Gym teacher works unpaid overtime every day then gets scolded by clueless management, after resuming their contractual hours, the high school weight room is promptly destroyed by unattended students: ‘I’m only paid until 2:22’

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  • "Was told to work my contract hours. Damage ensued."

    Teacher here in inner city. Found myself coming in at 7::12-7:15 for a week or two, supposed to be there for 7:10. My Daughter's daycare is getting construction done so had
  • to park across street and drop her off. Got reprimanded and a mark on my file for not working during contractual hours; "you're paid for working 7:10 to 2:22." Fine.
  • Once school is out at 2:02 I usually open up the weightroom and let athletes workout, give some advice (I was a college athlete and lifted a lot), and I watch them until about 3:15 when their coaches get
  • there. Kids love it, I love it, coaches love it, never asked for pay. But my contracts done at 2:22. One day. Only one day. I posted on
  • our webpage that I wasn't going to be there. What happened? That same day numerous phones stolen from locker room so cops came, weightroom door broke open, kids running through halls and ran into
  • a teacher sending her to Urgent Care. Admin calls me in asking why I wasn't watching them. "I was told to work my contractual hours, I'm only paid until 2:22. I did this for fun, and it was unofficial."
  • Next day whole district gets an email for a job posting "Afterschool Weightroom Coach." Admin asked me to apply. Now it's costing them money.
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  • Edit: since some of you seem to be butthurt that this isn't real and "how could they post a position so quickly" here's my response to a comment below;
  • It's a long story, we actually used to have a dedicated strength and conditioning coach. He quit last year because, you might guess, was sick of dealing with my admin.
  • They posted the position but no one wanted it and I wasn't qualified (needed a CSCS). So I unofficially took over because kids wanted to work out which I applaud them for. The new position posted was a revised posting with lowered qualifications so I could take it
  • CoderJoe1 · They couldn't weight to take advantage of you. They deserve to pay.
  • Unasked_for_advice ⚫ Rarely does anyone appreciate what they get for free, now after they got over their power trip they can pay you for your time.
  • Chance Chart_7065 Play stupid games, and win stupid prizes. Extra money for you though, so win win
  • Snarky75 What school district do you work in? I have never heard of a district getting approval for a new position and salary in one day!! That is unheard of with all of the government red tape. You must work at a private school.
  • MisterSirDudeGuy Good for you. That's exactly how it should be arranged. You shouldn't be working for fun or free (it's a liability), and there should be someone scheduled for that work.
  • gruntbuggly ⚫ I love it when doofus bureaucrats pick up big rocks and promptly throw them at their own feet.
  • Harry_Smutter ⚫ Don't do for free what you can be paid for. You teachers put enough work in as it is.

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