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You are currently posting as works at Illinois Elementary School

Is it normal for you to ever be “ghosted” by your administration? I feel like I’m constantly emailing, calling, texting, and meeting with them and nothing gets done. As soon as I leave their office, I’m ignored. If I email/text them a question or request, I’m ignored unless it benefits them. This is at a district where I travel between 3 schools and have 3 principals. They’re all like this and communication is especially important since I have to travel.

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You are currently posting as Mississippi Elementary School 1

Treat them same ...talk less to them if you can

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You are currently posting as New York Elementary School 2

Think of it like Schroedinger's Cat. As long as they are not talking to you, from your perspective, they think you are doing a FANTASTIC job and a TERRIBLE job at the same time (there is no way for you to know), but once you find out then you have to live with the reality of one of those two possibilities.

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You are currently posting as Illinois Elementary School

I get that, and some times it is nice not to be constantly checked upon. I’d like to know which category I fall into though. That’d at least give me something to work on instead of constantly thinking to myself “are they blowing me off, or did they genuinely forget?”

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You are currently posting as New York Elementary School 1

Normal? Yes. But it’s just rude.

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You are currently posting as California Elementary School 1

Short answer: yes! I understand that their inboxes must be full, but if they leave their staff unacknowledged, it breeds resentment. If communication only flows one way, it’s not an atmosphere of trust. Talk to your union rep! There should be a system in place for itinerant teachers as well, due to the challenges of your position! I can’t imagine trying to juggle 3 principals! Hang in there!

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You are currently posting as Wisconsin Elementary School 1

I travelled between 5 schools for 6 years. The comminication is hard and being in the know is harder. I would advise: 1. Culivate a alliance with a teacher in each building who will keep you up to speed so less has to go through the principal. 2. See who is your offical prinicpal (whose in charge of your home base if there is such a thing, or your evaluating) and try to keep the communication more open with them. 3. Don't take it as a value statement on you or what you do. If they were concerned they would be in contact that there not... Go with you are rocking it and they are confident in your abilities. I would bet it is not personal and some principals are not great at giving validation. After a while I started to appreciate the independance to do my best without micromanaging and get my validation from myself, student growth, or collegues. What do you teach? Is there a depatment head or more experienced colleague that could answer some of you inquiries?

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You are currently posting as Wisconsin Elementary School 1

Sorry apparently replied making a new thread. That one is me too. :) Do you have a home base somewhere?

You are currently posting as California Elementary School 3

I email once. Then, on the 2nd email, I remind him of the first email, then "If I dont hear from you by...I will assume your consent, and will proceed."

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You are currently posting as Delaware Elementary School 1

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You are currently posting as Wisconsin Elementary School 1

I also am a music teacher and have always been in small districts. It is hard and sometimes a lonely road. Do you do elementary or k-12? Maybe find another music teacher in a nearby district or ally in the art or PE teacher. I found a combo of becoming comfortable in my independence and having a couple of strong allies ( to keep me in the loop) were both essential. Work on best practices and control what you can. Know that you are doing important work. I had to learn to let the rest go. I am there to do what I can for the students. Be confident in your why. You got this. What are the communication issues usually about?

You are currently posting as Wisconsin Elementary School 1

Wow. That is too thin to be spread. I'm sorry. We fought that fight and did not win at my district... I ended up leaving and am now a another small district that values what I do. Mostly driven by parents that demand they value it and do not spread us quite that thin. I am sorry that is stressful and hard. Only you can make the call when you have had enough of a toxic situation. Until then... I stand by my previous advice to help. Maybe also see you your union will help with the inequality of staffing or a parent booster club that will assist you and advocate on you behalf.

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Try ignoring them, then you will get a response.

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What is EY phone reimbursement plan?

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If the healthcare industry is so messed up, why hasn’t there been any successful healthcare startups? Seems like there is so much opportunity for improvement here, but there must be a reason no one is capitalizing on it. What are the barriers?

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How much do you contribute to your 401k?

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Okay, taking a big step here. I’m 28F and have spent most of my 20s traveling to every continent and generally prioritizing experiences. Just bought a condo in a MCOL city. Single, unmarried, no children. I’m looking for a temperature check on how I’m doing currently and what I can do better. I’m not really investing and would like to start. I’m a bit overwhelmed with financial literature and didn’t have much guidance growing up. Need particular help with last row under savings. Thank you!

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Has anyone ever considered or thought of negotiating based on not going to use maternity leave? **I know this opens up a world of possibilities, namely men being able to do this every time but just curious how non-moms feel about one of their "benefits" being a maternity leave that youll never use**

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401k or Roth IRA? Should I be prioritizing the Roth IRA first when I'm younger? Even mix?

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I had a kid all by myself then I joined a v10 as a lateral after taking only 2 month maternity leave. two years later, they are letting me go. I’m a foreigner so I need a visa to stay here. But I also really want to take a break from work and raise my kid. I can go back to my home country but likely my JD will be useless.. I really don’t know what’s the right decision. I feel very unmotivated looking for a job but also feel obligated to do that

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Gov. Newsom just mandated Covid vaccines for all K—12 students. What do u think?

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Is Deloitte recruiting in healthcare?

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Deloitte people: how many days of PTO do you get? What’s the 401k matching rate?

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JPMorgan Chase I see that Fixed Salary in JPMC is composed of Basic, HRA, LTA, other Allowance and Employer Contribution to PF. What other Pay Benefits other than Bonus does JPMC provide seperately on top of CTC ?

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Has being in the healthcare profession increased your caffeine consumption like it has for me?

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How long do you think is good to get pregnant after getting a new job? My hubby and I want to get preggo but I just got a job and I feel is not ok to get preggo right away. Plus it seems like there is a lot going on in the job 😩 There is a parental leave that I can take after 12 months, so assuming I get pregnant after 3 months then I am good, but I still think is a little to quick? Halpp

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Has anyone here made the switch from healthcare to traditional consumer? Any advice?

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How did you decide between divorce and continuing to stick it out and keep trying to make things better because you have kids? My husband and I have been together for 13 years, married for 8. We always fought, but things really went downhill after the birth of our first child. After my maternity leave ended, we decided I would quit my job to stay at home and he would get a new job in my hometown because we thought it would be a better place for kids and we would have family help. (Cont. below).

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Can anyone share details of the Deloitte pension plan in the US? I'm interviewing for a senior manager role.

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Hi! 👋 I'm looking for suggestions for Employee Per Diem Cards. We use Quickbooks Online & would like something that easily integrates. Thanks!

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You are currently posting as works at Grant Thornton

Looking for inputs from fellow consultants on how to conduct fruitful and actionable financial planning discussion with spouse. Context: I believe in a more balanced spending + investing equation, with plenty room for both current enjoyment and future financial needs, while spouse is fully focused in present day enjoyment and does not understand the benefits of investing for future. Spouse is fully focused on paycheck to paycheck living, and is trigger happy and very impulsive with purchases.

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So… how long do I take for paternity leave? First child. I have reasonable associate support, but all partners are so busy it is doubtful I can get them to fully step in on deals.

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If your employer doesn’t contribute, how should you handle 401k?

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