What can I do when I /have/ to help out these really snotty girls?

Question

Okay so at church, every so often we start selling food, and the kids get positions as waiters, bus boys, etc. When 2 new girls came as waitresses, I was assigned to help them. These girls didn't look more then 1 or 2 years older then me (I am 14) but the way they dressed almost made me laugh. They came in to work looking like they were dressed up to go somewhere. (lots of make-up, hair done, preppy clothes) And the way the looked, it made them seem like they have no better choice to be there and help out. At first I thought they were just being shy, but now I get the feeling "I'm better then all of you so why should I talk to you". What can I do to help them listen to me and maybe be a little bit friendlier? (because they're really not doing a good job) Thanks.

Answer 1

Show 'em whose boss!!!!!

Answer 2

Lead by example!

Answer 3

Take another look at your church and consider another as you seem to be exposed to too many "judgmental" and not enough "service" situations.  If you are not happy with your church, you really are not going to be happy with the people it attracts.

Answer 4

If you have to supervise them and tell them they aren't doing such a great job and to stop slacking you are not going to have them as friends.

If you want to be on friendly terms with them, then you will not be able to push them when you need to.

Its up to you as to what role you want to take.  They probably are being a bit stand-offish as they know you are more acclimated there than they are; they are new and are uncomfortable about it.  

Whether or not you are concerned about that again, depends on the kind of role you want to take.  Anyway, they may not return your gestures of kindness no matter how you approach them.

My advice is do what you have to do to get your work done and if you are being held responsible for training them, then do that and forget the friendly thing.

People struggle with that question all the time in the working world, the sooner you learn how to deal with this the better equipped you'll be when you have to work or supervise people for pay.

Answer 5

Just be polite and be yourself and they will see how nice you are and most likely be good to you too. It is like in the Bible, turn the other cheek.

Answer 6

act like your in charge, sista!!! Cause you are!

show them how much smarter you are then them, and that you mean buisness. I'd like to see them try and out wit you, lol

Answer 7

Say something funny, then laugh at your own joke while slapping them on the shoulder with a bit of force and give em a little rumble and tickle

Answer 8

Sadly, in those situations, you can only exemplify the person that you want others to be.

And then find comfort in the fact that you are actually better than those girls, because you are doing what you're doing for the right reasons... Sounds like they're there to pick up boys.

Be the change that you want to create.

Good luck!