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spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Thanks for the promotion, John (salutes smartly). Cool

hamergirl · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 32

"Same as one covers classes when any teacher is sick without extra pay - as stated in all the contracts, none of the 3 government universities and one private paid… " Yes, covering a class for one day is not paid (and in return you don't get your pay docked when you miss a day) however long term overtime (if a teacher is out more than 2 days) including maternity leave are paid overtime.

Yes, I am extremely grateful to my colleagues who have covered for me in the past. Yes, I've expressed it to them. Also, I'm eternally grateful to those who say, "Don't worry about it - I'll take it for you. It's no problem." Honestly, that little bit of kindness has brought tears to my eyes on more than one occasion.

I worked for many years here without children, and I honestly didn't mind that I didn't have my first choice of schedules, or had to proctor at undesirable times - because it didn't really matter to me and I knew it did matter A LOT to working parents.

Helping someone out when they need it is just being a decent human being. I couldn't survive here without the help and kindness of very good friends and strangers alike. The West seems to have completely abandoned the notion that it "takes a village" to raise a child. Our youth is our most prized priority - it is to them we will leave this incredibly f*** up world to fix, ALL of our futures will literally be completely in their hands. Even those of us who chose not to have children. You really can't spare a bit of your time to help someone out?

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Sorry. I've know parents who simply 'can't ever' work Mondays, Fridays, or after 2.00 pm. That's asking far too much of one's colleagues. Teaching parents aren't really asking for 'a bit' of time in many cases; they're asking for long-term consistent favoritism in scheduling. Not to mention what happens to the rest of us when children fall ill.

The Fifth Column · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 11:01 am Post subject:

Stay-at-home moms duz wonders to the other consistently hitting their marks...

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

hamergirl.

Yes, there were teachers with kids who showed their appreciation, but sadly too many never even said "thank you" and threw tantrums in the faculty room because they didn't get exactly what they wanted. It didn't take me long to suss out the last group and make sure that I never covered their classes by arranging my covers with those who didn't demand it.

And if they are now paying... good... it is about damned time. I wonder if I can put in for the thousands of dollars of lost overtime pay that I have coming. Laughing

VS

dustdevil · Joined: 27 Mar 2014 Posts: 38 Location: Retired in U.S.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Never mind dustdevil... hamergirl seemed to have realized that there was two sides to this story. Certainly in the past, the Gulf was a good place to raise kids and I even recommended it to a few friends over the years, just because it is so child-friendly and employers did give support unlike happens in the US. Cool

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dustdevil · Joined: 27 Mar 2014 Posts: 38 Location: Retired in U.S.

Hey, I like children--well-done. Wink

I wonder if ISIS does. I work about 200 miles from their current territory.

It was at a US university campus in Japan where I often had to fill in for moms with sniffle-nosed carpet crawlers, but not at DWC.