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>finally get to do my cadet sea time
>everyone tells me all these crazy stories of them going to shore and getting into drunk shenanigans
>covid happens
>get placed on a ship for 6 months
>no shore leave
>no one is english first language, communication is slow and frustrating
>get put on 6’s
>spend all my time on deck trying to become an expert in the deck, cargo, and safety operations
>mate tells captain i never go to the cargo control room or the bridge so i must not be interested in being a mate
>try not to be defensive and accept the criticism
>start going to the ccr and the bridge
>none of them speak english while im there
>ask questions but they already hold me in contempt. get treated rudely and overall they freeze me out of conversation
>get depressed
>go back to spending my time with the filipino deckhands
>captain calls me to his office
>tells me im the worst cadet he has ever had since he became a captain in 1980
>tell him ive had enough and i want off at the next port
>captain dosent sign my logbook, says i didnt earn it
>sends a review to the company full of average and poor scores
is this going to follow me the rest of my career?
