Do most teachers in your school mix and get along, or is it kinda clique-y or even segregated by demographic?

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For the most part everyone gets along. There are a few that seem closer, but it is not bad.

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Suuuuuper clique-y.

Cliques!

Cliques

Ts are worse than the Ss

VERY CLIQUEY!

My school is quite clique-y by department. There is some mixing between departments, but its typically just one or two teachers in a department that have friends outside of the department. However, most of us are friendly with each other, even if we aren't buddies with everyone. I can carry on a decent conversation with most of my co-workers.

The thing is, we're organized by department, and have meetings that way, too, so it isn't a big surprise that most of us spend time with those in our department.

People are very polite and friendly at my school but people do tend to sit in departments or teams. As a onceler, it can be lonely but I tend to flutter from group to group. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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