To wonder what makes it all worthwhile?

[MrsMachin]

(Accidentally posted this in chat so reposting here)

I enjoyed a thread a while back about the worst colleagues people have ever come across in their work.

I'm a secondary teacher with guidance duties (moving to SMT) and sometimes I feel like I could strangle half my department. Tomorrow I have forty kids sitting an exam in my secondary subject, the first year I've taught it, and also need to deal with a CP meeting and parents' night tomorrow after school. I'm a newly single mum of four (no. 5 on the way).

And today I burst into tears at the staffroom photocopier when it ran out of paper. So, MNetters, what do you do when you feel like such utter crap you want to get on a plane halfway across the world and never return?

Drink.

Not helpful.

I'm a secondary school teacher too with two preschoolers. I work 2 days which I'm can more than manage work wise. I've requested 3 days a week but I don't want too much responsibility yet.

Have you thought about going part time after baby? Being SLT perhaps you could get away with a 4 day week?

Sorry for the typos. I'm ill and wallowing in self pity.

I did an 'emergency' run to Tesco after work for cooking oil and sat in the carpark eating donuts.

Puckered if only!

I've been thinking about it. My mum is helping out with childcare and truth be told I'd love to go part time. I think a part of me would always feel guilty though.

Kindle you're my kind of lady!

Get over the guilt and do what's best for you. I'm training my HoD in the art of this . Obviously she has way more pressure than me but she needs to chill.

HoD's are notoriously stressy mine is a total monster.