u/Firm_World932

Or ambitious teachers planning meetings that admin didn’t even initiate DURING summer without mention of per session pay? So frustrating and annoying. I ignore many times but they don’t seem to get the message.

EDIT: everything school related is muted on my phone but even with muting I still see the text notification when I open my messages to text other friends and I’m just like god damn. Also it’s not really a group chat problem. I just wanted to know if there’s anyone in the same boat as me or how normal it is in the DOE 🥳

I’m entering my 6th year as a special ed teacher this September. When will my 5 year longevity pay increase hit my paychecks? Also, now is when I can finally apply to the teacher loan forgiveness, correct? Any tips or advice? I heard a coworker of mine say she got hers returned by her loan servicer several times until it finally got approved. Thank you.

Hi everyone. I’ve known for some time that I am an empath. It’s a blessing and a curse. This is my first day on this subreddit. I came home from work today completely drained and like a heavy 30 pound weight is on my chest. I work with someone who constantly talks negatively about other people. I’m a teacher and she’s my coteacher so we have the same exact schedule every single day. Anyway, it’s 12:39am and I work early and I’m up still trying to decompress from the negative energies that I took on today. I’m not sure how to explain this but it’s like every negative thing she said to me about someone else to me added 5 pounds to my chest. I also feel like it adds even more when I know she’s pretending to be someone she’s not, she tends to lie about what she does to seem more “tough” (i.e, “she kept looking at me so I asked her what she was looking at” when we both know she didn’t do that). This is not so much about this one person because this could be anyone. I carry other people’s energy. How do you deal? Is this normal?