Groundskeeper-Willy

The Blog of a Groundskeeper-Willy who is employed in a state high school in NSW. I like my job but can't live on the money $412.50 per week. {Now $428.56!} {Now $436.99!} {Now $455.27!}To live I will have to return to my trade so I have started looking, but so that my experiences in the education system are not consigned to the rubbish bin of posterity I am going to record them here.

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Ripped Off

Well I did have 1 week holiday before I resigned
BUT I DIDN'T GET MY LEAVE LOADING 17 1/2%

So I rang up the pay office at Bathurst

Stumpy: " I'm a general assistant at XXXXXXXX High School, I just have had a week off and I did not get my leave loading"

Woman: " We only pay leave loading on a two week cycle that means you have to take two weeks to get leave loading"

Stumpy: "Oh"

Woman: "CLICK"

Now I have had this happen before but I had not realized as I have had taken other 1 week periods off there just was so much work to do at the school

All things being equal the bastards have ripped me off for 5 weeks of 17 1/2%

so you think that they would pay me when I receive my final payout

God I am naive and stupid to believe such a thing could happen from a government department

BASTARDS

Saturday, October 22, 2005

Last Day!

Well it has come to pass, here it is.

How do I feel?

OVERWORKED!!!!

Since putting in my notice I have had not a moments peace, every one wants things done before I leave.

Even during my farewell talk I was interrupted by a contractor!

But the finality of it all "We have left undone the things that we ought to have done."

Monday, October 10, 2005

I've done it!

XX XXXXXX XX
XXXX XXXX
NSW XXXX

Ph xxxx xxxx /xxxx xxx xxx
E-mail stumpyno1mk3@hotmail.com

10/10/2005



The Principal
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx High School
Xxxxxx Xx Xxxxxx.
NSW XXXX



Dear XXXXXX,


I hereby tender my resignation from the position of General Assistant of Xxxxxx High School.

As I am required to give two weeks notice, the cessation date of my employment will be Friday 21st of October 2005.








Yours sincerely





Grounds Keeper Willy


Well thats all folks its in now I am just counting down the days.