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Post by bigern809 on Jan 13, 2016 12:35:57 GMT -6
How many of y'all are happy at your current place? What are some of the positives/negatives?
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Post by xdipster on Jan 13, 2016 12:39:37 GMT -6
I know I neeed to be here at least 3 more years, so I might be always trying to look at the bright side. Daughter is a freshman and want her to go to same school through high school. My oldest wasn't able to do that, and so doesn't feel like he really knows what a home town is.
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Post by Okie on Jan 13, 2016 12:44:14 GMT -6
Love my current place...Admin is great from the top to bottom...good pay (considering it's in Okla)...get along with fellow coaches...facilities are top of the line...oh and our athletes are pretty good.
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Post by Hitch on Jan 13, 2016 13:34:15 GMT -6
The only complaint I have is the number of illegals and the number of political refugees. The school itself is very good. Like the folks I work with. Pay could be better, but I can't complain too much about that either. I teach about 3 hours and 20 minutes every day, then I have athletics the rest of the time. Not a bad setup.
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Post by Hitch on Jan 13, 2016 13:36:22 GMT -6
We also have a very supportive administration. Our PLC situation is ridiculous, but it's not a battle worth fighting.......I go to PLC, put on a fake smile, align my lessons with the other teachers, then go do what I do.
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Post by fbs on Jan 13, 2016 13:40:22 GMT -6
the pay here is making it a little difficult to justify sticking around. My family is here, my friends are here and I love living here... so it's kind of a strange situation. What I'm constantly looking for is a way to make between 5-10k extra a year. If I found that I'd probably never leave here.
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Post by Hitch on Jan 13, 2016 13:43:23 GMT -6
I'm gonna try to get some lawns to mow this summer with another coaching buddy. Interested to see what we can make.
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Post by Hitch on Jan 13, 2016 13:46:58 GMT -6
We'll also do small clean up jobs like trimming trees, pulling out hedges, etc. Folks will usually pay decent money for jobs like that.
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Post by Okie on Jan 13, 2016 13:49:00 GMT -6
I would figure the job market would be flooded in that area.  |
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Post by jmstreeter on Jan 13, 2016 13:52:35 GMT -6
The place I am at is not bad, teaching side is decent. I have admin on my side and they like the job I am doing in the classroom so I am good on that side. Football is different, we have the potential to win,the kids are talented but wont put the work in to win. Now I am currently looking for a spot to land due to me and the OC not being on the same page and not getting along. HC told me he wants to find a coach who actually played the position in college and has an extensive background playing/coaching that position. Actually he sided with the OC, but I have been here longer and the OC doesn't like me anyway.
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Post by Hitch on Jan 13, 2016 13:54:34 GMT -6
I would figure the job market would be flooded in that area. Sarcasm? |
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Post by Hitch on Jan 13, 2016 13:56:44 GMT -6
Majority of political refugees have jobs at local beef processing plant. Illegals are either dealing drugs, operating make shift car lots, or both. Also may be working on farms in area or possibly working at beef processing plant as well.............
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 14:30:38 GMT -6
it's a mixed bag here, didn't want to leave my last job, but opportunities for the better half were not forth coming. now i feel like i'll be the last coach standing. seems like everyone is leaving, or looking to leave. wife likes it here, decent kids, admin is about average really. i dunno, i'm not married to it, just married to someone that really likes it...so we will see.
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Post by texasleaguer on Jan 13, 2016 15:03:16 GMT -6
Have no major complaints about my job. I love the coaching assignment and the teaching assignment isn't bad. My wife took a 20K pay cut when we moved to this area, thought hers would be a temporary job while she found something better. It's been 3 years and opportunities have not come up so we are looking to move to a different area that we've both wanted to live in before we were together.
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Post by strongdog on Jan 14, 2016 9:46:05 GMT -6
Teaching side is awesome. I "teach" credit recovery for about 3 periods a day, then have athletics/conferences the rest. Athletics wise, we aren't super athletic but we do have some cats that can go. Realignment won't be kind to us though. I actually accepted another job last year and had to turn it down after accepting it due to my wife telling me she didn't want to be married anymore. I stayed to be close to my daughter (3 years old), she's more important than a job. After I decided to stay the HC then promoted me to DC so that was the bright side to all the crap that went on (got my first DC gig). This year was my 7th year here, so it's been pretty good to me. The teacher pay is awful... as one school board douche put it "working here is a privilege, teachers should be happy with what they get".... He's also a baseball parent that I'm pretty sure performs in donkey shows in Mexico on the weekends.
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Post by xdipster on Jan 14, 2016 9:54:15 GMT -6
fluffer
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Post by strongdog on Jan 14, 2016 10:04:38 GMT -6
Could be... he might not be ghey, but I bet if you put one by his mouth he'd think about it.
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Post by Hands11 on Jan 14, 2016 10:07:50 GMT -6
Could be... he might not be ghey, but I bet if you put one by his mouth he'd think about it.BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Must be a friend of Lebow's!! |
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Post by almichaels on Jan 14, 2016 10:23:53 GMT -6
The football coaching staff is great and are fun to work with. Most of the kids understand what we are trying to do and at least give effort. Our biggest problem is the parents and community. Trying to change the culture at a place that has traditionally been a door mat is much harder than I expected. I expected they would embrace a coaching staff that works to develop talent and hold kids accountable. I was wrong. They don't want to be 1-9 or 2-8, but they get pissed when their kids are held to a higher standard than they've been accustomed to.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 10:28:06 GMT -6
We have a great situation here. Pay is good, administration is great, and the new facilities are amazing. Pretty good chance we will be taking bids for turf this spring.....
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