understand why it is useful, but also I understand children want to play all the time, and this task (to forbid children to play) is a little bit impossible.
Also in my job, I teach children how to become comfortable in the water. These beginner swimmers are so scared of water. They are between 4 and 6 years old. There are some that cry because they want to stay with their mothers. Others feel more confident in themselves and therefore don’t obey the rules simply because they don’t want to. During the first two days we failed to implement the rules because the children did whatever they wanted. But I am learning.
