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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't stand it. Ours is a dog and pony show because our principal invites central office bigwigs to attend and they all stand up and give corny speeches and profusely thank our principal for inviting them. There is a lot of food, but I can't eat any of it due to having food allergies (nor would I want to--everything is prepared by the principal and their family and the prep is questionable). Then our principal taps out after the "show" because they're exhausted from cooking all weekend and getting to school extra early to set it all up, and we have to hear about it all week.  We're also expected to thank the principal profusely for their generosity. We have to sit for hours on the backless cafeteria table benches and twist our necks to see the person who is speaking up front. We can't talk to each other because we have to listen to endless speeches from central office wonks about the excitement of a new school year.

All we want is to be left alone in our rooms to start setting up. The last thing I want to do is sit in the hot cafeteria for hours watching the time go by. [/quote]

Where is your PTA in all of this?! I'm a member of the PTA, and last week we pulled off the breakfast. Of course the principal shouldn't be making/buying/bringing this herself! I am shocked that this isn't a PTA affair. [/quote]

I’m OP. The PTA does lunch on Thursday after orientation. Then ILT does cookies on Friday afternoon.

The admin breakfast is by the principal and APs. As a PP mentioned, they cook all weekend.

The two lines hasn’t helped. We have a huge staff. 30 min is not enough. It would be fine if meetings could start at 8:45.[/quote]

I mean...isn't this a fairly petty thing to complain about? It's a GESTURE. You get a PTA breakfast, you get cookies, and you have an admin staff of a few people trying to something nice for a big group of people.

If you are so concerned about it, you can get 1-2 of your colleagues or PTA members to volunteer to set up the coffee station a bit earlier, yes? Maybe even see if one of the teachers or a PTA parent has one or two of those coffee warmer carafe things or electric kettles for more hot water for the tea?

In my workplace, there are a few nice-gesture events here or there throughout the year, usually provided in some way by the leadership. It's a nice gesture. I don't turn up my nose because the bagel selection is sub-par and I had to wait in a bit of a line for the cheese and crackers. I never "count on" those types of events as a filling meal, even when it's meant to be a meal. Lines are long, dietary preferences and restrictions can't always fully be met every time, this is life.

Eat a little something beforehand, grab a muffin, and say thank you. OR figure out some way that you personally can help make it better![/quote]

I’m OP and not the dog and pony show poster. I don’t want to make more work for anyone. I’d like to explore replacing the breakfast with something else. It doesn’t have to be a meal. A friend teaches in a private school. They play board games at lunch during their version of pre-service. It sounds very convivial and relaxing.[/quote]

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