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Chit-Chat: the daily chit-chat (jan2019 - jun2019)

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i wish i could at least be able to do some of my work from home because i just never have time at work and i don't wanna to sit at work on the computer when i'm supposed to be off. being able to do a little work while watching tv or something sounds a little more relaxing and less stressful tbh but our stupid back office system needs the internet to be up a certain way for it to be able to be used augh.
 
I'm of the opinion that once you're off the clock, you're off the clock. It's what infuriates me about the Teaching profession because they're "salaried" and hence have to do hours upon hours of work that's outside of the normal school day. The most obvious is grading assignments but then there's Sporting events, School dances and other school activities that they're effectively not getting paid for but contractually obligated to do. If they were, a Teacher would be making well above 6 figures($150k at least).
 
I used to be jealous of salaried folk because of the whole "well if you leave early your paycheck won't be affected because you're still getting paid the same"

... but that seems like a small positive compared to the mountains of negatives it comes with, orz. personally glad I get paid for any overtime that I do.
 
CodeHelmet said:
I'm of the opinion that once you're off the clock, you're off the clock. It's what infuriates me about the Teaching profession because they're "salaried" and hence have to do hours upon hours of work that's outside of the normal school day. The most obvious is grading assignments but then there's Sporting events, School dances and other school activities that they're effectively not getting paid for but contractually obligated to do. If they were, a Teacher would be making well above 6 figures($150k at least).
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I'm pretty lucky that in my job right now that all I do, besides lesson preparation, is purely teaching in the classroom. All that out of hours stuff that you do not get paid for is a key reason why I'd never train as a PGCE qualified teacher back in Britain.
 
Yue Han said:
I'm pretty lucky that in my job right now that all I do, besides lesson preparation, is purely teaching in the classroom. All that out of hours stuff that you do not get paid for is a key reason why I'd never train as a PGCE qualified teacher back in Britain.
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If Teachers were hourly as opposed to Salary, they'd be getting paid overtime on a daily basis. 60 hour weeks(sometimes higher than that) when school is in session is not uncommon across the board. There were times when my mom was doing 80 hour weeks, which at x1.5 for overtime means that her overall salary would be increased 25% during that period(base + 1.5 = 2.5/2 = 1.25). Being a Science Teacher she does Lab Reports that take hours to grade, particularly with this next generation crap that looks at "how" one answers the question as opposed to whether they actually get it right(aka do they know it or not). Back in the 60's when we were going to the Moon(and coincidentally when my mom was going to school), I don't think we gave a flying f&ck how one got the answer but rather that they got it right(so long as they weren't cheating of course). One need only look at today's standards as to why our schools are producing graduates that are inadequate for today's needs.

Sorry for the rant but it just grinds my gears at times...
 
I just want to work a job that I like instead of working a job to make ends meet. As far as my current job goes, it falls in-between those two things. Mostly the making ends meet part, though. Any job that I "like" is going to be anything to do with tech which... is pretty hard to find around my area. ._.
 
I am counting the days until I'm finished.

i recently learned though that I will need to get a certificate of good conduct (so basically a criminal record check) for my time in China if I ever want to work with vulnerable people in the UK...and I am actually considering finding part time work in a care home for a few months while back which would definitely fall under that category. I might as well get it anyway since if I ever did need it in the future for whatever reason I would literally need to fly back to China to get it in person. Just a little inconvenient because of all these overtime hours I'll be working for the last 3 weeks eating up my time, and for me needing to wait until right at the end so there is no question about the validity of the certificate... which also means I can't even book a flight yet. I can see UK places of employment being picky about a 3 week discrepancy (or even a 1 week one).
 
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Job hunting is exhausting on its own, let alone if you're already depressed.
 
Cid said:
I haven't dived into the job hunting thing for quite a bit due to depression. Not depressed anymore, though! At least I think I'm not.

Any tips for little old me?
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rejection happens, sometimes, with job hunting. employers will even just...ghost you 100% and not say anything at all re: your application/interview. don't let it discourage you!!

also hi everyone
 
idk how jobs work in the phillipines but personally I just apply every Monday through Thursday (earlier in the week is better) from around 7 or 8 AM to 4 PM because I want to make damn sure my application is the first thing employers see in their inboxes.
 
I've been doing nothing this whole weekend.

Mostly because I relax in the morning and by the time I would even want to do anything (which is usually in the early afternoon) it starts raining and that kills any desire of me wanting to do stuff.

good ol' Florida summer: always raining in the early afternoon. @_@
 
Niceee

It's Sunday, and I have the busiest work day of the whole week. :'D

(I'm not really jealous, I'll have my days off soon!)
 
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