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In the working world

RainbowGurl

RainbowGurl

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Teachers always said the working world would be tough, I should have listened more closly...
I have been in my new job for 3 days and they have moved me to a diffrent classroom with kids a year older, but I think thats ok, they arn't bad and I think they are getting used to me.
They do listen to me too, which is a good sign, so they know I'm in charge! Lol.
Just at lunch and break I don't know what to do, like should I stay in the classroom or go out to the shops...
I was thinking of going to the church to read a book on a nice weather and inside the class just read a book etc.
 
When you first start a new job you should try socialising with people on your lunch break. I don't know if the other people sit together in the staff room at lunch time, but even if it's not your sort of thing it's worth it for the first couple of weeks at least. It helps them all get to know you and once you're friends you can get on with doing what you want during your lunch break. Getting to know everyone increases the number of people you can run to when you have a problem.

If they're all being antisocial buggers who disappear off at lunchtime, then make the most of the last days of summer and go out, but you'll need to find a nice spot to hide in for the winter. If there's anywhere in town where you can sit for lunch in peace where it's dry and warm in the winter, that would be a handy thing. That's what I'm sadly lacking. Plenty of places to go when it's sunny, but I'm just stuck in the building all day when it rains.
 
Yes, I agree with Litany - stay in the staffroom and try to get to know people. Do the other classroom assistants talk to you? Or even the teachers? Or are you unlucky enough to be in one of those "cliquey" schools where classroom assistants and teachers do not mix? If so, you have my sympathy! :) Whatever you do, never make even the slightest critical comment about what a teacher has said/done while you are in the school; someone will always hear and generally report it back to that person! :rolleyes:

Anyway, have fun and watch out for Year 6!! :D
 
They don't need me at that school anymore, they wernt going to employ me, so I was basically just there as their slave! So I feel quite upset because I have to keep looking and it takes ages to look! :(
I feel quite embarassed because I tried to make a really good impression but feels like I failed :(
 
Awww, Rainbowgurl {{hugs}}. What happened? Were you doing unpaid voluntary work in the classroom? Believe me, if a school can get someone to work for free, they will do. :( Gits. :mad:

Did you enjoy the work? If you did, why not go for a paid job as a classroom assistant somewhere else? At least now you will have relevant experience to put on your CV, and possibly a reference from somebody there? :)


And PS, you are not a failure. I'm sure you did perfectly fine. Did a child die whilst in your care? No. Did you resist the temptation to slap one of the cheeky buggers? Yes. Then you have not failed! Just look on it as valuable experience and continue your efforts. Good luck! :)
 
RainbowGurl said:
I feel quite embarassed because I tried to make a really good impression but feels like I failed :(
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There's no need to be embarassed. It's not good that you're out on your ear, but at least you got some experience working in a school, and that will make it that little bit easier to get the next job. Especially if you were doing it for free. Voluntary work on your cv always make you look more dedicated to the profession to a potential employer.
 
I feel quite mad at them because the headmaster was going to keep me there for about 2 weeks without telling me! :mad:
I thought it was going to turn out more than volentry, but he changed his mind by the looks of things...
Most of the staff knew I wasn't going to be there for long, but I'm left their speechless when I find out that they KNOW I'm only doing volentry and not going to be employed.
I just have this attitude of, why didn't you tell me, instead of keeping me as a joke?! :(
 
Sounds like a typical school and headteacher to me. :rolleyes: I've said it before and I'll say it again: gits.
 
RainbowGurl said:
I feel quite mad at them because the headmaster was going to keep me there for about 2 weeks without telling me! :mad:
I thought it was going to turn out more than volentry, but he changed his mind by the looks of things...
Most of the staff knew I wasn't going to be there for long, but I'm left their speechless when I find out that they KNOW I'm only doing volentry and not going to be employed.
I just have this attitude of, why didn't you tell me, instead of keeping me as a joke?! :(
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Cheer up! No one ever keeps their first job, and you now have some experience to add to your resume.

That said, I can tell you my company does this sort of thing all the time. We get extra busy, so they hire someone as a temp, but promise "if things go well, we'll keep you," when they have no intention of doing so. It's just their way of ensuring that don't lose that person to another job while they need the extra staff. It's unfair and disappointing, but that's modern corporate culture for you.

Keep looking, you'll find something better and be glad you got out of situation where you weren't valued.

Irene Wilde
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3637404.stm

You notice any girls wearing makeup Rainbowgurl?!

As they all said, don't worry unduly. I was a beer tester temp for 4 weeks, then they lost a contract, so I was out the door. The next Wednesday my boss was on the phone telling me one of the other girls had suddenly quit, and did I want to go back.
 
Irene Wilde said:
they hire someone as a temp, but promise "if things go well, we'll keep you," when they have no intention of doing so. It's just their way of ensuring that don't lose that person to another job while they need the extra staff.
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In addition, it's so you actually do something and try harder. ;)
 
Aye, I've been hired on a temp contract, promised that I'd be switched to a permanent position and then told two weeks before my contract was up that actually the company was going bankrupt and they hadn't thought it worth mentioning to me. Luckily I managed to walk straight into another job, permanent contract this time, so I wasn't out of pocket.

The thing you need to remember at all times is that, no matter where you work, your boss is an idiot.
 
They're the biggest loons of them all. How can you get any satisfaction from skiving at work when the boss always knows exactly what you're up to?
 
I'd get into a terrible scuffle with myself. Fisticuffs at dawn, sporks at noon and a pie eating contest in the evening.
 
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