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There is often someone nearby trying to take it from you. Where I work, that's the case. Substitute teachers looking for permanent jobs try to show up the instructional assistants. It's a dog eat dog world. So it's an added stress to my work day knowing we're not working together for the students but I'm having watch my back. Nevermind they show up for work in jeans or with purple hair and on their phones.

A good way to keep your job is to constantly add to your skill set. Keep on top of new technology. You don't necessarily have to become an IT techie, but knowing how well the computer works as well as any teacher (given that you are in the teaching profession) is a good idea.

Not my first rodeo, cowboy. I do keep up with technology and everything else. I think you missed the point of the post which is people are too busy looking at your job instead of doing their own.

Also, watch out for people that try to turn all your co workers against you.

When I was in the hospital last January, one of my co workers was hoping I wouldn't come back so she could have all my hours. I was out for a couple of weeks and this chick was pissed that I came back.

There are people who like to try and create drama when things don't go their way even after they quit their job.

No, that should not be "neverminded". If they seem to be distracted by their phones, do the opposite: Leave your phone at home and appear focused and dedicated to teaching. Don't color your hair purple, be the opposite: Dress formally, appear professional and make it difficult for your rivals to join in on your teaching. You should only do team work if your manager tells you to. Hopefully, this will make you more valuable than your competitors.

It helps to be able to do skilled tasks that other workers don't like. For instance, you need special training to use a Hoyer lift in a Hospital and many people don't like to do that.

Or tasks that require putting on special protection. A lot of people don't like to do that either, but for some Aspies, they might actually enjoy having their hearing and sight obscured to reduce sensory overload.

"Not my first rodeo, cowboy. I do keep up" I thought this thread was to help Aspies survive their first Rodeo.

This thread is giving people the heads up on what to expect on the job. HistoryGal may also be looking to compare notes about what people are like on the job.

I don't color my hair purple, wear jeans and my phone is in my locker during the work day.

I'm not looking for advice. I'm just telling it like it is out there.

Be up to speed on all aspects of your job. Be professional.

Leave your phone at home? I think that is a little excessive...how about just don't have it out while teaching/doing work, but it is good to still have it in case you get an important call or if there is an emergency. Also though if anything it can make students more comfortable if you tone down the formal/professional look a bit. One can have purple hair and still do their job professionally.

The president of my company wants to hire his girlfriend to work here but everyone else is strongly against it. She is a known troublemaker.

Also, even though she is in her 50s, I doubt that she's ever had a productive job in her life.

When she first moved to town, she applied for a job at the convenience store down the street. When she was offered the job she applied for, she turned it down. I guess she just didn't want to work at all.

Later she applied for a job delivering the mail. It would be a good paying job. Not once did she ever show up anywhere close to on time to learn how to sort the mail so she could deliver it. So for a week or so, she rode with the mail carrier to learn the route. Then she tried to get the postmistress fired by complaining about a minor transgressions of the rules where two people (my oldest brother and I) shared the same mailbox.

Since then, she applied for a job with the oil related company across the street. When she didn't get the job, she tried to stir up trouble between the owner and his wife.

Now she wants to go to "work" here. That's not going to happen if I can help it. I doubt that she would ever do her work -- just sit around and cause trouble for everyone else.

My attitude is that if she wants to work here, she first needs to go out and do similar type of work elsewhere for two years (at one job) without causing trouble for anyone else before I'd agree to have her here.

She's also about the biggest deadbeat in town. She just wants a free ride and is always on the lookout for someone to give it to her.

Of course there are the twits who think it's ok to have weird hair colors in a professional setting. This same person has an issue with professional dress which in this case nice slacks and a blouse or sweater. What's wrong with not looking like you're dressed for a casual day at the park? Dressing nice for the job shows you have respect for the students. However more and more people don't give a s**t how they look and therefore can't be taken seriously.

I understand about the girlfriend. She is a liability to say the least.

Purple hair isn't very professional to me. People should put more thought into what they wear to work. When you dress like a slob it indicates that you don't take the job seriously.

I work in a union setting and my advice on protecting your job will be the following (Keep in mind, it is a physical labour job):

1. Always keep up your documentation: Clerical errors and lying from management can happen. Having copies of documents you give them will help you when they try and discipline you for whatever reason. I can't recall how many times I have seen fellow employees get in trouble for attendance despite having a medical condition or injuries (ie. Seizures or fractured foot for example) that prevented them from showing up to work. This happened because management accidently "misplaced" documents or "never received them" or because they argue "doctor notes don't exonerate you".
2. If a management team member never has anything nice to say to you in a 1 on 1 setting, make sure any conversation with that manager moving forward involves union representation.

CYA AspieMike. Great ideas.

I also remember writing a couple blogs during the last few months after a 3 year hiatus from writing altogether. A couple are about workplace problems without naming where i work.

I actually had to miss three days of work after dropping 45 lb weight on my foot at the gym just before a holiday weekend. The unfortunate part when I reported the incident to the front desk at the gym to receive first aid was the fact that a coworker who uses the same gym saw me get first aid treatment. I don't like my employer knowing too much about my personal life, but this scenario, they were gonna find out one way or another.

Employers seem to believe that if something in your personal life will impact your ability to do your job, that they can and will hold it against you in some form or another. I don't like my employer knowing what kind of workouts I like to do for that very reason. And recently, someone at work decided to post up an online gaming sheet to get co-workers to join them online for gaming. I refused to participate because i saw this as a potential tool that could be used against me as well.