Sorry this might be a long one.
I do supply work. I'm a Teaching Assistant, and at present Im at a lovely local primary school. I've been there since Christmas covering someone who's off long term sick. All was well and I was loving it until a few weeks ago when the other teaching assistant in the class went off sick as well, so another girl from my agency came to cover her. Initially I was quite pleased as I enjoy meeting other people from my agency, it's a common ground we have etc but she's worked at the school before and has done several ongoing long term placements theew and seemed to think from the off she was the authority over me because of it. Nothing unpleasant I could put my finger on, but lots of ever so patronising comments, talking down to me and suble undermining of me.
This was always presented to me as helpful advice. so even though it grated on me I ignored it and carried on as I had been, after all the class teacher is pleased with me apparently. I even carried on being nice to her in a "kill her with kindness" kind of way. She might be a TA but she's appalling at spelling, and has asked me to help her with words several times. I always oblige.
Well anyway since half term she seems to have upped her game. The comments are becoming more snide, for example today a little boy took his boots off and I said something about putting his new boots back on. She then said "they're not new, he's had them for ages now" (he's had them about a month maybe, so why does it fucking matter?)constant questioning of what I'm doing and why im doing it, I'll tell the kids to do one thing she immediately tells them to do another. Today she vaguely had a go at me for giving the wrong child a drink of water. Its all subtle never said in front of anyone else either, I've no idea what I've done to offend her?
Now, I want to be the better person and ignore, but quite honestly im on the verge of blowing and I know that when I do what I will say won't be very nice. The other part of me is thinking, fuck this im going to phone the agency tomorrow and say I don't want to this anymore send me elsewhere , but I really don't see why I should in all honesty? Class teacher is lovely and so are the kids, but I can't be arsed. I've not been well lately, some of you will know what I'm referring to and really am not in the best frame of mind. I think one more comment tommorrow and I will explode, and then no doubt get asked to leave, be reported to the agency etc.
So what the hell do I do? I have blown in this situation before and it came back on me and I ended up having to leave my job over it (long story).
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