Parent in class

[Steve]

BTW - is anyone a Bob's Burgers fan? This thread is giving me flashbacks to Season 1, Episode 4.

Which part? I love the show, but haven't seen that episode in a while. This thread reminds me of the scene where Bob is arguing with the guy about starting up a food truck.

 

[Tony Dismukes]

Yeah, he said that and, as I said, that was good. That's why I said, "deferring to the head instructor was good, too."

I think the verbiage as he originally reported it was slightly different - it emphasized the I will not be awarding him any tips tonight. My suggested phrasing would hopefully take the parent's attention away from the idea that the OP is the person to harass regarding the promotion.

 

[Steve]

What happened was the kids class finished and there's always a couple minutes before the adults class starts to clear the kids out and instructors to have a quick break etc. I saw I had a missed call so went outside to call back as it'd be quieter and wouldn't disturb anyone if the adults started while I was still talking. Then once I'd done I was heading back in as the parent and the kid were leaving and then that all happened.

Honestly why I have to explain in this much detail is baffling would Steve like to know what I ate before training to or what I was listening to on the radio because maybe that affected my mental state during or maybe he wants to know every detail of my phone call to know what my mood was.

Hey, we're just talking about hypotheticals here. But if it helps, in general, my point isn't why you were in the parking lot. The point is that the setting can make a difference. In general, hypothetically speaking, if you have a choice about being in the school or in the parking lot, it's helpful to be in the school. You have a psychological advantage in that you are in the place of business. You have a physical advantage in that you have people on hand to help.

So, in general, if you have to step out of the class to take a call, it's a good idea to avoid taking calls that aren't emergencies. Consider it like if you were driving.

And, I appreciate you don't like the scrutiny, but you started the thread and asked what we think. I've given up on figuring out what actually happened. I just see a couple of things that might have helped based only on what you've shared.

Also, just to be clear, the account has enough details to comment on, but everyone here is filling in gaps based on how things are done in their experience. So, bowing out a class looks different in different schools, rankings (tips/stripes), who and how rank is awarded and just about everything else is handled differently in different schools.

 

[Steve]

I think the verbiage as he originally reported it was slightly different - it emphasized the I will not be awarding him any tips tonight. My suggested phrasing would hopefully take the parent's attention away from the idea that the OP is the person to harass regarding the promotion.

Got it. Thanks for the clarification. That is a very good point.

 

[Tony Dismukes]

Which part? I love the show, but haven't seen that episode in a while. This thread reminds me of the scene where Bob is arguing with the guy about starting up a food truck.

Tina takes up Capoeira (sexy dance fighting) lessons. Near the end of the episode, the family shows up for her yellow cord promotion test. Tina is the only student not promoted, which Bob thinks is because of an earlier argument he had had with the instructor. He demands that Tina get her cord and challenges the instructor to a fight when he refuses. He then gets knocked down 20-30 times in the course of a few minutes, causing Tina to realize that the instructor she idolizes is just a jerk (a sexy, sexy jerk with gleaming muscles). Afterwards she quits Capoeira and returns to help Bob at the grill.

 

[Steve]

Isn't that the one where he missed his "4pm meeting?" LOL.

 

[Tony Dismukes]

Isn't that the one where he missed his "4pm meeting?" LOL.

Yep. Perhaps the whole situation described by the OP in this thread was a result of the parent missing his "4 pm meeting." We should investigate and determine whether the OP is a sexy, sexy jerk with gleaming muscles.

 

[Headhunter]

Yep. Perhaps the whole situation described by the OP in this thread was a result of the parent missing his "4 pm meeting." We should investigate and determine whether the OP is a sexy, sexy jerk with gleaming muscles.

That description about me is wrong...my muscles don't gleam lol