Monday, January 26, 2009

Well This is Just Frustrating

I was excited all weekend because I knew ahead of time that I had a half-day job today.  This morning I got up and got ready to go.  I was just sitting down to zip up my boots when my phone started ringing.  It was the sub office calling (and no, it's not a real person - it never is anymore) telling me in its nice (read: annoying) computer voice that my job for today was cancelled.  Why is it that for subs to cancel a job assignment we have to give a reason, but the teachers don't?  I mean, it would be nice to know just for the sake of knowing.  But I don't have any idea why it was cancelled, and by this point it was nearly 8, so most other jobs for today were already taken.  I saw a few go by on the website..."in callout"...meaning the system was already calling subs for the job so you can't accept it online.  And of course it didn't call me.  I think, if a job gets cancelled on you the day of, you should jump to the top of the list of people the machine calls.  But no one ever asks my opinion so I guess they don't care what I think! haha

It was doubly annoying today too, because a friend of mine who teaches in the district texted me last night asking me if I was available today and tomorrow.  I had to tell her I wasn't because of my half-day I thought I had today.  So she had to get another sub for those days.  So this morning's cancellation felts more like the lose of 2.5 days instead of just one half.

Annoying.

3 comments:

Sarah said...

That really stinks. Hopefully you will be able to get more jobs. And I do agree! Subs that have cancellations should go to the TOP of the list!

Betty said...

Just reading about your experience today made me angry all over again! That new system stinks. I was going to say sucks but I don't use that word so I won't. I'm praying for a good rest of the week.
Love you!!! MOM

Anonymous said...

How completely annoying! I do say the word sucks, and it does, bigtime. Looks like Dawby went and got all fancy with a sign-on, I'm jealous. Hugs, Rhonda