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So I am eternally grateful that I have a job where my bosses really like me and value my opinions.
However, I hate the double standard this entails. As in, I get treated completely different from the majority of the staff. As in, I hate how one of my bosses utilizes the 'employee at will' and wants to fire people for the sole reason of not liking them. I remember one of the girls that works there now, she first HATED when we were interviewing her. And now, all my boss does is rave about how awesome she is. She wanted to fire one girl who LOOKED like she was doing poorly but really it was reflective of the lead teacher not doing her fair share. And that lead teacher, my boss totally LOVES. I don't get it.
Luckily, my other boss is a LITTLE bit better at judging the staff. But he totally takes advantage of situations with other staff and goes back on the things that he says and it's really unfortunate.
They are still the best bosses I've ever had. Nobody's perfect.
Except me. Clearly, I am the mediator, the voice of reason, the only one who can speak up for the staff to hopefully keep the child care the best damn child care it can be. I've been thinking about it in the back of my mind and I really think that I could be a good boss. I'm a pretty good judge of people and I understand what it takes to be a good boss: listening skills, empathy, compassion, understanding. I hate how my boss will tell a staff member "too bad" because she can't get her shift covered by the (crappy) subs we have when her grandma is in the hospital and her dog is being put to sleep. WTF? Would YOU (the boss) want to work if that happened to you? HELL NO. And working with kids is not an easy job; you have to be completely able to focus all of your attention on the children. Can you be the best possible you if your grandma is in the hospital and your dog is dying? NO! (DUH). I have the ability to correct people in a (what I think is) a nice, casual way. I can be firm when I need to be. I can phrase almost anything so that it comes out in a "positive, proactive" manner. Sometimes, I think positivity is bullshit, sometimes you HAVE to be negative. Being positive all the time requires keeping everything in and that's definitely unhealthy.
I'm sitting here, trying to think of a good schedule for all the staff and Joe is concerned about keeping two staff members 'happy' and I don't think that realistically it's possible. I understand they like to work with each other but if they do then that means we'll end up putting a not-so-good girl with her BFF and that's just a BAD idea, especially in an environment where we are encouraged not to 'socialize.' Plus, my way with the schedule puts a REALLY awesome employee with a really shitty one (the shitty one one of my bosses loves) so at least the classroom will even out. My bosses just need to give me the child care to run because I'd be really good at.
Ok, I'm done pimping myself out now.
However, I hate the double standard this entails. As in, I get treated completely different from the majority of the staff. As in, I hate how one of my bosses utilizes the 'employee at will' and wants to fire people for the sole reason of not liking them. I remember one of the girls that works there now, she first HATED when we were interviewing her. And now, all my boss does is rave about how awesome she is. She wanted to fire one girl who LOOKED like she was doing poorly but really it was reflective of the lead teacher not doing her fair share. And that lead teacher, my boss totally LOVES. I don't get it.
Luckily, my other boss is a LITTLE bit better at judging the staff. But he totally takes advantage of situations with other staff and goes back on the things that he says and it's really unfortunate.
They are still the best bosses I've ever had. Nobody's perfect.
Except me. Clearly, I am the mediator, the voice of reason, the only one who can speak up for the staff to hopefully keep the child care the best damn child care it can be. I've been thinking about it in the back of my mind and I really think that I could be a good boss. I'm a pretty good judge of people and I understand what it takes to be a good boss: listening skills, empathy, compassion, understanding. I hate how my boss will tell a staff member "too bad" because she can't get her shift covered by the (crappy) subs we have when her grandma is in the hospital and her dog is being put to sleep. WTF? Would YOU (the boss) want to work if that happened to you? HELL NO. And working with kids is not an easy job; you have to be completely able to focus all of your attention on the children. Can you be the best possible you if your grandma is in the hospital and your dog is dying? NO! (DUH). I have the ability to correct people in a (what I think is) a nice, casual way. I can be firm when I need to be. I can phrase almost anything so that it comes out in a "positive, proactive" manner. Sometimes, I think positivity is bullshit, sometimes you HAVE to be negative. Being positive all the time requires keeping everything in and that's definitely unhealthy.
I'm sitting here, trying to think of a good schedule for all the staff and Joe is concerned about keeping two staff members 'happy' and I don't think that realistically it's possible. I understand they like to work with each other but if they do then that means we'll end up putting a not-so-good girl with her BFF and that's just a BAD idea, especially in an environment where we are encouraged not to 'socialize.' Plus, my way with the schedule puts a REALLY awesome employee with a really shitty one (the shitty one one of my bosses loves) so at least the classroom will even out. My bosses just need to give me the child care to run because I'd be really good at.
Ok, I'm done pimping myself out now.