I have worked in schools where they are really lovely ... smiling and helpful - in fact, in one school we all believed that the school secretary was the only one thing that kept the school running and the headteacher was actually a puppet
But these bloody women at DS's school are awful. I call every Wednesday afternoon to check that DS's soccer is on ... I didn't used to but one day he appeared at home at 3.15 having walked home on his own because it was cancelled - no one had called to let us know ... so now I ring ...
Call goes like this:
"Hi there, I am just ringing to see if Soccer is on today"
" Yesssss, as far as we know ...."
"Thanks so m ....." and before I get a chance to finish my sentence and say goodbye she hangs up! Soooooo bloody RUDE! I don't care HOW busy/stressed she is .... I know how stressful life is at a school - there is NO excuse for rudeness!
So this morning I went in to ask for a form for the school disco (DS was away when the notice went out). "Morning! Can I please have a form for the disco, my son missed the notice as he was ill, and I would like to pay today"
Silence.
She goes over to a tray (Sucked Lemon Face) and gets said form and just hands it to me (Sucked Sour Lemon Face)
"Thank you so much." I read form and say, "$2 per person, does that include preschoolers?"
with her back to me, "Whatever it says on the form."
So, I fill in the form. Get out $20 note from my purse and stand waiting, murmuring to DD cheerfully. Finally SHE turns round, raises her eyebrows at me as if to say, "What?" but doesn't say a word. I smile and hand over the form and the money.
"You'll have to wait for change, we are totally out today!"
I smile and say, "That's not a problem, will it be in DS's book bag later maybe?"
"I have no idea!"
So I just said, "Well, I'll check when he gets home then."
I smiled cheerily and said, "Thanks SO MUCH .... " and left feeling like I wanted to poke her with something sharp
Such a cow!