Today was my 1st day back at work, in person. I did not hear anything about Miss Bean coming back and I was a little worried. I couldn’t wait to see our principal and find out what is happening. She was busy and I had to wait. While I waited, I started moving the furniture in the classroom and getting everything back in place so it is exactly as the students would remember it when they come back on September 2, 2025. In the process, I discovered that 3 chairs had disappeared. That was a good distraction for a while.
Eventually, the principal wanted to see me. It turns out that Miss B didn’t even make the shortlist for the interviews as she is not permanent staff. What?! And the principal offered the job to the best candidate. And it is a guy!! Why?! I wanted to scream and stomp my feet; throw my arms up in the air and walk out of there. However, I did not. I tried to focus on the positive … this guy hadn’t accepted the job yet! That’s good news. Apparently, he had 6 other interviews. That’s great news. So, I still don’t have a CYW for the classroom.
Now, why would I be so upset at the possibility of working with a guy? Normally, I wouldn’t be. It is just that my workplace has 100% female staff and support staff. The only 2 male employees are the morning and evening caretakers. So, this guy (if he were to accept the CYW position) would be the only guy … and he will be with me! For us to work as a team, this guy would have to be as openminded and as humble as they come. As mentioned in an earlier post, power politics could get nasty in special education classrooms. Anything can set a person off. I would literally be thinking twice before I speak.
I am not sure why things happen randomly to me. Right now, though, I am hoping this guy has found his dream job elsewhere and he is not showing up to work with me. I guess I will let everyone know in a concluding post someday soon.
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