>although it should have no effect on me at all, that the office worker who had no idea i was around today felt that it would be alright and socially and professionally acceptable to openly criticize my classroom in a roomful of co-workers, has deeply affected me. i kind of felt like the top of my head might blow off while i was overhearing the other co-worker caution her that i was less than three feet away, though out of sight.

a few minutes later, said perpetrator, skulks into the cubicle in which i was inadvertently hidden and greets me, “hi…miss ********”. shrouded in a cloak of anti-hypocrisy, i did not even cast her a glance. i just continued doing my paperwork and filing my papers. i was so taken aback at the lack of professionalism, even from an office aide, that i had to focus on the task at hand or i might have launched into a less-than-professional tirade myself.

today, for the first time ever, i actually contemplated all of the pros and cons of breaking a contract. seriously. i have skills.