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wonderful documentary...loved those ladies!

posted 8 years ago by LiveFromNewYawk
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3 terrific women - kudos to them!! I wasn't feeling the cake boss though. I thought she was a bit harsh on Jessica. First - You don't ask someone to answer the phone when they have gloves on their hands and are in the middle of making a cupcake. Second - I hate people looking over my shoulder too. It's rude. Jessica was not rude or nasty and she expressed herself well. Maybe they should have showed more of her flaws because I found that scene hard to watch. Jessica was meticulous with measuring for her baking - good for her. If the other person screwed up then that's her problem. Be more careful. I would gladly work with Jessica. I don't think Jessica did anything wrong in the shown scenes.

And yes - boss should try to understand her. and any other autistic people she may hire. Of course we want to teach social skills - but to EVERYONE, not just people on the spectrum - and there needs to be more tolerance of people with different abilities. Some differences should be respected and not necessarily changed. Autism is increasing rapidly and it is important to understand people on the spectrum - the sensory differences, the communication difficulties, the OCD traits. If one doesn't understand, then at least respect.

[–] bluegreenphoenix 8 years ago

Completely agree with this. People looking over your shoulder is the worst and is something not even many neurotypical people would tolerate.

[–] HarleyKat09 8 years ago

Omg that was sooo sad! I wanted to jump through the tv and slap those stupid women! Poor jessica they obviously knew that jessica is autistic and had social issues and is not like everyone else. Why hire ppl that are autistic if ur not gonna know how to deal with them.

[–] Ysl2524 8 years ago

I completely understand where you're coming from on that, but it was actually a training program specifically designed for people with autism. They are giving feedback on challenges that Jessica would have if she used the same social skills in a regular work environment.

For example, her supervisor told Jessica to dump in the whole box of powdered sugar into the bowl when she was making frosting. Jessica said "No" because the box said it should be mixed in 1/2 cup at a time and she wanted it to be perfect. That process went directly against what her supervisor asked her to do and took much longer. That behavior wouldn't be very popular in a regular work environment.

Jessica had said earlier, in the meeting with the social services woman and her parents, that she only wanted to work at the bakery for a year and then get a job in a regular work environment. Jessica really wants to learn acceptable social skills so she can be more independent, and even mentions this specific lesson later in her group in a positive way.

To your point, the feedback definitely seemed harsh and that would be hard for anyone to hear, but I think it really helped Jessica and she appreciated it later.

[–] Agentphantom0 8 years ago