Anonymous
09/27/2025 21:36
Subject: Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
You need a "lunch nap recess" break. Tell your EA.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 21:35
Subject: Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:I work on the East coast but with a lot of people on pacific time so usually my meetings start 10/1030 and stop at 6-7. My ea consistently books me back to back with zero breaks and I am really struggling. When I talk to her she asks me why I can’t do what I need to do before 1030am. But truly I get so hungry and exhausted. Is anyone else here able to do this type of schedule? Am I being unreasonable?
Ea must be "young" ?
It's exhausting.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 16:06
Subject: Re:Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:Only every single Middle School child in Virginia. No recess. Just class after class after class.
And every teacher everywhere.
Most teachers struggle to visit the bathroom once during a 7-8 hour day, and then they rush right to after school activities.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 14:46
Subject: Re:Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only every single Middle School child in Virginia. No recess. Just class after class after class.
FCPS has recess.
Only because we fought for it - and even still, many Middle Schools think of recess as kids sitting at their desks quietly.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 14:43
Subject: Re:Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just block of 12-1 and 3-3:30 in your calendar for lunch and a break. Its not that hard.
Op - she will book over it
Then you need to decline those meetings and ask her to reschedule every single time.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 14:28
Subject: Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:Don't share your calendar and schedule your own meetings. There's this thing called "propose new time" (amazing! us plebs do it all the time) - just send out a proposal with the meeting starting 15 minutes later or ending 15 minutes earlier once in a while. It's very reasonable.
Also, are your meetings efficient?
+1
Also, block out time for yourself including lunch and breathing room between meetings.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 14:26
Subject: Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:You have a terrible EA.
Probably more of case where OP is terrible at managing their EA. Why is the EA dictating the schedule. EA should be executing based on OPs needs.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 11:59
Subject: Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Forget lunch. What about bathroom breaks? EA needs to be reprimanded.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 11:57
Subject: Re:Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:Only every single Middle School child in Virginia. No recess. Just class after class after class.
FCPS has recess.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 11:57
Subject: Re:Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just block of 12-1 and 3-3:30 in your calendar for lunch and a break. Its not that hard.
Op - she will book over it
Only a troll would be scared of their EA.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 08:28
Subject: Re:Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Only every single Middle School child in Virginia. No recess. Just class after class after class.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 08:17
Subject: Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Why is your EA calling the shots?
i block “focus time” on my calendar every day for 3 hour blocks and use that for correspondence, writing, strategy. Just put in blocks of time where you need it.
i block “focus time” on my calendar every day for 3 hour blocks and use that for correspondence, writing, strategy. Just put in blocks of time where you need it.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 08:12
Subject: Re:Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:Just block of 12-1 and 3-3:30 in your calendar for lunch and a break. Its not that hard.
This is what I and several others at my company do.
Anonymous
09/26/2025 08:10
Subject: Re:Anyone else here back to back in meetings all day with no breaks?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just block of 12-1 and 3-3:30 in your calendar for lunch and a break. Its not that hard.
Op - she will book over it
Give her a formal reprimand. It’s not acceptable to be overruling your boss like this. Insubordination