Hello all,
my name is Yve Odell and this week I have began to explore the world of work on my work experience trip to Oddsocks productions.
I began the week fairly confident with the challenges and new experiences that lied ahead, thanks to my background with Ellie and Andy who go back many years with my parents, i knew there was nothing to worry about and began to feel comfortable and confident within just the first 15 minutes. The weeks events began with writing short personal messages on post-it notes and attaching them to leaflets for their latest production of ‘Julius Caesar’. Just seeing how a little thing goes a long way in an independent business already gave me an insight into what makes a small business as great as this one has become. In fact just before i came to start my week at Oddsocks a teacher at my school asked where i was going, after i explained i was going to Oddsocks an eager reply shot straight out of her mouth, she began to explain that she had seen one of their productions and seen their son in a play for his school last year. “They’re fantastic aren’t they” were just some of the words that just managed to leave her mouth quick enough over all the excitement. I knew from then i was going to the right place, she even assured me i would have a great time. Which has so far proven true!
The rest of my week has consisted of trips to the bank, post office, post collection, milk runs, meetings with folk singers and searches for parchment paper. All of which have made me feel very independent as most i had never done before, a trip to the bank was certainly new, never mind meeting a folk singer. Also i have been writing up a Shakespeare script ‘Taming of the shrew’ which has become something I’m continuously enjoying doing. Before coming to Oddsocks I had only heard of the play, but after scrolling down many versions of the script on the internet and looking at the copy I have been handed, I’d began to want to know more of the story. Even if I find myself confused by some Shakespeare’s famous words.
Overall my experience at Oddsocks so far has managed to be educational, sometimes challenging but more than anything enjoyable. I’ve looked forward to coming in every morning and seeing what the day will bring and it has most definitely shown me what to expect when i one day get a job of my own or maybe even set up a business. But that looks like a completely new adventure…