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Work Rant [super long and rambling - sorry!]
I am miserable at my job. I didn't think that was possible working at a day care center - turns out I was wrong. It's not the kids that are making it difficult though, it's my boss.
Two years ago, I got some crappy reviews from my co-workers in the infant room (that I still don't completely agree with) which got me bumped to being a floating teacher and my hours were cut. I was told it was a temporary situation, but it hasn't changed since. My boss keeps treating me like I've done something wrong - passive aggressive bad vibes - I can't even explain what it's like ... but I've never had any disciplinary action taken toward me (aside from those crappy reviews) and I've never been written up for anything (unless they just didn't tell me about it, but I don't think they can do that). I cover for other people on my day off because we don't have any other subs, I take work home with me and do it on my own time, I get stuck with all of the clean up and odd jobs that the "real" teachers don't want to do in the classroom I work in ... I basically just get dumped on, and it sucks. We were given raises for the first time in 3 years this January. A girl who has worked there for 2 years, is the same level - 12 - on the registry as I am (determined by your education) and has an associate's degree was given a $2 raise (she told everyone) and is making $11 an hour. I was making $8.50 prior to the raise (less than this co-worker started at), and even though I have a bachelor's degree in Human Development, I've been working there for 4 years, I had more experience prior to working here and I have a high registry level, I was only given 50 cents. They said it was based on how much early childhood education we have and that I'm making what I should be according to their new pay scale. If I'm where I should be, then that co-worker is way overpaid.
I've been having breakdowns where I just sit and cry when I get home from work for the last couple of weeks. (The most recent one being Thursday, when I was yelled at by my boss via a co-worker because I didn't finish my cleaning - I did all of snack set up, vacuumed most of the room except for the area the co-worker was meeting with the boss, and washed the tables after snack and took the kids outside - I was told I needed to go back in and sweep and finish vacuuming before I left for the day - the co-worker who did nothing to help during that busy time was let out of work early. While I was doing snack set up and everything else, she was meeting with boss about our staff meeting - that could have easily waited until snack was over.)
Hubs did the math, we can't afford for me to quit, although he really would like for me to - he hates hearing about all the BS I go through every day. I also have a few co-workers that I'm close with who agree that I'm getting the shaft there, and have stated that they don't know why I stick around. Even one of the parents commented that I should move on because of the way they treat me. Our peer evaluations on our co-workers were due yesterday. I'll be turning mine in today, along with an extra letter detailing how I'm feeling about the situation and asking for them to work with me to make the work situation better. I'm hoping it will help, but if it doesn't, Hubs told me I would have a case to get unemployment if I quit due to harassment as long as I have documentation that I was feeling uncomfortable and I had brought it up to the boss (which was part of the purpose of this letter - I also have an informal evaluation from 2 years ago when my hours were cut stating that I felt I was being punished and treated unfairly).
So yeah, I feel like I'm going to be sick because I'm so anxious about turning this in - I don't know how my boss is going to react to it. Wish me luck :-/
Re: Work Rant [super long and rambling - sorry!]
Ugh, that sucks. I have a friend who works in childcare and worked in a Montessori school where the boss was just horrible, made her employees cry, changed schedules with no notice-- I just don't understand how people can be so awful and stay in business.
I hope everything turns out all right, no matter what happens.
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Oh no!!!! That is terrible. Are there any other preschools in the area? Can you sub in the public schools? You have to find a way out of there. So sorry you are feeling like this.
Vent away and please let us know how it goes tomorrow. I'm not I've here much but I'll check in tomorrow. Or update us on Facebook.