I’m happy, and I’m not happy!
I get to lead the exercise class on Wednesday! YEA! It’s always fun to lead the class, and this time my exercise guru is going to be a part of the class. I expect the morning to be fun, so this is the part that I’m happy about.
What irritates me is the new rule the park district has about subs needing to work at least once every two months or they will be dumped from the employment rolls. What this means is that unless I work, I have to go through all the paperwork to be rehired each time our exercise guru might need a sub. Needless to say, all this paperwork can’t be accomplished on short notice.
What’s really upsetting me about this is that to avoid having to go through all the paperwork, I end up taking work away from this incredible woman who really should be leading the class.
I hope that the bean counters will be overrun with people having to re-register. It should be obvious that it’s cheaper to carry the occasional sub on the rolls than it is to have to continually re-do their paperwork. I’m not sure what benefits they expect to see from this policy. The only positive thing I can think of is that the woman I sub for will have a chance to see me at work.
I’m signed up to sub again at the end of July, and then I won’t have to sub again for two months. I’m glad the class seems to be comfortable with me leading them, but what a shame this policy takes away a really superb leader!
Buffy–You’ve given me another “Aha!” moment. It had not occurred to me that you are paid when you lead the class. Silly me assumed that it was a volunteer effort!
Good luck in getting it all smoothed out.
I hope this gets ironed out Buffy. I know you enjoy leading that exercise class, and I’ve always thought it was a really cool thing to do. ~Joy
Things went well today, and it was a hoot to have our leader in the class. The entire class was quiet, and worked hard. It looked like a put-on job, because they talk and laugh all the time with her!
I voiced my opinion to the Senior services rep, and she agrees with me that it’s a pain in the patoot! Hopefully, they will find some other way to deal with whatever has caused this problem.
It’s been nice to chat with you recently, Joy. Stay cool this week!