New York City Department of Education

"It's hard to get recognized and get promoted. They hire from outside before hiring from inside."

"There are lots of wonderful examples of hardworking and dedicated women in the schools!"

"Being an educator is difficult but make sure you put your wellbeing first."

"It is a great place to work if you are patient BUT ambitious, self-motivated, solution oriented and take advantage of all of many networking opportunities."

"The blonde bombshell gets whatever they want be aware just be aware"

"Each work experience is very different, depending on the borough and administration. It can change a lot year to year as there can be high turnover. My boss is a supervisor outside of the school site who is great. She encourages growth, gives helpful and positive feedback, doesn't micromanage and shows trust in her teachers who show that they do their jobs. The team I work with in the school site has been difficult, and I bend over backwards to accommodate their requests. I have gotten conflicting requests (First time: Can you do X with the student group? Next time: Can you do Y - the opposite of X - with the student group?). This happens frequently. It's hard not to take these crazy back and forth requests personally. There is little professional behavior, as many of my co-workers will gossip, show attitude, talk back and exclude others."

"It was fine until I became a parent and then I felt the lack of flexibility prohibitive. "