Journeyman

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The following scroll will hopefully clarify some of the many roles that you as a Journeyman may have.

1. What is the role of a journeyman?
The role of the journeyman takes on many parts. They must be mentor, teacher and healer. As a mentor, a journeyman is responsible for overseeing the education of those apprentices posted under them. It is their responsibility to prod their apprentices to finish classes, undertake the appropriate projects and guide them in developing ic skills that will help them RP Finally, journeymen must be healers as well and be available for healer rp, initiate healer rp and also have time to have fun themselves

2.What is the role at a posting?
When you are posted to a place on Pern you are representing the Hall there. It is important to try and comport yourself with responsibility and maturity. If you are posted to a location where another healer has been posted and is still there, they have seniority, no matter if your ranks are the same. Think of it as you being hired in a firm at the step 1 position. There will be those who have been hired before you and they have seniority. You need to treat them with respect but also assert yourself in such a way that you show your knowledge but do not rush in and take over by storm. Think of it from the other person's point of view. They are there and if you come rushing in and try and take over they will feel hurt. This doesn't mean that you cannot do things or offer suggestions, just be aware of other people's feelings. If you approach the situation as you would in the RL work world, from a polite and considerate point of view, and work with the other people there. Then you will become a team that works well together. Otherwise, toes get stepped on and feelings get hurt. Not to mention RP gets a little intense and it spills over into OOC.
If you are the only healer at the post, then it is your job to set up an infirmary, take on apprentices and other healers who may get posted there.
If you are the first healer posted somewhere and are therefor the ranking healer there and others come who are the same rank. Please make an effort to make them feel welcome and work with them to make RP fun for all.

3. Giving classes when you are posted under a more senior healer.
Even if you are under another Healer, you can still give classes. You do not have to check with the other healer first. Giving classes is a part of the responsibility of the rank and we all share in it.

4. What exactly do I need to "clear" with the ranking healer at my post?
You can use your judgment on what you check with the other healer for. If its classes or healer rp or stuff, then Caitlin doesn't feel that it needs to be okayed. If its Redescing the infirmary, moving an apprentice who was posted to you to someone else etc..then please check with them.. If we all use some common sense and remember that there are people on the other end of the computer screen, then we will be ok. We are dealing with thinking and feeling people here, not computers. There is a tendency to forget that. When we do, we then hurt feelings

5. What should I do if someone wants to join?
Welcome them, talk with them, tell them about our craft. Refer them to the Hall Records room where they can obtain an application by typing +apply or have them check out the Healer Web Page at dfhealers.freeservers.com/index.html

6. What do I do if this person has NO clue about Pern and the Healers?
. What should someone do in a situation like that?"
. If someone expresses an interest in our craft then please encourage it. Even if they have no clue about Pern..You can talk with them about what we do, clarify what we do here, what this game is and refer them to Taleya, Kethren or Caitlin. Also, please send Cait moo mail that you spoke with them and that they have "no clue" so that she can talk with them personally.

7. What about apprentices posted under me, what's my role there?
At a post you will have apprentices posted under you. It is your responsibility to give them jobs, guide them and encourage RP and to teach them. **You have a responsibility to give classes not only to those posted under you or mentored to you but to ALL apprentices.**

8. What is my role to the Master Healer?
You have a responsibility to the Master Healer as a journeyman who she has posted to keep her informed as to what is going on at your post, how your apprentices are doing etc. This information is /invaluable/ in helping her make promotion decisions."

9. How do I act as a Journeyman? Or How do I treat others?
Professionalism and Comportment
You have the rank of journeyman, either Jr or Sr. Now..how do you treat others who have the same rank?
As equals and individuals who are entitled to respect. Following the Golden Rule when dealing with anyone is always a good idea. Think about how your actions would feel to you if someone else did them to you. In situations where you are engaging in healer rp, if you need to use another healer's infirmary please remember that they are in charge there. Think of it as being a DR, if you find someone injured of course you will stop to help but if you go rushing into the South Boll ER and take over you will put noses out of joint. Ask if they need help. If they don't, just sit back, and wait just in case.
This doesn't mean that if healer rp happens you say "Sorry..can't help you there..its so and so's infirmary..NO NO NO. It just means that you let them know what's up.. a page .. "Hi..so and so is hurt and we need an infirmary..yours is closes ic wise..can we come over?" The /main/ point that Caitlin wants to get across is to treat others with respect and be aware that your actions can hurt people's feelings if you are not careful. Entering into someone's infirmary and taking over while they are standing there will hurt feelings and make anyone angry. You know you would probably be mad in that kind of situation
Or, if you show up in the infirmary and they are there, then bring them up to speed and give them the opportunity to step in. They may not want to but they will appreciate the courtesy that you showed by asking.

10. How Do I treat J-men of other crafts?
Treat them the same as j-men of your own craft and defer to them in situations where they have expertise...

11. How do I deal with problems?
We are all human, we live and breath and have feelings..therefor..no matter how hard you try..there will be problems that arrive from time to time. So..how do you handle them? If they involve you directly..then try to step back from the issue and look at it as objectively as possible. This is very hard to do! It often helps to give yourself and the other person time to cool down. Anger is hard to maintain if it has no focus. In those types of situations calmly stating that you are too angry to talk about this now but will send moo mail so that you and whoever else can set up a time to meet and discuss it calmly. And then leave. If that is not possible, then try to avoid accusatory statements, try to "fight nice" and see if you can't work it out like adults. Caitlin is always available as a neutral 3rd party arbitrator and feel free to pull her in to listen and help Drop her MOO mail to ask for her help is she isn't online.
In situations that arise where there are problems between apps at your post, apps and others etc., then you need to use your judgment in those cases. If its a completely IC situation then feel free to deal with it IC, please be sure to make sure that the other person realizes that it is IC and not OOC and try to keep it IC. In cases where its really bad IC stuff that Cait would need to be brought in on, then contact her. In most IC situations of this nature the other person will have an idea of where they want to go with what is happening. Make an effort to find out what they want.

What happens sometimes is IC stuff that goes OOC or stuff OOC that gets out of hand..this is what Cait wants to focus on. Stepping back and allowing for cool off time is a good idea. Bringing her in is also a very good idea. If she doesn't know it is happening, she cannot help. So please let her know if something is occurring that makes you angry or uncomfortable. Once Cait is aware of the situation she can take steps to solve it. But Cait cannot do so if she am not aware of what is going on. What Caitlin wants to stress is that is /her/ job to deal with this stuff. Caitlin is the lucky person in charge and as such she gets to handle stuff like this and try to offer solutions that work for as many people as possible. So, when problems arise, contact her. Not the C2 or the App mentor..but Caitlin..and she'll work with all those involved to get a solution in place. What you should NOT do is make decisions that drastically affect a person's character ( such as dismissing them from a post) etc.