So as you no my old co-worker is gone and I am now working with a co-worker that I worked with a couple yrs.ago, this person is known for always being out of the classroom always on her cell, yet she gets away with it, well she was in charge as acting director till a perminent one was found, well idk what happened that she decided she wanted to be in my class with me again,therefore causing the other teacher to get her hrs. cut and as well as I being told she will now be lead teacher,so I said oh ok thats fine, in my head I said good she can now deal with the crazy paper work we have to do for the children, well today our 1st day together she kept asking if I was ok with this and that and I said your the lead teacher now you do what you want right, this woman tells me to a certain extent I am, I said what do you mean,she says im not doing all that paper work your gonna still do that,I said oh no im not thats the lead teachers job,she then says im gonna be in charge of doing the "DEEP CLEANING" I said excuse me, she yeah yall never did deep cleanings so ill be in charge of that I have already talked to the assitant director about this, so im planning on talking to the assistant and basiclly tell her thats unexceptable to me,when I was lead teacher I had to do all of that, and now you come and just give my position to her just like that and she is just gonna do half her job no way, so im thinking im probably gonna lose my job or I will have to give notice because this woman no matter what always gets her way,please help any advice will help....
ok it seems as know one can understand what im talking about,if anyone is in daycare and knows of the early learning coalition,then you would understand all the stuff aside of watching the kids you have to do, and as part of lead teacher thats part of your job to do,i am now just her assitant,im not supposed to do that stuff anymore,so how can yall say to just suck it up and her get all the credit for my work,she diffentley gets paid more than me as well has more expierience so why should I still do her job??
I think it's time for a new job.
Gotta say--for a teacher, your spelling scares me.
I am assuming your pay is not changing with the differences in responsibilities so I doubt your employer is going to have much compassion. They paid you X for doing the paper work, you are still making X but you don't want to do the paper work, they are going to look at it as they are paying you X, work through it.
It would be different if they cut your pay when they gave her your job title.
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Okay, seriously? "know one"? You are going to question what we know?
She makes what she does because she is more valuable to them, they want her to be happy.
How about you ask questions, before you go tell them it's unacceptable? TALK to your bosses and ask them what is changing, now that she is the leader. Ask them why things are changing. The bottom line is, if they tell you to do something...just do it. You really just sound bitter.
Please tell me you aren't teaching the kids how to write.
I'm having some difficulty following your post, and I'm not sure whether to take "deep cleaning" literally or figuratively, but do you really want to lose your job? Do you really want to get fired and walk away with a whole set of bad references? Sometimes, we don't get what we want. That's called working for a living. If you're really unhappy, the thing to do would be to start looking for another job, not start a shootout at the ole' corral at your present place of employment.
The whole thing sounds very disorganized and unprofessional. Everyone should have a written job description and there should be a pay scale that is commensurate with duties and experience needed. I don't understand all the jumping around - she was interim director, then made herself lead teacher? She doesn't tell you what to do, and you don't tell her. The owners/directors make those decisions. If you were doing things beyond your job description and doing all the paperwork, but it wasn't required, that could be a problem - the work needs to be codified and listed under the correct job title - director, assistant director, lead teacher, assistant teacher. If this is a licensed center, that stuff all needs to be in order anyway for the state licensing agency. Don't go in and say "This is unacceptable" or "She's going to get credit for all my work." You're not entirely wrong, but it sounds unprofessional.
Even if it is unacceptable, go in and ask for written clarification of job responsibilities for lead teacher and assistant teacher. It's okay to say in an even tone, "There seems to be some confusion or a lack of communication on responsibilities." Don't get into "She says this and I say that, she wants to be in the classroom with me, and it's not right that the other teacher had her hours cut." Director responsibilities and decisions are not yours to make, especially because you say you don't know what happened. If they say you have to do the paperwork, don't react, keep your facial expression even and your voice steady. It's always good to act confused rather than ticked off. Say, "I'm not sure I understand. Are you saying that the paperwork is assigned randomly and the teacher completing it is not compensated for the work or the hours involved?" Then STOP TALKING and wait to see what the answer is. If you have to think about it before responding, stall by saying, "I'm still not sure I understand how you make job assignments. Please elaborate." or "Please explain the school policy to me, and please provide a copy of the regulations and job descriptions to me."
Sounds like you are bitter your position was given away. Maybe she has more experience/ education then you. Same thing happened to me at a preschool I was at. I was the lead then another lady who had more training took over. It's not the end of the world. It's just a title and as long as it doesn't affect your pay WHO CARES? Why cause a fuss that might loose you your job?
I think if you have certain job duties that are assigned to your position then those are the ones you are responsible for. If there is not a clear cut in writing job description for each position then there definitely needs to be.
It may say the lead teacher has the responsibility of XXX, XXX, and Xxx. Then it may say the other teacher is there to do what the lead teacher tells her to do. Then you just have to suck it up and go with it.
Otherwise show her the job description and tell her that's not in your job description when she tells you to do something that is her responsibility.
