Month: April 2023

One of my coworkers said something ridiculous the other day. Someone I know is applying for a job at my school – my coworker asked if they were interested in coaching anything (he also works in the athletic department) and when I said “no” he said “that's not good enough, if you want to work in a high school you can't just do 1 thing, we have a lot else that goes on.” This was like a personal attack (hopefully unintentional) because he knows I'm someone who does my work and then goes home at the end of my contracted hours most days. I only participate in things after hours that sound fun rather than just more work. Credit to my coworkers who help out with sports or performing arts or whatever, but these people don't have any lives during the week. They work 11+ hour days (8 for the…

One of my coworkers said something ridiculous the other day. Someone I know is applying for a job at my school – my coworker asked if they were interested in coaching anything (he also works in the athletic department) and when I said “no” he said “that's not good enough, if you want to work in a high school you can't just do 1 thing, we have a lot else that goes on.” This was like a personal attack (hopefully unintentional) because he knows I'm someone who does my work and then goes home at the end of my contracted hours most days. I only participate in things after hours that sound fun rather than just more work. Credit to my coworkers who help out with sports or performing arts or whatever, but these people don't have any lives during the week. They work 11+ hour days (8 for the…

One of my coworkers said something ridiculous the other day. Someone I know is applying for a job at my school – my coworker asked if they were interested in coaching anything (he also works in the athletic department) and when I said “no” he said “that's not good enough, if you want to work in a high school you can't just do 1 thing, we have a lot else that goes on.” This was like a personal attack (hopefully unintentional) because he knows I'm someone who does my work and then goes home at the end of my contracted hours most days. I only participate in things after hours that sound fun rather than just more work. Credit to my coworkers who help out with sports or performing arts or whatever, but these people don't have any lives during the week. They work 11+ hour days (8 for the…

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