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by Virginia

Nov 11, 2013

I am a first year teacher of VPK in Florida. When I was hired, my boss told me what my salary would be, but when I got my first paycheck, it was HALF of what she told me it would be. When I talked to her about it, she said "We were talking about a lot of numbers that day. I would never INTENTIONALLY mislead you." I know for a fact that she told someone else what she told me too, so there it is obvious that she lied to me. I can't afford to work the job now, and I have to quit. I can't believe that she lied to me. As a first year teacher, she has ruined so many things for me. I don't even know what I can do.

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Sara On 11/11/13, Virginia wrote:

You didn't sign a contract? You never get a letter specifying a salary that you had to sign and return and keep a copy of?

That would be unusual and there's a hard lesson in that. Jobs come with contracts or letters of agreement. If you did have either one of those, they have to pay you what's on that...See MoreOn 11/11/13, Virginia wrote:

You didn't sign a contract? You never get a letter specifying a salary that you had to sign and return and keep a copy of?

That would be unusual and there's a hard lesson in that. Jobs come with contracts or letters of agreement. If you did have either one of those, they have to pay you what's on that contract or letter of agreement or you can threaten to sue and you'll win.

If you didn't have a contract or letter of agreement, then you can leave at anytime - you are completely free to leave. Even in this circumstance, it's not good for the kids to just walk out the door and it leaves even more bad feelings behind you. Two weeks notice is good- staying until they find a replacement for you even better especially for the kids.

Try to unfocus on that she lied - it serves no good purpose and you'll need your energy for job hunting which won't be easier now that it's November and schools are staffed. If you can possibly afford it, I'd stay until I found another job and get a good reference out of this job. But if you have to go, it's really true that you don't have to mention this job on your resume or if you want to just say you took the job as a 'long-term sub'.

Build a relationship with a colleague if you can - it's always best to have a reference from every place you've worked and you're not going to want one from this Principal.

> I am a first year teacher of VPK in Florida. When I was > hired, my boss told me what my salary would be, but when I > got my first paycheck, it was HALF of what she told me it > would be. When I talked to her about it, she said "We were > talking about a lot of numbers that day. I would never > INTENTIONALLY mislead you." I know for a fact that she told > someone else what she told me too, so there it is obvious > that she lied to me. I can't afford to work the job now, > and I have to quit. I can't believe that she lied to me. As > a first year teacher, she has ruined so many things for me. > I don't even know what I can do.

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