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Have you ever skipped duties, and does anyone really notice in the big schools? I have skipped hall duty a few times now. I did it once and felt real stupid just standing there for 15 minutes with nothig to do and people staring at me. I've never heard any complaints. Today I skipped bus duty. I had to rush home to get to my evening job. I stood for like 10 minutes outside watching the kids get on thier buses then just got my things and left. There were so many people I don't think anyone noticed
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Emma K Jean, I am so sorry to hear about your mom. They do call pneumonia "the old person's friend". My MIL turned 90 in January and still lives in her own home but her health has been touch and go and, of course, she needs a lot of help from her kids (my husband is the one who lives closest so he's the one often getting calls about water in her...See More
Apr 17, 2015
Ze Povinho It is always best to not skip any duties. Where I am everyone who has duty is expected to be there and this is written on the plans if one has to do duty.

Ze
Apr 18, 2015
Jean Thanks, Emma. Yes, there are some things for which I am grateful in the loss of my mom. It may sound awful, but I know that my older brother (who has degenerative arthritis and COPD) was so very worn out from taking care of Mom. Mom felt guilty about all he had to do, and Mom was still falling some and falling asleep spontaneously. So, as much as I...See More
Apr 18, 2015
subtastic On 4/08/15, Marie wrote: > Have you ever skipped duties, and does anyone really notice > in the big schools? > I have skipped hall duty a few times now. I did it once and > felt real stupid just standing there for 15 minutes with > nothig to do and people staring at me. I've never heard any > complaints. > Today I skipped bus d...See More
May 22, 2015
My My It's people like you that make regular staff think of subs as less than professional. If you don't want to do the job please get one you like and stop making it hard on the rest of us.

On 5/22/15, subtastic wrote: > On 4/08/15, Marie wrote: >> Have you ever skipped duties, and does anyone really notice >> in the big schools...See More
May 23, 2015


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