"I pay your salary!"

[christineann]

One of my daughter's classmates in middle school mouthed off to one of the lunch ladies in the school cafeteria when she couldn't give him as much as he wanted in the lunch line. A teacher overheard him say that "I pay your salary" cr*p, and he was suspended immediately and had to write a letter of apology.

My son is a police officer and has heard that line several times, mostly from college students who are being arrested for DUI (he's just a few years out of college himself). He says he much prefers to work in the rough part of town and doing security at the homeless shelter during meal time, because the residents in those areas thank him for being there.

To those who use that line on a police officer, fireman, EMT, teacher, sanitation worker, etc., I have one question: What did YOU do to make your community a better place today?

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

And people wonder why those of us that know better are all over a 4th grader's mom for undermining what the teacher is trying to teach in class....

You've got to be kidding me

Those of us who don't know better had just as many legitimate points as the smart kids had.

 

[LilyWDW]

Well. Alrighty.

To the PP who think that "I pay your salary" might be appropriate when the prof. is off his rocker, you're still wrong. That sort of comment will prevent any productive conversation regarding what might be legitimate gripes. That line eliminates any credibility.

I hope you are not talking about my post, as I know I wrote about a situation where I had to go to the department chair. I don't think saying "I pay your salary" is correct... I was simply giving an example where going to the department chair was an appropriate action in response to another post.

Considering I grew up in a family of cops, I know this line well... and I also know just how well it worked...

 

[Handbag Lady]

For once, not me! I've had 2 or 3 who've tried this line over the years. This year, many colleagues are dealing with great big spoiled brats. The faculty email list is ablaze with war stories. THE SEMESTER JUST STARTED!!! Things aren't looking good for the class of 2013.

I could easily say the same for new colleagues this year. There are more spoiled brats that come to work expecting things to always go their way. When it doesn't, they just climb the chain of command until someone gets tired of their flappy gums and gives in.

 

[Gigi22]

As a former public servant, I had to deal with the thought, if not the actual statement. In my experience, it most often came from a member of the public who was trying to get something for nothing--free search time online, free photocopying, use of telephone lines, and so on. Of course, none of it was free--and if the individual in question was not willing to pay, it came out of an operational budget--resulting in cuts to the services that could be offered to others. It all boiled down to people being selfish. I always wanted to tell people that, but never could. Thanks to the Disboards for the opportunity! Jumping down from soapbox now.

 

[qtwns]

LOL if you did that to me, I'd whip out a 5 dollar bill and tuck it in your shirt pocket.

And I'd keep your $5!

 

[ChicagoFitnessClub]

A teacher overheard him say that "I pay your salary" cr*p, and he was suspended immediately and had to write a letter of apology.

How do you suspend a student for telling a lunch lady "I pay your salary?" I'm sorry but that is ridiculous.

 

[ChicagoFitnessClub]

And I'd keep your $5!

Don't spend it all in one place

 

[ChicagoFitnessClub]

Well. Alrighty.

To the PP who think that "I pay your salary" might be appropriate when the prof. is off his rocker, you're still wrong. That sort of comment will prevent any productive conversation regarding what might be legitimate gripes. That line eliminates any credibility.

What if the student just tells the professor that he/she is a blowhard and needs their head shoved up the dean's 3rd point of contact?

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Wow, I can't believe people think disrespect is going to get them anywhere. What a sense of entitlement. . .

 

[ChicagoFitnessClub]

Wow, I can't believe people think disrespect is going to get them anywhere. What a sense of entitlement. . .

Respect is earned, not given.

 

[christineann]

Actually, mouthing off at any staff member, whether it is the headmaster or the lunch lady, is not acceptable behavior, and the suspension was widely supported by other students.

 

[MoniqueU]

I come from a huge family of teachers and I still have been tempted to say this once or twice at my son's private high school. I can't imagine doing it ever at a college level, thats just nuts!

 

[minnieandmickey]

Boy, if I had a nickle for every time I've heard this in my 17 years of Law Enforcement


It never worked for them....

My husband works in law enforcement and actually gave somebody a nickel one time who said this to him and also told them to go ahead and keep the change.

 

[ChicagoFitnessClub]

Actually, mouthing off at any staff member, whether it is the headmaster or the lunch lady, is not acceptable behavior, and the suspension was widely supported by other students.

I have trouble believing that. Students vare rarely support anything teachers do until they reach high school.

 

[Acklander]

Actually, mouthing off at any staff member, whether it is the headmaster or the lunch lady, is not acceptable behavior, and the suspension was widely supported by other students.

No, mouthing off isn't acceptable behavior, but suspension seems like over kill for someone using words. I could see detention and writing an apology letter.

 

[golfgal]

Respect is earned, not given.

No, respect should be an automatic-especially if you don't know someone-respect can be LOST though. Part of the problem today is too many people think like you and then we have a society of people running around not caring how they treat people.

 

[sunnyday123]

First of all, for the love of God, let it go. Second, whose to say YOU know better??? You have your opinion and I have mine. Not to mention, what you are talking about has NOTHING to do with telling a teacher "I pay your salary."

TN Hockey Mom, you rock!!!

 

[bicker]

Respect is earned, not given.

No: Respect is inherently-deserved, until lost through explicit transgression.

 

[Sparx]

No: Respect is inherently-deserved, until lost through explicit transgression.

I agree. People should be respected at the default.