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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are many qualified individuals who have applied for gymnastics instructor positions and DPR isn't calling them in.  The shortage is manufactured. This is part of a bigger plan.[/quote]

I am skeptical about this claim simply because I know of other gymnastics gyms in the area (including the DC parks and rec) that have really struggled with hiring in recent years. I know from personal experience this has been an industry-wide issue since Covid. It's not just a question of having qualified individuals, it's finding people who can work the times you need and carry the right number of hours to make it worthwhile. It's easy to find a gymnastics instructor who wants to coach two classes a week (preferably advanced classes) and they have to be on Thursday and Saturday and also they are not available at all in December or July. But what gym programs need are people who can work 20 or more hours, have flexible scheduling that accommodates when classes need to run, are willing to schedule vacations around class schedules (because you can't find people to fill in when they are out of town and have to cancel classes), etc. This is genuinely hard to find.[/quote] valid complaints but I suspect the pay doesn't entice people to accept that schedule either.  [/quote]

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