i posted before about my sudden (and very unwanted) transfer at my job from one school to another (i work as a school librarian)
its just been downhill from there. everything is a big mess (i wont bore everyone with the details, but suffice to say nothing has been processed properly and it will take a hell of a time trying to clean everything up and make everything ''run properly'' from the bottom up) but right now my biggest issue is the amount of presentations that i have to do.
for every class that comes in to the library, i have to run a presentation for them, and there's 36, so i have to do 36 in a week. on top of my usual librarian duties of shelving, cleaning up, answering queries etc. as well as babysitting the kids that come in after school. they also need me to conduct activites and distribute newspapers to the teachers. each class that comes in has a time slot of 30 minutes, so having to run the presentation, activity and newspaper and also help the students check out their books and then clean up when they leave is….a lot to handle. the last time i did this, i had a breakdown about 3 days in. i work alone, there isnt a second librarian to pitch in or anything.
i've tried giving feedback to the school, but they just insist that the previous librarians managed, so whats my problem? (thats a lie. they struggled and were overwhelmed and only managed to push out the presentations by slacking off on other duties. the school only sees the results and not the process and the struggle, however, so to them all they see is ''the previous guys managed to do it'') i've had vague promises of ''we will look into it'' but obviously, nothing's come out of that.
i tried speaking to my supervisor from my company for help and support (im employed by a third party company and deployed to the school) but i've also just been getting vague promises of ''i will try to speak to the school'' and last time we spoke, when i pressed the issue further, she finally admitted that the school likely wont budge and they just want it to be done exactly the way they want. in other words, im out of luck and just expected to put up with it. it really sucks because my company fed me promises like ''we're here to advocate for you'' and all that nonsense, but they're not really willing to put up a fight if the school refuses to compromise at all.
my employment contract ends in august, so i keep telling myself i just have to put up with it for a little bit more, but i am seriously at the end of my rope. im angry all the time at work and constantly having breakdowns, and i dont know if i can hold out until my contract ends. i guess i just want advice on what else i can do. should i go directly to HR? or pay the penalty and quit on the spot? its just really really bad for me