I left an alright job for an awful one and I may never recover from this experience. I was told I was coming to teach one grade/gender and when I had gotten there with my two children they had decided to that was the perfect time to tell me my job was no longer available.
They could have told me they BEFORE I came. To add insult to injury, I was then given someone else’s schedule who had been teaching 4 different grade levels 9,10,11&12! And 5 different sections (12.1&12.2). There were also multiple instances of me being removed from the class to have “talks” with management for absolutely no real reason at all.
To add to that, once the war started and we were ALL instructed to leave the region, management was acting like teachers were evil 🤦♂️.
I can’t tell you enough how terrible the experience was—-to include a very rude, obnoxious and disrespectful leader that clearly feels entitled for no reason at all. At first I thought she had a mental disorder, then I thought maybe it was racism—in the end, I just didn’t know 🤷
To conclude, teachers who stayed on and worked, were abruptly fired and cited for being dishonest 🙄 (as if no one at ACA knew a war was going on & they didn’t give them their exit permits & the airports were closed!)
I just can’t even deal with the level of stupidity that came with my short term experience. Oh let’s not forget, the principal who originally hired me didn’t talk to me/avoided me once I was removed from their school which was totally freaking wack.
I am a Muslim. And I WANT to live and work in a Muslim country and have my children grow up in one but the level of toxicity in the region makes it toooooooo hard for one to remain consistent without becoming depressed from all the nonsense and suffering that goes on at the schools in this region.
If it’s not management, it’s definitely gonna be the students. There’s no escaping. So, I would say if you are seriously wanting to live in this region and you choose this school, try to take everything with a grain of salt. Let problems roll down your back. Do not hold onto anything and try to find a good work life balance. When you leave … explore the country. Go out. Spend your salary. Find YOUR people outside of work. & maybe just maybe it will all be digestible. Best of luck to you all!
