I am a teacher and have been teaching for about 25 30 years.

Lakota Sierra

January 22,2023 at 3:11PM UTC

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I am a teacher and have been teaching for about 25 30 years. I work with women who gosdsip and talk behind people's back. I have noticed a few co-workers are good friends with management. The favoritism is on my last nerve. The school where I teach is corporate. It's all about the money. They exploit employees and children for profit. This is hard to deal with. I am 54 years old and thinking about retiring. I need some advice.

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AnonymousJanuary 22,2023 at 3:39PM UTC
Can you work part time ?
slowly exit?
AnonymousJanuary 23,2023 at 3:41AM UTC
Design an amazing 2nd chapter to work towards. Take your focus off this current situation and really put together tge nuts & bolts of what you'll do next.
This will activate your creativity and get you motivated to plan, finance and educate yourself for that amazing journey. Use this ending as your farewell tour.
Jacqueline CutlerJanuary 25,2023 at 1:29PM UTC
As a teacher, your degree and credentials could be put to use in a school where you are more comfortable. There's likely gossip everywhere, but if this affecting you, then it could be time to talk with other schools.
If you start doing this now, you could still finish out the school year with your current students but have a new job lined up for next semester - if it is tenable until then.
Also, if you needed to leave sooner, teachers who tutor 1:1 can make very good money and are in demand. Wishing you luck!
Chre M. Davis, M.S.Ed.January 25,2023 at 3:42PM UTC
No need to retire. You can change your job or transition into a different career. workmonger.com is a job board for transition teachers. Teachers transition into curriculum writing, instructional design, academic coaching, customer service, and many others. Many are part-time or remote/WFH. You have lots to offer but no reason to stay in a toxic environment!
misskelleypJanuary 25,2023 at 6:34PM UTC
As a teacher you are in high demand. Leave this place and during your interviews ask lots of questions about culture and how staff treat each other.
AnonymousJanuary 25,2023 at 6:55PM UTC
Advice is think about what is important to you. Can you afford to retire? Mentally? Financially? In work situations sometimes people gossip and while its not productive you can choose to listen or ignore it. If you love your job find another outlet for release where there is positivity and care for each other.