Why am I exhausted ALL the time! Update Post 98

[PollyannaMom]

In April I gave notice at my school that I would not be returning for the 2023/2024 school year, and I decided to open my own business as a proofreader/editor!...To fill the $ gap, see my work friends, and keep in touch with my favorite students, I’ll sub at my old school occasionally.

Teacher Work Week starts this Monday, and I’m sooooo excited that I don’t have to be there!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!!

...and thanks for the update. Best of luck with your new career, and hugs to your dad.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Proud of you, Mrs. Ciz for taking care of yourself! Prayers for you and your dad

 

[leebee]

@Mrs. Ciz I SO hear you on the teaching! DH has been a professor for the past 15 years, and every single year it gets harder and harder. Less support from his department/administration, more disrespect and whining from students. He decided he was done this year when a student gave him the finger in class. DH told the student to leave the lecture and related the information to the student's advisor. The administration came down on DH like a ton of bricks. No disciplinary action or anything, but you would have thought it was DH who was flipping off the student instead of vice versa. Also, the grading, every evening, every weekend. I'd wake up on Saturday mornings and DH would be sitting in bed beside me, red pen in hand, grading before I was even awake. A new opportunity came up and even though it's about a 10% pay cut, he applied and now has a new job. it was a big decision; he has a PhD and being a professor was his dream job. Unfortunately, that dream job morphed into a nightmare scenario, and it was time to leave. Yesterday (8/11) was his last "official" day at the old job (although the new job started mid-July) and he has no regrets, just a huge sigh of relief, especially when he thinks about last year at this time, when he was prepping to teach 20 credit hours in the fall!

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

@Mrs. Ciz I SO hear you on the teaching! DH has been a professor for the past 15 years, and every single year it gets harder and harder. Less support from his department/administration, more disrespect and whining from students. He decided he was done this year when a student gave him the finger in class. DH told the student to leave the lecture and related the information to the student's advisor. The administration came down on DH like a ton of bricks. No disciplinary action or anything, but you would have thought it was DH who was flipping off the student instead of vice versa. Also, the grading, every evening, every weekend. I'd wake up on Saturday mornings and DH would be sitting in bed beside me, red pen in hand, grading before I was even awake. A new opportunity came up and even though it's about a 10% pay cut, he applied and now has a new job. it was a big decision; he has a PhD and being a professor was his dream job. Unfortunately, that dream job morphed into a nightmare scenario, and it was time to leave. Yesterday (8/11) was his last "official" day at the old job (although the new job started mid-July) and he has no regrets, just a huge sigh of relief, especially when he thinks about last year at this time, when he was prepping to teach 20 credit hours in the fall!

Good luck to your husband in his new job Leebee! When it’s gets to the point that it’s just not worth it anymore, and it’s affecting your well being, it’s time to make a change.