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Job situation

From: One of the Colmans (colmans1)
Date: Wed Jun 14 2000 - 02:50:11 PDT

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    There are so many reasons why we don't get the jobs we apply for. One
    cannot always take a rejection personally. There are political reasons and
    other people who are "connected." I left the teaching field for 20 years to
    raise my 2 kids who are now in college. I always remained involved in the
    teaching of art, either through giving private lessons or by subbing. It
    was very difficult, a few years ago, when I decided that I wanted to
    re-enter the classroom. It was most frustrating that I wasn't hired in my
    hometown system where I did alot of subbing. I did not take it personally
    because I knew I was an excellent teacher. It had alot to do with the fact
    that I was a threat to the head of the department. There's a whole lot of
    s--- that goes on behind the scenes that we can't begin to know about. The
    bottom line is that I persevered and now have a job that is 10 times better
    than the job I wanted, but didn't get. It took a few years, but it was
    worth the wait.
    Marian 

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