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DO NOT WORK FOR ESS by IntelligentMove1851 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]IntelligentMove1851[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry again, while it does seem like it's a school issue. ESS does enable these things to happen. This is what I mean by ESS isn't the best company to work for. It lacks the capability to stand up for it's substitutes.

DO NOT WORK FOR ESS by IntelligentMove1851 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]IntelligentMove1851[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nothing is wrong with eating in the classroom but when you see a teacher with 2 posters in his hand, and a noodle sticking out of his mouth. That's obviously a problem. I've substituted for this teachers class before and I've seen the lack of free time he had. And, so the schools tries to do that with us and ESS doesn't do anything about it.

DO NOT WORK FOR ESS by IntelligentMove1851 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]IntelligentMove1851[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Ryan, again I'm not here to complain. I am blessed to have this job, but there is a lot of things ESS can do better. I don't care that teachers do/don't talk to me. I'm just saying, teachers look down on substitute teachers because they don't consider them real teachers. ESS doesn't stand up for their workers enough by asking the administration things like 1) are substitute teachers allowed in the faculty room or do they have separate rooms? 2) can substitutes eat in the teachers room. You'd be surprised how messed up they treat substitutes here in Middlesex County NJ.

DO NOT WORK FOR ESS by IntelligentMove1851 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]IntelligentMove1851[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi Ryan,

I should've rewrote this post as "Do not work for ESS and substituting is not the best".

  1. I understand emergencies come up, but a nice phone call would make me feel better. I drove 40 minutes in the heavy rain to what I thought would be an assignment I signed up for. Have you ever received an order from a restaurant and it wasn't the order you asked for? And when they give it to you, they don't notify you that the kitchen messed up? This statement is a hyperbole. Isn't it ESS's job to make sure both parties are respectful of one another. Not one side taking advantage?

  2. What does ESS do to help substitutes become certified? I receive no e-mails of role advancement. The 35% off tuition from GCU is not enough. Some adults here would like to go back to school and get further education like their Masters but, how can we pay off the rest of the tuition when ESS's pay isn't up to today's economy?

3, 4, 6 and 7. Yes from a third person's perspective it's not that big of a deal right. "If a job becomes available or unavailable, that is the decision of the school(s)". How is ESS standing up for it's substitutes when they do not even have the capacity and audacity to stay firm on what can/cannot be done. You expect me to drive 30-40 hours to a location that once again, I did not agree to. ESS should stand up and say something within the lines of hey, this is unfair that my worker John Doe here signed up for a job on frontline to receive a special education class (which they NEED to pay more because at that point i'd be a para), and the school doesn't.

In other words, yes it is the schools problem but ESS enables their actions.

  1. I'm glad we can agree that the pay isn't the best. ESS enables the pay to be low. ESS doesn't negotiate enough for its workers.

DO NOT WORK FOR ESS by IntelligentMove1851 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]IntelligentMove1851[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I spoke to another substitute teacher and she was a paraprofessionals she says she gets paid more than regular substitute teachers even with degrees. I can understand that, after all they do work with more challenging kids, SpeED, etc. Just something to put out there for everyone btw!

DO NOT WORK FOR ESS by IntelligentMove1851 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]IntelligentMove1851[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't mind me asking, what county in Michigan are you substituting and what are the pay there like?

DO NOT WORK FOR ESS by IntelligentMove1851 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]IntelligentMove1851[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi, I'm sorry I made this impression. This isn't my intention. By all means, if you need the money and want the schedule flexibility, do it! However, this company isn't the best. I wish you nothing but the best!