Expectation?

I attended an event a few weeks ago. A former supervisor organized a great dining event in a fancy restaurant.

 

In the event, I chatted a lot with former colleagues and we shared some great memories. And I was chatting with my direct supervisor to catch up a bit. Back then, we collaborated to work on a huge event. It wasn’t a smooth one, however, we were able to solve the problems and get things done.

 

While chatting with my supervisor, I just recalled an accident. The problem was that there was a conflict between a guest and a host family. The guest is from Latin America. She’s not from a rich family. She had been traveling a lot, well under a tight budget. So, when she arrived, the host family would like to show her around. Nonetheless, she didn’t want to spend much money and didn’t want to go to many places that she had to pay for. The host family expected to go to a lot of places with her. Nonetheless, after the first day or the second day, things didn’t go well. They had conflicts. She didn’t want to go to places where she had to pay or spend “much” money. The host family that she was reluctant to “pay”. In the end, they didn’t reach an agreement.

 

To solve the problem, my supervisor and I decided to make a change. The guest had to move and change the host family. And this move worked, both sides were relieved.

 

They had different expectations and they didn’t communicate effectively. That truly caused the problem. Indeed, while traveling, you have to know your expectations and let your travel partners know your expectations. For example, if a friend’s family plans to show me around, I will let them know that I don’t expect them to spend much money. We could just see around the city and have dinner. For me, that’s pretty good.