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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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jun 3, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

Managers—especially in the school system—rarely understand the daily happenings of their employees. Although it's part of their job description to monitor and survey their workers, it seems that they only care about the numbers on paper, such as clocking in and out or ensuring well-scheduled lunch breaks. But as every school teacher knows, the clock only says so much about their job; in fact, the most important moments happen between the lines of their timesheet, where they take unscheduled overtime to be a good leader or to help out a kid in need. 

This gym teacher had grown accustomed to his overtime schedule. While he wasn't paid to hang back and watch the high school gym during a scheduling gap for teachers, he did so anyway, simply because he loved being a part of the kids' sports. However, after getting berated by their manager about clocking out at their exact contract time, chaos ensued in his absence. 

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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
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  • 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.
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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."
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  • 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;
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  • 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.
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  • 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
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  • CoderJoe1 · They couldn't weight to take advantage of you. They deserve to pay.
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  • 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.
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  • Chance Chart_7065 Play stupid games, and win stupid prizes. Extra money for you though, so win win
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • gruntbuggly ⚫ I love it when doofus bureaucrats pick up big rocks and promptly throw them at their own feet.
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  • 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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