Am I the only working parent who wonders why teachers are allowed to/get away with taking a half day (should that be a quarter day??) immediately prior to getting two full weeks off?
I work in a relatively small company so when I take two weeks off it takes me about six more to catch back up with my workload. I have to work extra hard befor ean after the holiday. In fact I rarely take two weeks together as it is not worth the hassle of trying to catch back up. The contrast with teachers is stark. I certainly would not get away with finishing up on the last day at 11 am. I would love to see my bosses face if i tried.
I appreciate that the holidays are part of the job, so fair enough, BUT given the general economic situation, it seems a bit rich that pepole who were due to strike on Monday last over the general unfairness of their treatment etc etc etc are about to take off for two full weeks, shortly after midterm, with the benefit of being paid for a full days work on Friday as they tear out of the carpark at 11 am! 11 am!
Is it too late to re-train I ask my self ????
Never mind the inconvenience caused to those of us who have arrangments in place for collecting our children at 2.30.
I work in a relatively small company so when I take two weeks off it takes me about six more to catch back up with my workload. I have to work extra hard befor ean after the holiday. In fact I rarely take two weeks together as it is not worth the hassle of trying to catch back up. The contrast with teachers is stark. I certainly would not get away with finishing up on the last day at 11 am. I would love to see my bosses face if i tried.
I appreciate that the holidays are part of the job, so fair enough, BUT given the general economic situation, it seems a bit rich that pepole who were due to strike on Monday last over the general unfairness of their treatment etc etc etc are about to take off for two full weeks, shortly after midterm, with the benefit of being paid for a full days work on Friday as they tear out of the carpark at 11 am! 11 am!
Is it too late to re-train I ask my self ????
Never mind the inconvenience caused to those of us who have arrangments in place for collecting our children at 2.30.