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To be upset about what this woman said behind my back?

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sherekahn · 20/06/2010 09:00

I am on a commitee and there is another woman on the commitee who I thought I got ok with. We are both ex teachers but she was high up in the profession whereas I only just gradutaed before I got pregnant.

My good friend who is not on the commitee told me about a conversation she was having with commitee woman and others at soft play. They were talking about teaching and apparently commitee bitch said that she didn't understand how I could cope as a secondary school teacher.

She has never seen me teach or taught in the same school. I am a qualified teacher and I hav esurvived several rough comps not to mention several schools abroad and here in England.

She is basically going by my personality. She is one of those who just cannot leave it in the classroom. She has a glowering, menacing demeanor, orders people around and once stood up in playgroup and bollocked the lot of us for not pulling our wieght.

I do have a strict teaching persona but I leave it in the classroom and I would never dream of teaching my peers like year 11 students.

How dare she assasinate me professionally!

We had a fund raising event yesterday and she clearly thought she was back at work and tried to oredr me around until I told her to bo goff. grrrrrrr.

WHY, WHY, WHY do these frustrated career woman see motherhood as a new career? grrrrr.

I think she dosn';t trust me because I'm single.

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Goblinchild · 20/06/2010 16:32

If you are a secondary school teacher, I'm surprised that you got stressed by someone talking behind your back and being bitchy.
Parents, students and other members of staff do it all the time, so I think you need to develop a thicker skin if you intend to stay in the profession.
Have you taught since you had your baby?

Mumcentreplus · 20/06/2010 22:03

Like an eagle shere....me and friend have to rise above at work all the time....like an eagle

sherekahn · 20/06/2010 22:24

No havn't taught since dd goblin. I always have maintained that it's noyt the kids that get to me but the other members of staff. I have learned to get a thick skin as far as the kids are concerned and believe me I have had some awful things (and I mean death threats) said about me behind my back but I get upset about the staff bitching because quite frankly I expect more from adults.

I may be a teacher but I'm still human you know. Mabe they should employ robots.

IME the staff are far worse than the students!

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swallowedAfly · 20/06/2010 23:41

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gerontius · 20/06/2010 23:55

I think you should be more cross with your friend that the other woman tbh. We all say things about others, doesn't mean they have to be passed on.

diplodoris · 21/06/2010 00:18

Why don't people say things to each other's face? Cowards.

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