RANT: Teachers, why are you so whiny?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One level down. We have one cart for the entire school and approximately 1/3 of the teachers are moving rooms. This should be fun.

Sounds like Mint Juleps on the veranda compared to what most people do at work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One level down. We have one cart for the entire school and approximately 1/3 of the teachers are moving rooms. This should be fun.

Sounds like Mint Juleps on the veranda compared to what most people do at work.

Really? None of my friends move their own offices. They mostly sit at desks all day and have an hour for lunch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and I am whiny these days because I have to move classrooms. Not a big deal except I am expected to physically move everything including the furniture I am taking with me. Ridiculous.

Really? That is cause for a whine ? Are you moving your desk up six flights of stairs ?

My desk, 3 bookcases, 2 filing cabinets, 30ish student desks, 4 dinosaur desk tops and nearly 30 boxes.

How far are you moving them? Using a cart, that won't take much time (or effort).

NP
I actually think that sounds like a lot.

[Anonymous]

Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

All the while grading, writing reports, and answering parent emails. I was told today to provide by tomorrow three writing samples for a child. I handed portfolios back on Friday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

We are told to remove every staple from the bulletin boards and strips in the hallways and in our classrooms. The principal actually goes around and does a staple check before you're allowed to check out on the last day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and I am whiny these days because I have to move classrooms. Not a big deal except I am expected to physically move everything including the furniture I am taking with me. Ridiculous.

Really? That is cause for a whine ? Are you moving your desk up six flights of stairs ?

My desk, 3 bookcases, 2 filing cabinets, 30ish student desks, 4 dinosaur desk tops and nearly 30 boxes.

How far are you moving them? Using a cart, that won't take much time (or effort).

NP
I actually think that sounds like a lot.

I know so many teachers who have strained their backs etc with these moves. I've dropped heavy items on my feet, had to gingerly shift teetering bookshelves etc. I have no idea why help isn't provided for the moving of heavy furniture and book boxes. Happy to pack them, but movers have training, safety belts, equipment, teams. None of this is provided to teachers who are ordered to shift classrooms, move things to storerooms etc in a nanosecond so the school can 'close up'. It's kind of awful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

Yes. Nobody hi re eas a moving crew to reorganize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

We are told to remove every staple from the bulletin boards and strips in the hallways and in our classrooms. The principal actually goes around and does a staple check before you're allowed to check out on the last day.

See, this is an example of exactly what everyone here is talking about. I read this and my honest reaction is....okay? So remove all the staples...this doesn't sound like some big horrible draconian abusive task, it sounds like one of those (little!) things that's annoying to have to do but you have to do oh well. We all have them...it's called work. Parts of every job include annoying little things you don't really feel like doing. If you think a staple inspection before your annual 3 month break is above and beyond...you're being whiny

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

We are told to remove every staple from the bulletin boards and strips in the hallways and in our classrooms. The principal actually goes around and does a staple check before you're allowed to check out on the last day.

See, this is an example of exactly what everyone here is talking about. I read this and my honest reaction is....okay? So remove all the staples...this doesn't sound like some big horrible draconian abusive task, it sounds like one of those (little!) things that's annoying to have to do but you have to do oh well. We all have them...it's called work. Parts of every job include annoying little things you don't really feel like doing. If you think a staple inspection before your annual 3 month break is above and beyond...you're being whiny

Great. Come volunteer and do it. It will only take a few minutes, right? I have 3 bulletin boards and 5 bulletin strips. You can use my stepladder or a chair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

We are told to remove every staple from the bulletin boards and strips in the hallways and in our classrooms. The principal actually goes around and does a staple check before you're allowed to check out on the last day.

See, this is an example of exactly what everyone here is talking about. I read this and my honest reaction is....okay? So remove all the staples...this doesn't sound like some big horrible draconian abusive task, it sounds like one of those (little!) things that's annoying to have to do but you have to do oh well. We all have them...it's called work. Parts of every job include annoying little things you don't really feel like doing. If you think a staple inspection before your annual 3 month break is above and beyond...you're being whiny

Great. Come volunteer and do it. It will only take a few minutes, right? I have 3 bulletin boards and 5 bulletin strips. You can use my stepladder or a chair.

Lol. You really can't see that you're completely proving OP's point?

(No, no one said it would only take a few minutes. I'm sure it's annoying to have to do...just like every job requires you to do annoying tasks that you don't really feel like doing! You're being whiny.)

[Anonymous]

Beyond elementary school, I remember very little what was on the walls. It didn't matter. And for elementary it was a few stellar teachers who had interesting rooms, but there were plenty of other good teachers with no memorable decor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

Nobody takes 2 days to move an office. Its a couple hours at most. For a classroom, I could do it in half a day. If I actually made new decorations, I guess I could justify 2 days, but, I don't see a lot of teachers custom making decorations every month - or even every year. Mostly they use pre-made stuff and reuse it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

Nobody takes 2 days to move an office. Its a couple hours at most. For a classroom, I could do it in half a day. If I actually made new decorations, I guess I could justify 2 days, but, I don't see a lot of teachers custom making decorations every month - or even every year. Mostly they use pre-made stuff and reuse it.

That's nice. I bet you have a cart/dolly to use. I will be sharing the one cart with appr. 16 of my colleagues. We aren't allowed to ask students to help us move either so it's just us and all of the furniture/boxes and the one dolly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget dismantling all the bulletin boards and removing anchhors and other things from the walls.

Do most office workers frequently have to do the equivalent of cleaning out one office in a day or two, and then having to completely redecorate and organize the new office in just a day or so (gotta look Pinterest-y for the parents and kids at Open House) a few months later?

Nobody takes 2 days to move an office. Its a couple hours at most. For a classroom, I could do it in half a day. If I actually made new decorations, I guess I could justify 2 days, but, I don't see a lot of teachers custom making decorations every month - or even every year. Mostly they use pre-made stuff and reuse it.

That's nice. I bet you have a cart/dolly to use. I will be sharing the one cart with appr. 16 of my colleagues. We aren't allowed to ask students to help us move either so it's just us and all of the furniture/boxes and the one dolly.

Yes, you have a cart, you just have to take turns. That's how it works.