Is this teacher going to quit? What are the signs?

[Anonymous]

I don't blame teachers but ours has been out pretty much once a week since school started and now she's out until Wed. I'm scared she's going to quit, do you think she's okay?

[Anonymous]

She might be okay. She might be sick. She might be unable to handle the stress and leaving the profession.

The good news is you can't do anything about any of that, so relax.

[Anonymous]

50/50 chance. Has your kid mentioned anything about classroom dynamics?

[Anonymous]

Why would she quit? She's not going to get away with that at any other job. Do you get the impression she's independently wealthy and just working for fun?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would she quit? She's not going to get away with that at any other job. Do you get the impression she's independently wealthy and just working for fun?

Get away with what? People quit jobs all the time and the smart ones burn unused leave before they go because most districts don’t pay out on that anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't blame teachers but ours has been out pretty much once a week since school started and now she's out until Wed. I'm scared she's going to quit, do you think she's okay?

Maybe she's had meetings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would she quit? She's not going to get away with that at any other job. Do you get the impression she's independently wealthy and just working for fun?

What is she getting away with? Attending meetings, or using allotted leave?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would she quit? She's not going to get away with that at any other job. Do you get the impression she's independently wealthy and just working for fun?

Get away with what? People quit jobs all the time and the smart ones burn unused leave before they go because most districts don’t pay out on that anymore.

If we don’t use the leave, we loose it. Anyways, there’s always a honeymoon period at a new job (so she’ll be happier, even if they don’t allow leave in the first few months.)

[Anonymous]

I eat she’s pregnant and going to appointments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would she quit? She's not going to get away with that at any other job. Do you get the impression she's independently wealthy and just working for fun?

She's not going to get away with what. People quit jobs all the time. She's not an indentured servant.

[Anonymous]

It’s quite possible that this teacher has a medical issue or that she is a caretaker for someone with a medical issue. Different people handle stress in different ways. In some cases, the stress of an outside-of-work challenge contributes to a person quitting. In others, the person likes the distraction of work and the stable income. There’s just no way to know if you’ll lose this teacher or not.

[Anonymous]

Two of my child's teachers did this and then they quit for medical reasons! It was so sad. They were great, great teachers.

[Anonymous]

A coworker at my school is out on intermittent leave. His mom is in and out of hospice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would she quit? She's not going to get away with that at any other job. Do you get the impression she's independently wealthy and just working for fun?

Get away with what? People quit jobs all the time and the smart ones burn unused leave before they go because most districts don’t pay out on that anymore.

At the start of the school year? I'm guessing a medical issue. Out frequently for appointments before a procedure that now has her out for a few days. Could be something like IVF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would she quit? She's not going to get away with that at any other job. Do you get the impression she's independently wealthy and just working for fun?

Working for fun? Teaching? 😆😆😆