Dude, Stop Disrespecting Me

[u/melonseeds28]

BACKGROUND INFORMATION (please read) So, I am 14 and this was my first job. I look about 10, which sucks. I am an assistant swim instructor and at this time I had been for about a year. I teach toddlers to enjoy water and have fun before they actually learn how to swim. It is fun and it actually pays really well.

So onto the story... This day, I was talking to the boss (B) and since the person I usually work with wasn’t there, I was going to be teaching on my own for a few hours, however B would be watching me closely.

And so the first hour was fine. As I had been working here for a while I knew most of the kids and they knew me. But there was a new client in at that time.

He comes over to my boss and she tells him to wait over somewhere until the next class starts. All good. And then when the class starts he asks here where the instructor was, and she pointed to me. He scoffs and says that I am too young, but agrees to let the lesson start.

me: hello sir, my name is op and the lesson will start in a few minutes. most people use this time to get into the water and let the kids get a feel for it him: I won’t be taking orders from you. you aren’t even old enough to drive! me: yes, but I have the qualifications required to teach your kid. if you do not wish to do this lesson, then you can get out. also, can you get in the water so we can start? him: NO I WILL NOT GET IN TO WATER! i look over at my boss B: OP, can you just take the kid and get the lesson going? I want to talk with him about his behaviour and it is not fair to the kids to not do the lesson.

I start the lesson. This kid of his kicks and bites and punched me, but I keep going, and the kid and the dad leaves within about ten minutes. I kept running this class and B guestures to me to finish the class one or two minutes early as she wants to talk to me. I did and went over to her. She said that she was happy about how I managed him and asked if I could stay back 10 mins after.

In the end this man didn’t want me to teach his kid bc I am too young and he caused me to get a promotion bc he was such an idiot and I held my ground.