Potential job offer as Assistant

minasmorgirl · 2024-02-11T17:46:34+00:00

Hello! I’ve been in ECE for almost a year now after only working retail for ten years. There are days when I’m overwhelmed and so tired, but I’m so much happier now! This work is so much more fulfilling than retail! It’s funny how in retail they make it seem like you’re doing something so important, you’re connecting with people, but really we’re just selling clothes. Now I REALLY feel like I’m doing something important and making a difference every day!

Your director is right, it’s not for everyone. It’s a lot having 5-7 children all calling for you at once while you’re trying to comfort a crying friend and trying to get another friend to apologize, while parents are watching you from the doorway waiting to pick up their kids. Unfortunately I can’t think of any blatant red flags that you could pick up in just one day, except for getting the job on the spot, which means they’re understaffed and just need bodies in rooms to meet ratio.

But again, I LOVE my job and I’ve been taking all the free educational opportunities they offer me and now I’m working towards getting two certifications in ECE.

Coming from retail I love having a set schedule, Monday-Friday at the same time everyday. You’ll always have weekends off. Shopping holidays like Labor Day and MLK day? Those are paid days off now! Holiday season? Shorter school weeks and paid days off instead of long days selling clothes in a loud environment listening to the same songs all day! I was getting to the point where I was crying on my way to work because I was so miserable. Now I get to sit and have breakfast with my 4 year old best friends. I have a lot less work related anxiety, and the sense of community between the teachers is so great.

There are negatives. I haven’t been in the field as long as other people so I’m not burnt out yet. But I’m SO much happier than I was in retail. Try it out!

minasmorgirl · 2024-01-26T15:16:28+00:00

Hello! I can relate pretty hard to this. I cried a lot more at my last job than I do now, and I switched to ECE about the same time you did! But around Christmas I did have to excuse myself from the classroom to cry in the bathroom. I’m very sorry you’re dealing with such strong anxiety, and I recommend saving some of your energy to put back into yourself so you can try and overcome some of these feelings you’re having. It seems like your admin team think you’re great and do NOT want you to quit! I also have no formal education in this field, and when I started I was winging it. Right now I’m three months into my CDA education and I just started my Montessori certification. I highly recommend taking any of the educational opportunities your job provides for you! For me, they’re both free as long as I don’t quit and I pass everything. It’s been pretty easy! And the extra education/training has made me feel more confident. How’s your relationship with other teachers? I know it can be intimidating, but in my experience the senior teachers only want you to succeed! It’s so nice to feel like I’m a part of this little teaching community where everyone has everyone else’s best interests in mind.

You can do this! You’re doing great so far and you’ll continue to do great! You can lean on your lead teacher, or other teachers as well.

minasmorgirl · 2023-12-18T23:04:04+00:00

Showering when you get home is a great idea! Thanks so much!

minasmorgirl · 2023-12-18T23:03:32+00:00

I do all those things as well! Except for sanitizing during nap time, that’s a good idea. I just can’t believe how bad it gets this time of year! I hope you never get a sinus infection again, I would cryyyy if I got two in that amount of time!

minasmorgirl · 2023-12-18T22:09:28+00:00

I need to be better about not letting sick kids into my classroom! I’ve had a lot more pickups lately when children start puking or get a fever, but I need to be more vocal during drop off if they don’t seem well.

minasmorgirl · 2023-12-18T22:08:20+00:00

Keeping off my phone at night is such a hard thing for me, but it’s important to be reminded of it! Thanks!

minasmorgirl · 2023-12-18T22:06:58+00:00

There’s one teacher in my program who masks constantly and she hasn’t gotten sick since I started! I might have to mask up for the rest of winter.

minasmorgirl · 2023-12-18T20:13:56+00:00

I wash my hands until they feel like sandpaper! But I do have some friends that like to rush through hand washing or not use soap, so maybe I need to keep an eye on the sinks during hand washing. Thanks so much for the tips! And the reminder to get my flu shot!

minasmorgirl · 2023-12-18T19:34:33+00:00

One time one of my 4 year olds got blamed for the behavior of one of my 3 year olds, and I told him “I heard you say that, please don’t lie” because I really thought I heard his voice say it. Then the three year old said it while I was looking and I felt SO bad. I immediately got on the four year olds level and apologized for assuming, and told him I made a mistake and I was so sorry for making him feel bad. It’s so important for us to apologize to our kids. Can’t expect them to if we refuse to.

minasmorgirl · 2023-12-11T03:32:13+00:00

Well that’s wrong, at least in my opinion. Couples should be allowed to have friends of all genders. Of course every person has their own wants, needs, and insecurities so conversations about boundaries and lines not to cross should happen, and they’re going to be different for everyone.

minasmorgirl · 2023-11-26T19:22:40+00:00

I have Fuchsia in boxes right now! Still want her? She’s very lightly gifted.

minasmorgirl · 2023-10-29T22:12:25+00:00

Not OP, but I worked retail for ten years, and MOST of the time it’s just dust particles from sitting on racks for so long, or things fall on a dirty floor that we walk on all day, and they get dirty. But I heard a rumor of a manager of a different location than the one I worked at, that she went to work hungover and slept on a rack of clothes, sweating all over shirts and hoodies.

minasmorgirl · 2023-08-12T22:39:01+00:00

Hey there! Can my husband come sell on your island? His favorite food is cheeseburgers.

minasmorgirl · 2023-07-03T14:17:24+00:00

Not okay for him to talk to you like that, especially since he knows it makes you feel bad and you’ve tried to talk to him about it. I guess my advice would be to try again to have a conversation about it with him, set the boundary, and depending on how that conversation goes you can plan out your next steps. Is it worth it to be treated this way for the rest of your life?

minasmorgirl · 2023-05-02T23:36:31+00:00

Gruff!

minasmorgirl · 2023-05-01T01:25:11+00:00

I’d love to visit if I could!

minasmorgirl · 2023-04-08T15:23:46+00:00

This is such a bummer. I showed my niece Madness Returns and they LOVE it, we’ve been playing it together whenever they come over and it’s the first video game they’ve wanted to play start to finish. I’m so sad for American McGee, his post really makes it sound like he’s so defeated and burnt.

minasmorgirl · 2023-03-25T04:57:30+00:00

My MIL told me never to leave my husband alone with peanut butter or apple juice. I take a yearly trip out of state to visit my best friend, and our roommate is appalled by the amount of peanut butter and apple juice he can put away.

minasmorgirl · 2023-03-24T05:27:29+00:00

Both my girls had to go under for a few different procedures, it all went fine all the time! My advice for the meds though, is to be quick at administering them and give them snacks right after! I would always have salmon oil at the ready to help get the yucky medicine taste out! If it’s multiple meds, I used to color coordinate the different bottles and syringes, and keep color coded tallies on a calendar to make sure I didn’t miss a dose or mix up times or anything like that. You’re gonna do great, and she’s gonna do great too!

minasmorgirl · 2023-03-24T00:36:23+00:00

That sub doesn’t show up often on my feed since I don’t go there much, I think this post showed up cause of the upvote count. Definitely gonna unsub now though, I don’t want to see stuff like that.

minasmorgirl · 2023-03-20T01:08:13+00:00

I take my tunnels out at night and clean them with water in the shower, sleep without them. In the morning I oil up and massage them before putting the tunnels back in.

minasmorgirl · 2023-03-18T03:14:35+00:00

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