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My New Assignments

I have been incredibly unwelcomed at my new position. As a guidance counselor at a grade school one day a week. This was told to me yesterday by the other counselor… You have bus duty first thing in the morning. At nine-fifteen you can help deep clean the loos. What about my counseling classes I ask? You will probably have to cancel those, she tells me. I put on my favorite pink walking shoes and begin following her. Here is Lysol, gloves, and sponges, she says. We want you to wipe down the playground hourly. As you may have guessed by now, my teaching partner is a peach. She has also signed me up to do five lunch duties. They start at 10:30 and end at 2:45. I stare at her, incredulous. How many duties do you have? None now, she smirks. I have you!

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Date: 3/19/2021 9:56:00 AM
O my god! I'd take her aside and have a heart-to-heart...no, a "come to Jesus meeting!" Caren, how long will you put up with this???? Thanks for laying it out in this narration...cathartic, I would think.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/19/2021 7:51:00 PM
I exaggerated a little bit but believe me I have been very UNWELCOME HERE.

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