how to get time off for interview

DebbieMids72

andan wrote: »

Just a quick note to say, i went for the interview and got the job after a gruelling 30 minute interview! Start in a few weeks time, so thanks for everyones advice, in the end honesty was the best policy and i leave my former school with a good relationship with the head.

Congratulations :T

Nicki

well done!

peediedj

andan wrote: »

Emmy05, just seen your post, its not the people i work with that are the actual problem, their actually a lovely bunch of people. However i work with children with special needs and am attacked several times a day and when i'm not being attacked i'm walking on egg shells waiting for the child i work with to explode, and the child usually does and if its not that child its another! I am also hoping to set up a part time massage business and go on to do part training in another field so find it hard to juggle the commitments of my job and new career, especially as my job is so demanding. Thanks for your support though.

sounds to me as if you dont know how to treat special needs kids if your always being attacked

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peediedj wrote: »

sounds to me as if you dont know how to treat special needs kids if your always being attacked

Have you ever dealt with or worked with children with special needs?

You cannot always prevent violent outbursts and attacks, you need to know how to handle them. Even then it isn't easy and even if you know what to do and you are totally able to do it, it is a very difficult job.

Some people can cope with it and some cant, obviously the OP was unable to cope with the pressure of the job and has admitted this is the case. I am not sure if you were questioning the training received or trying to have a dig at the OP but it seems to be the latter which wasn't really called for.

Anyway, well done on the new job andan.

andan

peediedj wrote: »

sounds to me as if you dont know how to treat special needs kids if your always being attacked

Everyone is entitled to their opinion so say what you like, but seeing as you don't work with the particular children i work with you wouldn't really know would you. One of the reasons they attend the school i currently work at is because they can't function in main stream schools partly because of this challenging behaviour.

One of the ways i treat children with special needs is to stay calm and not let the comments they make to me affect me so i'll use that approach with you and am sure that in your own way your wishing me good luck with my new job!

piglet29

I can remember being in your position quite a few (lots) years ago! I was 19 and had an interview for a much better job, but didnt want to tell my then employer i was going for an interview somewhere else. So i phoned in sick the day of the interview. Went to interview, all went well and on my way home i was stood in the bus shelter when my current Boss went past in his car!!!:eek: I nearly had a fit and dived down on the floor to hide!!! Good job there was no one else in the bus shelter at the time they would have thought i was loopy!! Still makes me smile even now!!!:rotfl:

Congratulations on your new job btw, well done!

seven-day-weekend

Have only just found your thread and was going to post that you should just tell the truth, I can't believe that others recommend lying or throwing a sickie, what a way to start with your new employer. (Although the 'private appointment' thing would be OK).

Anyway, glad you've got the job, well done and congratulations!