To really hate being a school governor and want to step down after two years

[kevinknowsimmiserabletho]

My DC are all grown up and as I have more time on my hands these days I volunteered to be a governor at the school they attended.

I've been doing it for two years now, so I feel I've really given it a go.

But honestly, I hate it.

I don't mind attending meetings etc and giving my time it's not the hard work element as such. Just the actual make up of the board and the fact that I seem to be there to be a bum on a seat rather than because anyone is paying attention to anything I have to say.

I feel like it's a lot of responsibility but I can hardly influence anything at all and have to go along with the status quo or upset the clique of people who have been there for years.

It's a four year time but honestly I feel so miserable I just want to stand down.

WIBU just to go? If it was a job I would have resigned by now.

@kevinknowsimmiserabletho i came across your thread when googling ‘sick of being a school governor’ and have similar experience to so many on this thread. It’s thankless but glad to see I’m not the only one. And just got talked down to at the school gate by our head when trying to clarify something she needs me to do for safeguarding purposes and hadn’t bothered to explain clearly in her initial email. But somehow I’m being the awkward one??? So over it.