How writing a long post on MyLot would COST me money!

Many of my elementary and high school teacher friends are thinking of doing that right now. I gather it's a national trend.

@TheHorse — I think it cycles around. When I was in college in the mid-90s most of my classmates were teachers who were coming back for a second masters in library science so they could get out of teaching.

@FourWalls What was it that made them want to be librarians rather than teachers?

same here. Not flaky but most are difficult.

Me too. Tough bosses. It is easier to work with task masters than with unorganized folks with erratic workload.

Retirement does have its benefits, doesn't it?

It's a pain when they have authority/power over you.

I would assume, in any work environment, the flaky one would be you.

@TheHorse I felt a little bad after I cheered, but only for a couple of minutes. She was bad!

I've seen some nasty people get fired. I tried real hard not to smile.

I have done exactly the same.

@TheHorse Ours was. But not me, of course.

I worked with a woman at the Synagogue who was so incompetent she lost the place thousands of dollars, lost the people working under her thousands of dollars (insurance issues), and was never fired. To this day (she has moved on to a "higher paying" job) I think she still has "delusions of adequacy." I am not into Schadenfreude, but I hope Karma catches up with her.

Are local governments known for hiring incompetents?

I have been blessed to enjoy most of my jobs. The people at Diablo Valley College are nice, and the people at Guitar Center are as well. The lady described in this post turned out to be a total criminal, ripping off government agencies and abusing the kids she worked with. I have been out of there for awhile now. It was more serious than I thought.

@porwest But bad coworkers can make your life miserable.

That's a perfect way to look at it. Let them be flaky. You can laugh all the way to the bank. lol

@porwest My "fun" (local) money is going into fixed income funds right now. I don't want to deal with risk.

@TheHorse "Risk" is subjective. It's definition in investing is determined by the level of experience of the investor. What you may find risky, I may find rather conservative.

@TheHorse That's why I invest in the stock market. It makes me the real money I need, then I can decide to do whatever I want and there's no real loss to occur. Or at least that's what I tell myself. lol

I had a good time anyway.

@Tampa_girl7 We had a pretty "chill" morning.

@TheHorse Disallowed by who? MyLot?

That needs to be put on a plaque to hang on someone's wall. That's PERFECT. "Flaky is good for pie crusts. Not bosses." If I still had an office, I'd print that out for sure and put it on my wall. lol

How do they not get "busted"?

@Shiva49 When I worked in Oakland, I wound up doing others' work for them. They were hired for reasons other than competence. .

@TheHorse The director was a kind hearted man and tolerated her. But I was the one who suffered most as she avoided work like the plague. She would never have survived at another place even for a couple of days.

This lady actually turned out to be a criminal. She is abusive toward the kids she works with, and has a violent developmentally delayed son who helps her "watch" them. I reported her to the proper authorities, but there is little they can do.

@porwest The worst bosses I have had were under-educated, semi-competent, and intimidated by people who were educated and/or good at what they do.

Most of the time I found those were the ones who never worked a day in their lives, graduated college, were instantly in charge, and had NO IDEA what the hell they were doing.

You are blessed. And obviously don't live in the pathetic United States.

@CarolDM I am safe at home now, a few dollars richer.

Heh. In the end, that's what I do.

@TheHorse

Hard in what sense?

@TheHorse Glad to hear it

I only worked a couple of hours, but it turned out well.

@Tina30219 I really enjoy working with younguns. You can hear their language improve almost ever day.

Alas, I have worked for many bosses who suffered from one form of recto-cranial inversion or another.

@sol_cee But a flaky scalp doesn't do it for me.

I prefer a flaky pie to a flaky boss.

@TheHorse

I did. I was the only teacher there, so the kids were good, and we just played. Finally I read them a couple of books while they snuggled on stingray etc. giant pillows.

@porwest I'd be bummed if they fired me at Guitar Center. I have relationships with my students, and I value those. It's not just about the money. I am teaching what I love the most.

If they resent your competence, there can be negative consequences.

@TheHorse What would the consequence be? They'd fire me? I always made sure they needed me more than I needed them. There was always money in the bank to say "eff you," and if they said "eff me," it wasn't going to break me. Money may not be the end all to be all. But if you have it, it gives one a LOT of power and freedom to choose and makes it so less people have power over you. I never considered my employment a necessity. I considered it a mutual agreement between me and the boss. Both of us had terms. If they did not meet mine I'd leave and likewise if I didn't meet theirs they'd tell me to leave. Neither situation would have any impact on me whatsoever, and that gave me a great deal of comfort.