I like to be booked in advance. But last week that did not happen. When I left school on Friday, I had nothing scheduled for Monday or Tuesday.
Saturday evening, something popped up for Monday. Whew. I wouldn't have to spend Sunday waiting and wondering.
And then Sunday afternoon that assignment was cancelled. (The teacher sent an email apologizing for cancelling. I assume whatever reason she was going to have to miss school resolved itself.) 😞
I tried to be happy about the prospect for a day off. (There was going to be a little construction in the house, so I wanted to be away from home for that.) I went to bed planning what I would do with my day off.
Then, at about 5AM-ish, a job popped up. Whew.
All day Monday I kept my phone and computer open. Hoping for Tuesday.
(Monday's assignment was an English class. The tenth graders were doing prelim work before reading Animal Farm while the ninth graders were analyzing the poem "Ozymandias".)
And a couple assignments did pop up. Sadly, they popped up while I was doing my job. 😞
(If I don't grab the assignment when it pops up, it's gone. One of them I saw four minutes after it posted. I tried to grab it. It was gone.)
Tuesday wasn't going to be a problem being off, though. No work planned in the house.
But, at about 7:30 PM, something for Tuesday popped up. Whew. And this one didn't get cancelled. Again, whew.
(AP Economics. The kiddos were prepping for a test. But we had technical difficulties with the computers not letting them get logged in. Well, only about a third of the class. But seniors. In advanced placement. They weren't a problem.)
The rest of the week was booked. As is this week. So, after Tuesday I could relax a bit.
Now, as for next week...
Must be nerve wracking to have to keep checking, hoping something comes up and no one gets it before you! Was this yesterday's Tuesday? Schools were closed here. I thought they always moved holidays to Mondays. I may be mistaken, since Veteran's Day is a specific date. I forgot and checked my mail anyway!
ReplyDeleteNo, last week's Tuesday. We had Monday and Tuesday off here.
DeleteIt seems like you are always "booked" - are there times where it is slow?
ReplyDeleteI'm booked most of the time. Last week was slow, hence the waiting on assignments. Usually, it's slow at the beginning of the semesters.
DeleteI can't imagine being in that situation. The closest I ever came was working as a temp. But on my second assignment in the nineties the company hired me. And the same thing happened in the 2000's on my first (!) assignment. It flattered me, for sure, but your situation is totally different. Best of luck!
ReplyDeleteYeah, if I was looking for permanent, at this point they'd probably hire me. But who knows?
DeleteI would not do well as a substitute, I like to have regular hours
ReplyDeleteThe hours are regular. It just can be hit or miss as to whether I work.
DeleteAt least you were able to get some of them.
ReplyDeleteAnimal Farm, Ozymandias... Great lessons. Such classics have disappeared from our syllabus, thanks to Indian Knowledge System.
ReplyDeleteGreat works, but there are so many other great works out there.
DeleteI might have chat gpt analysis Ozymandias.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't do well as a substitute. I need structure. And if I thought it was going to be a day off and I got called in, I would be bummed.
ReplyDeleteI can always say no. (I didn't want to in this case as I wanted to be out of the house.)
DeleteYears ago, I was a girl girl, and I can remember some of the anxiety Waiting for a phone call, giving me the opportunity for an assignment. Fortunately, some of my assignments were a month or more long, but they would also end abruptly when I was no longer needed.. On the other hand, I also liked the variety although all of mine were Office type Clerical jobs.
ReplyDeleteKelly Girl, Not girl girland this was in the years before The Internet.
DeleteYeah, waiting on a call... It wasn't all that long ago when we had a caller and not an app.
DeleteI don't think I could handle not having some kind of set schedule. I think if it wasn't in advance, I probably wouldn't take it last minute - but then again, money. We all need that and more than ever.
ReplyDeleteThat must be very stressful not knowing if you're going to work the next day, or what you'll be doing if you are working.
ReplyDeleteMost of the time I'm booked ahead (like tomorrow and Monday). And at this point, I know the majority of the teachers, so I have a pretty good idea what sort of class I'm walking into.
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