i had my meeting yesterday with my principal. my union rep was there to sit in on the meeting. basically, she told me beforehand not to say anything. just agree, answer questions quickly and move on. the entire meeting lasted all of 10 minutes. basically, she is going to decide by tomorrow if she wants to put a letter in my file.
what is this letter? apparently, its a write up for bad behavior. it stays in my file for 3 years and then it gets thrown away. so…i got a slap on the wrist. i explained my side of what happened, she wasnt happy with anything and kinda made me sound like i was a worse person than i am for doing what i did and then thanked us for meeting with her. so at this point, im over it, its done, if i get a letter in my file its not a big deal.
after thinking about what she said, i was a little upset. she told me i was a hard worker, but she expected me to be working during my allotted times. if i needed to switch my schedule for any reason, i needed to get approval from her first. so apparently, the right thing to do would have been go down to her office, ask permission to go eat because im a hungry pregnant woman, and then everything would have been ok. its not like i wasnt working, i just did it a little later. she also wasnt happy about the post and said it was “political” and “controversial” because it mentioned the word observation. if you havent heard, this is a hot button topic in the education community. my post, however, only stated that i had been doubly observed and i thought it went ok. no complaints. no political agenda (and i have political stuff on my FB page way worse than that). but whatever…i understand her side that if i was supposed to be working on orchestra contracts and stuff like that during that time, i shouldnt have been on FB. she is completely right. did it have to be such a big deal? i dont think so. she also said she wasnt sure if she could trust me because we had this discussion back in july (yeah, remember the july thing?) so…if this was the first offense, it would have been a quick private discussion i think. since it was the second offense, in her eyes, that i needed to be more formally addressed. i am a trust worthy person. i am a hard worker. i do not steal from anyone. im upset that she was accusing me of being untrustworthy and of stealing DOE time. she made me sound like i was a terrible person and immature and asked multiple times if i took my job seriously. and then she started harping on my evaluation for some reason, so whatever…
just confirms that i should be looking for a new place to work come open enrollment in april. which is too bad because im finally really enjoying my students and my coworkers who have stayed. its been a nice year so far.
also, someone is fucking watching my every move on FB. i feel like i need to censor everything i post, when i post it and if it will offend anyone. i dont like this feeling. but someone is definitely watching me and i dont know who. so, i deleted everyone from work and made my profile even more secure than it was, which is not much more. i also took FB off my phone so i cant look at it during the day at work. itll be a good thing. one less distraction. but i hate that i didnt take it off because i wanted to do it. im doing it because someone is watching me and i cant take anymore chances at anything. so, who ever you are, fuck you. you have nothing better to do with your day than fuck with someones career.
alright, enough ranting. i hope my chicken is done because im STARVING. baby wants to eat!
later.
~mana~
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