last day of work!
today, i was scheduled to go in at 9:00 to sign out and leave for the summer. i intentionally don't bring anything to work because i don't like moving things at the end of the year. i had an office 2 years ago that i filled with personal teaching stuff, but it took forever to pack and move. since then, i have only kept a file cabinet full of science and social studies materials. i was done packing my stuff on friday.
i teach with a very temperamental/moody woman. one minute she'll be your best friend, and the next she won't talk to you. this year, she's been better than in the past. we've had more good moments than bad. she has huge control issues, and is incredibly disorganized. because of that, she doesn't want people to help her do anything. this year, she was moving her room, so i convinced her that our assistant was perfectly capable of packing boxes. if i hadn't done that, she would still be at work packing boxes. i also told her that i was leaving to help out with a wedding today, and that i'd be driving to rhode island as soon as possible. i figured that would get her moving a little faster because she'd know that i wouldn't be there all day. yesterday, i used the projector cart to move boxes downstairs. i moved about 80% of the boxes myself. i moved about 5 for every 1 that she moved.
well, i was completely done checking out at 10 this morning. i was signed off with the main office and center office, and everyone said goodbye. i graciously went back up to help a little more. she had snapped at me a few times yesterday, and i made a deal with myself that i would stop helping her if she did it again today. (this is a 50 year old woman, by the way.) she hadn't thanked me once yesterday. i was having asthma issues with all of the dust that had accumulated over the past 2-5 years. well, at 11:00, i was done. i told her that i was leaving. there were about 3 carts of boxes left. she could have easily done that on her own in an hour. (she had to be out by 12.) well, she told me that i wasn't allowed to leave because the nazi principal said that we were both responsible for moving. i'm not under the nazi for one thing. for another, if the nazi knew that ALL of that stuff was hers, i wouldn't be obligated to help at all. also, if she looked in the boxes, she would have thrown half of them out because the school is acting as a personal storage unit. i went down to talk to my principal because i had no intention of staying until every box was moved...by me. i told her that i was done being ordered around by one of my co-workers. i normally don't lose my patience, but i was finished. my principal went up to look at the room and determine how to keep peace, basically. she told me to move a few more boxes, and then i could go. i moved all but 2 boxes and left without saying goodbye.
this is what irritates me: my co-worker said that she couldn't do it all herself because she has arthritis in her knees. i told her that she could load up the projector cart and push it to the elevator so that she wouldn't have to do the stairs. no. she can't push things. explain to me how it's easier to carry heavy boxes down a flight and a half of stairs, than it is to push a cart on flat ground. i honestly don't understand that logic at all. she was just being stubborn, and i don't really think that i need to put up with that. i weigh 95 pounds. i should be the last one picking up 50 pound boxes.
Generally, the pain associated with arthritis develops gradually, although sudden onset is also possible. The joint may become stiff and swollen, making it difficult to bend or straighten the knee. Pain and swelling are worse in the morning or after a period of inactivity. Pain may also increase after activities such as stair climbing or kneeling. The pain may often cause a feeling of weakness in the knee, resulting in a "locking" or "buckling." Many people report that changes in the weather also affect the degree of pain from arthritis.
note: it doesn't mention "pushing objects."
i teach with a very temperamental/moody woman. one minute she'll be your best friend, and the next she won't talk to you. this year, she's been better than in the past. we've had more good moments than bad. she has huge control issues, and is incredibly disorganized. because of that, she doesn't want people to help her do anything. this year, she was moving her room, so i convinced her that our assistant was perfectly capable of packing boxes. if i hadn't done that, she would still be at work packing boxes. i also told her that i was leaving to help out with a wedding today, and that i'd be driving to rhode island as soon as possible. i figured that would get her moving a little faster because she'd know that i wouldn't be there all day. yesterday, i used the projector cart to move boxes downstairs. i moved about 80% of the boxes myself. i moved about 5 for every 1 that she moved.
well, i was completely done checking out at 10 this morning. i was signed off with the main office and center office, and everyone said goodbye. i graciously went back up to help a little more. she had snapped at me a few times yesterday, and i made a deal with myself that i would stop helping her if she did it again today. (this is a 50 year old woman, by the way.) she hadn't thanked me once yesterday. i was having asthma issues with all of the dust that had accumulated over the past 2-5 years. well, at 11:00, i was done. i told her that i was leaving. there were about 3 carts of boxes left. she could have easily done that on her own in an hour. (she had to be out by 12.) well, she told me that i wasn't allowed to leave because the nazi principal said that we were both responsible for moving. i'm not under the nazi for one thing. for another, if the nazi knew that ALL of that stuff was hers, i wouldn't be obligated to help at all. also, if she looked in the boxes, she would have thrown half of them out because the school is acting as a personal storage unit. i went down to talk to my principal because i had no intention of staying until every box was moved...by me. i told her that i was done being ordered around by one of my co-workers. i normally don't lose my patience, but i was finished. my principal went up to look at the room and determine how to keep peace, basically. she told me to move a few more boxes, and then i could go. i moved all but 2 boxes and left without saying goodbye.
this is what irritates me: my co-worker said that she couldn't do it all herself because she has arthritis in her knees. i told her that she could load up the projector cart and push it to the elevator so that she wouldn't have to do the stairs. no. she can't push things. explain to me how it's easier to carry heavy boxes down a flight and a half of stairs, than it is to push a cart on flat ground. i honestly don't understand that logic at all. she was just being stubborn, and i don't really think that i need to put up with that. i weigh 95 pounds. i should be the last one picking up 50 pound boxes.
Generally, the pain associated with arthritis develops gradually, although sudden onset is also possible. The joint may become stiff and swollen, making it difficult to bend or straighten the knee. Pain and swelling are worse in the morning or after a period of inactivity. Pain may also increase after activities such as stair climbing or kneeling. The pain may often cause a feeling of weakness in the knee, resulting in a "locking" or "buckling." Many people report that changes in the weather also affect the degree of pain from arthritis.
note: it doesn't mention "pushing objects."