My Daily Struggles Working in a Middle School

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My daily life challenges is how to coupe with people physically and mentally. I struggle everyday on how to deal with people in general because they can be cruel and unsensentative at times. I work at a middle school where I am in contact with several different personalilities to include the general public. I have to constantly deal with attitudes and the disrespect of parents when I have to in force the rules and the policies of our daily procedures that they do not agree with. Also working with co-workers that on occasions do not want ot speak or communicate. If I do not act or look a certain way, I will be excluded. This is what I consider a “click”. It’s a sad thing when people treat others (disrespectfully) excluding others due to appearance. I feel that age plays a role in the situation because there are many of my co-workers/boss that there is an age gap, which makes things harder to relate on some things and understanding my point of view. I do my best to try to fit in but, its difficult and hurts when people judge who I am. I was told that I have to always be validated, so everyday a co-worker makes remarks saying I better speak to Ms. Haynes cause if not she will be upset. That comment makes me feel a little angry, because its not that way. I just feel that its rude a to look at a person and not speak. Its has also been to me that, I can be parnod about things and do not like to take chances and being cautious. I have never been a person to just do things. I like to get approval or let my boss know what I am doing. I feel that’s common cursity, plus it’s a habit to let the person know if I can not make it to my assigned duty. I can not just assume that its okay but I get the response like it’s the wrong for me to do tha...

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...d to call all the shots, and that I was less important. So I took a stand and spoke up, which is something I never do. I had an opportunity to express myself at a meeting about my concerns which she had nothing to say or disagreed with anything I had to say. With her not commenting made it seemed like I had the problem but, I knew it was not because I know that I had been trying to reach out to her on several occasions. The solution for me, and how to deal with people who treat me in different is for me to know that I am foing the right towards others. I know I have a good heart and I wish people would see the good sise and stop looking for the worst in a person. The bottom line is I deserve to be treated with respect and feel has important has anyone else. I’m somebody that have feelings and hurts. I just wanted to be hurd, understood, and be excepted for who I am.

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