My contract
I went to pick up my contract on Thursday. I'm pretty excited about my new job. I don't have anything on paper yet, but I've got a few ideas of projects that I want my students to do. We are on a block eight shedule so we will have plenty of time to work on things in the classroom. I went school shopping on Friday. I spent way too much money. My account is overdrawn by $15. Bummer. I need to watch that. I'm gonna run to the bank to deposit some money before they tack on a fee. I need to sign up for overdraft protection, but I haven't. Because I'm gonna be paid more money I can afford a savings account where I will have to keep at least $300 to keep it current. I'm so happy.
On Friday morning I had my exit interview and after a few tears and encouragement by the HR director I was really refreshed. I just needed to let out all of my frustrations. She was very empathetic and let me know that it sounded like my boss needed to be trained in her role as a supervisor. I expressed how I didn't like the tattling that went on the the open discusion of other people's business while students were around. I expressed how I felt about the secretary dictated what went on in the office by telling my boss when she wasn't happy with something and my boss would go to the person to have then change what they were doing to please the secretary. I expressed the pettiness that would go on over something as silly as a file in a cabinet. I wanted to express a few other things, but after my initial cry I didn't want to cry anymore. The HR director told me that I shouldn't have allowed these things to go on that long without saying anything, but I've tried to talk to my boss about things in a nonconfrontational manner, but she would always be defenseive and turn the tables on me like I was doing something wrong. I told the director it was difficult for me to talk to anyone about my frustions because I didn't feel I knew who to talk to. At any rate I'm leaving here with no hard feelings and no bridges burned.
On Friday morning I had my exit interview and after a few tears and encouragement by the HR director I was really refreshed. I just needed to let out all of my frustrations. She was very empathetic and let me know that it sounded like my boss needed to be trained in her role as a supervisor. I expressed how I didn't like the tattling that went on the the open discusion of other people's business while students were around. I expressed how I felt about the secretary dictated what went on in the office by telling my boss when she wasn't happy with something and my boss would go to the person to have then change what they were doing to please the secretary. I expressed the pettiness that would go on over something as silly as a file in a cabinet. I wanted to express a few other things, but after my initial cry I didn't want to cry anymore. The HR director told me that I shouldn't have allowed these things to go on that long without saying anything, but I've tried to talk to my boss about things in a nonconfrontational manner, but she would always be defenseive and turn the tables on me like I was doing something wrong. I told the director it was difficult for me to talk to anyone about my frustions because I didn't feel I knew who to talk to. At any rate I'm leaving here with no hard feelings and no bridges burned.
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What are you teaching? I'm starting, too! yay!
i'll be teaching 9th grade health. not looking forward to sex ed, but i'll get through it. what about u?
Middle school band:)
cool.
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