I need outside opinions .

I need outside opinions .

I'm disabled and work as a school janitor . I am always nitpicked and brought down. I have a hard area and I can tell it's the teachers leaving extra messes not the kids. it's under staffed , very understaffed . They need bodies but I feel bad if I do quit. I am hired by the school district itself not an outsourced company .

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  1. Anonymous

    Put in a resignation and or a suggestion to a candidate who maybe able to partner up in the business with you or to take over

  2. Anonymous

    They are too understaffed for that.
    I have been looking for jobs but nothing has came up .

  3. Susan L H Smith

    Have you gone to your school district's HR dept. or the person you report to (hopefully not the person who's making comments)? The nitpicking and negative comments could be construed as bullying. Are you keeping track of these occurrences?

  4. Anonymous

    yes. I am it's the manager doing it .

  5. Jessica Minter

    Sorry to hear about your situation. Your loyalty should be to yourself and not the school district! If you are being mistreated, you should report it and seek resolution. If no assistance is offered, you are fully justified in making a move to a role where you will be valued and appreciated for your contributions.

  6. Anonymous

    I can't drive so this job is in walking distance from my house .

  7. Anonymous

    I would like to point out that all too frequently people with disabilities are targeted because bad bosses believe:

    A) The employee will not complain because they "are not capable" of getting a job elsewhere

    B) The employee "is not capable" of understanding their rights.

    My autistic wife had this happen to her. Unfortunately for her boss, she made sure he found out the hard way that firing her for having a disability was illegal.

    Talk to the school district HR or the person who hired you and let them know what is going on. If your position is understaffed, it's probably because nobody else is willing to deal with this nonsense. See if you can get a transfer to another school. If not, look into jobs elsewhere. The school may only start to change when they realize that they can't get anyone to do your job.

  8. Anonymous

    The person who hired me knows about my disability and I feel like I'm getting written up for performance so that I can get fired legally.
    I don't have a car and a transfer wouldn't be good .

  9. Anonymous

    Find out from HR what the actual expectations are for your job, and how your performance compares to it. If you are doing the work of 3 people, your boss has to explain how he/she would expect someone else to do better.

  10. Anonymous

    I attended an HR law seminar a few years ago, and the instructor said that he would always hiring someone disabled over others. He said they were always the best employees because they were happy to have a job where they were valued and always went above and beyond. So chin up and either talk to HR or start looking for other other positions where you will be valued. Try the local library for a similar position.

  11. Anonymous

    Her boss does and teachers could care less . Your welcome. Understaffed districts=bad management

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