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Posted by: panseyrose
Date: 3/26/2005 6:17:35 AM

I was fired today from a teaching job. They would not tell me the reason, only that it was in the best interest of the staff and the students. I had the boss from hell. She didn't like me, I could tell. She never even said hi to me in the morning. She told me I had an attitude problem. I did not. I heard her tell a student this also, one who has an amazing personality. I am worried I will never find another teaching job. Do I have to list this on a resume? There were only seven weeks left of school. I feel horrible. Help, please.

Reply from:	pr3l1m
Date:	3/26/2005 9:17:00 PM
Reply:	1) If you did your job well, you were probably fired simply for budgetary reasons; or possibly a student filed a complaint against you (i.e., you gave them a bad grade and they decided to retaliate). But I'm guessing. You haven't described the circumstances of your job (other than that your boss seemed to be lacking people skills). 2) You boss may just have been either insensitive (maybe she never says hello to anyone in the morning), or took some illogical dislike to you -- which has nothing to do with you. 3) No, you don't "have" to list anything on a resume that you don't want to -- though you may be asked to account for a particular period of time (if it's a big enough gap on your C.V.) if nothing is listed there. 4) Whether or not you get another job depends on a lot of things -- if you teach math and science (as I have done in the past), you can write your own ticket. If you teach English Lit or history, the market is pretty well saturated and you may have to look long and hard well outside your region to find even a part-time job. 4) Don't be too down on yourself. Teaching isn't a respected or respectable job anymore -- not only here in the US, but worldwide. If you work as an adjunct or sub, well, I know colleges where the janitors get better benefits, and better pay, than the adjuncts. 5) You seriously might want to consider another line of work -- your next job might be great, or it might well be a repeat of what you just experienced. The pay is very poor, in general, and as you well know, the hours and responsibilities that go along with the job are ludicrous compared to one's compensation. Just a thought.

Reply from:	panseyrose
Date:	3/27/2005 2:22:00 AM
Reply:	What you said was really helpful. I think it's true, that teachers are a dime a dozen. It is sad, and it is hard to make a living nowadays. When hired I was not told that the kids were the bad kids, the ones kicked out of the regular school. I do not like being in this situation, but it makes me feel better and I do appreciate more than you know the fact that you cared to take the time to care! Write more, please, what you say is so soothing. I need that so much now. I am afraid, but you helped more than you will ever know.

Reply from:	chance
Date:	3/28/2005 4:25:00 PM
Reply:	I had a bad boss once who made me so mad I stormed out of work in the middle of my shift. A month later I applied for a job at the store right next to my old store. When the manager called me for an interview I told her that I had really enjoyed my previous job, but that I had some conflict with the manager and left on bad terms - but I only had conflict with the old manager, no one else in the store. The new manager called the old store and both people she talked to gave me good references. Since I had already warned her that I had a conflict with the old manager, she made an effort to talk to someone else. Those people knew I had been a good worker and their comments about me reflected as much. I got hired. So, go find a job you think you will like and just be up front. Don't give too much info, but don't try to look like you are hiding things either. Tell the interviewer you had some conflicts with your old boss and give her some other references from that job who would be able to speak positively about you. A boss isn't the only source of references - previous co-workers can be references too. Good luck!

Reply from:	panseyrose
Date:	3/28/2005 6:06:00 PM
Reply:	That is really good advice. Thank you.

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