Seniority
Jul 17th 2007 | 8:06 pm
#16
Bristolish expat
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,700
From: Bristol ~ Nanaimo, BC ... It's a bit like Salem's Lot!!
Re: Seniority
Good point - seniority stinks. I have to employ the person with the highest seniority even if they are not the best person for the job just like Britain in the 80's.
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Sparky
I probably should keep my thoughts to myself but this thread hit a nerve
I work for the school district as an EA, I have to work 8 months + 20 consecutive days to become a regular employee rather than a temp......not counting weekends, school holidays & public holidays. You have to be on the 'sub' list first and go to different schools on a day to day basis unless you are lucky enough to get a 'long term temp assignment'. I started last September, subbed 'till October then got offered a job until June of this year as they wanted someone with training in ASD. It's been a pretty tough year, 3 violent assaults against me, 1 threat of violence and more 'time out' than I can remember!! The boy I worked with (severe Autism, severe behaviour.......their description, not mine
) had been through many EA's before me & not one of them had seen a semester through with him 
. I was 15 days short at the end of June so have to go back on the sublist for September............whats really bloody annoying is that someone more senior took the job 3 weeks before me then went on to long term sick when he took a pop at her!! If I'd had those 3 weeks I would be regular staff now :curse: Even more annoying is that the few like that who take the p*ss will get the chance to work with him again, which will do him no good at all!!
His mum was really happy with the way the year had progressed & wrote to the director of student services to ask if I could work with him for 1 more year as it's transition to high school year..........the answer, no sorry, it will go to someone more senior.
Sorry, I should stop ranting.........maybe I can be a senior ranter!!
__________________
Sparky
I probably should keep my thoughts to myself but this thread hit a nerve
I work for the school district as an EA, I have to work 8 months + 20 consecutive days to become a regular employee rather than a temp......not counting weekends, school holidays & public holidays. You have to be on the 'sub' list first and go to different schools on a day to day basis unless you are lucky enough to get a 'long term temp assignment'. I started last September, subbed 'till October then got offered a job until June of this year as they wanted someone with training in ASD. It's been a pretty tough year, 3 violent assaults against me, 1 threat of violence and more 'time out' than I can remember!! The boy I worked with (severe Autism, severe behaviour.......their description, not mine
) had been through many EA's before me & not one of them had seen a semester through with him . I was 15 days short at the end of June so have to go back on the sublist for September............whats really bloody annoying is that someone more senior took the job 3 weeks before me then went on to long term sick when he took a pop at her!! If I'd had those 3 weeks I would be regular staff now :curse: Even more annoying is that the few like that who take the p*ss will get the chance to work with him again, which will do him no good at all!!His mum was really happy with the way the year had progressed & wrote to the director of student services to ask if I could work with him for 1 more year as it's transition to high school year..........the answer, no sorry, it will go to someone more senior.
Sorry, I should stop ranting.........maybe I can be a senior ranter!!
Last edited by bananahammock; Jul 17th 2007 at 8:10 pm.
Jul 17th 2007 | 11:03 pm
#17
Slightly Canadian
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 10,146
From: St. John's, Newfoundland
Re: Seniority
Good point - seniority stinks. I have to employ the person with the highest seniority even if they are not the best person for the job just like Britain in the 80's.
__________________
Sparky
I probably should keep my thoughts to myself but this thread hit a nerve
I work for the school district as an EA, I have to work 8 months + 20 consecutive days to become a regular employee rather than a temp......not counting weekends, school holidays & public holidays. You have to be on the 'sub' list first and go to different schools on a day to day basis unless you are lucky enough to get a 'long term temp assignment'. I started last September, subbed 'till October then got offered a job until June of this year as they wanted someone with training in ASD. It's been a pretty tough year, 3 violent assaults against me, 1 threat of violence and more 'time out' than I can remember!! The boy I worked with (severe Autism, severe behaviour.......their description, not mine) had been through many EA's before me & not one of them had seen a semester through with him . I was 15 days short at the end of June so have to go back on the sublist for September............whats really bloody annoying is that someone more senior took the job 3 weeks before me then went on to long term sick when he took a pop at her!! If I'd had those 3 weeks I would be regular staff now :curse: Even more annoying is that the few like that who take the p*ss will get the chance to work with him again, which will do him no good at all!!
His mum was really happy with the way the year had progressed & wrote to the director of student services to ask if I could work with him for 1 more year as it's transition to high school year..........the answer, no sorry, it will go to someone more senior.
Sorry, I should stop ranting.........maybe I can be a senior ranter!!
__________________
Sparky
I probably should keep my thoughts to myself but this thread hit a nerve
I work for the school district as an EA, I have to work 8 months + 20 consecutive days to become a regular employee rather than a temp......not counting weekends, school holidays & public holidays. You have to be on the 'sub' list first and go to different schools on a day to day basis unless you are lucky enough to get a 'long term temp assignment'. I started last September, subbed 'till October then got offered a job until June of this year as they wanted someone with training in ASD. It's been a pretty tough year, 3 violent assaults against me, 1 threat of violence and more 'time out' than I can remember!! The boy I worked with (severe Autism, severe behaviour.......their description, not mine
) had been through many EA's before me & not one of them had seen a semester through with him . I was 15 days short at the end of June so have to go back on the sublist for September............whats really bloody annoying is that someone more senior took the job 3 weeks before me then went on to long term sick when he took a pop at her!! If I'd had those 3 weeks I would be regular staff now :curse: Even more annoying is that the few like that who take the p*ss will get the chance to work with him again, which will do him no good at all!!His mum was really happy with the way the year had progressed & wrote to the director of student services to ask if I could work with him for 1 more year as it's transition to high school year..........the answer, no sorry, it will go to someone more senior.
Sorry, I should stop ranting.........maybe I can be a senior ranter!!
Jul 18th 2007 | 4:21 am
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From: Okotoks and settled.
Re: Seniority
Sharon
