Today, I went to the school I work at, to set up my new classroom. I'm 5'1" and I was carrying a backpack full of fun educational posters. I also have a new boss. When we met for the first time he was yelling at me because "there were no students allowed in here yet." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I met the new boss, who kicked the door open looking 15 years-old, with sunglasses on hiding his hangover, threw his bag on the desk knocking everything over, and greeted me with, “What the hell you doing in my office, bro?” This is going to be a complete disaster, I can feel it. FML
Today, I started my first teaching job ever. As I was teaching, another teacher interrupted my class about 5 times because she thought it was her class. Not only did she ruin my confidence, her behavior caused my students to laugh at me. FML
Today, I brought my daughter to work with me. When we walked in, a client was blowing up at my boss, all because as my boss was walking past his storage unit, he glanced in and was about to compliment how neat it was. After my boss left, I had to deal with the aftermath, which left my daughter terrified of this man. FML
Today, I was hitting on a girl who was getting ready to walk into the same class as me. We were waiting outside the room, so I told her that I'd heard the professor for the course was a total bitch. We walked into the room. I sat down at a desk. She stood behind the podium. FML
Today, I started at a new school. It's a pretty great school, but there's only one problem: Everybody thinks I'm a teacher. I'm only a freshman. FML
Today, I moved into a new apartment. While moving boxes, I ran into my supervisor from work. Guess who lives across the hall. FML
Today, I showed up to my new job early, hoping to impress my new boss. When he arrived, he walked by me and muttered, "Fucking tryhard." FML
Today, I went to work at my new job, where I thought it would be super easy because I shop there all the time, and already know where everything is. Turns out, they're remodelling the store, so I don't know where anything is anymore, and the bosses get mad at me for being too slow. FML
Today, I came to school late because I had to drop off my daughter at school. When I got on campus, the security told me I was late but I said, "Oh no, I work here." and he said, "Oh like I haven't heard that one before." And he took me to detention. My boss, the Principal, had to bail me out. FML
Today, I got a new chair at work. After spending three hours putting it together, I was called into my boss's office and let go. FML
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unfortunate_13 5
haha that's something that could happen to me too! I recently got a free entrance somewhere because entrance was free for kids til 15 years old. I'm 24.
andybme 0
Oh wow, you're a teacher right? They should know these things.
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icanhazlizard 0
Oh man, this is going to be my life. I'm 19 years old, 4'11" and want to be a middle school English teacher when I get out of college. I feel for you. I still get offered children's menus in restaurants--most recently at a place where the children's menus were only for children under *8*. Some people just don't have eyes, do they?
kukopia 0
OP should have STOOD UP (figuratively) for himself when ***** boss started to yell. Even if it was a student, there's no cause or point to yelling. As it is, OP has 'one up' on the boss from now on. Make the best of it instead of whining like a douche.
jumperdreams 0
There's no such thing as fun educational posters, its either childlike or ridiculously boring
TriniRockStar 0
I feel you pain i am also 5'1 and also often mistaken for a young child
cs68507 0
My husband had dealt with this for the past year as a teacher. He is 5'11" but he is very young looking. Everyday teachers say stuff to him but it does get better. Just remember that in 10 yrs they will look horrible and you'll look great!!! Plus a lot of the time people will say it because it works as an easy conversation starter..."omgod you are so young, I can't believe you are a teacher". Heads up though...parents are the worst at it!!!
beasting 0
at least he didn't call you old
capilot 10
Isn't this how "Up the down staircase" starts out? Anyway, a simple "Umm, I work here" should suffice.
soundmind311 0
this is a good thing! that means u look like a young high schooler
fishness 0
Same thing happened to me once. I'm 4'11", though, and at the time I was 19. The security guard thought the other girl with me was my mother who was signing me into the late student log. We were the same age and both going to do classroom hours for our teaching certification. Hehe.
Joe2794 0
I don't really blame him, if someone was 5"1 I would make that mistake too probably if you didn't have any recognizable adult features.
IambecomeRAWR 0
We have a teacher in our school who's young, but looks VERY young, so there are all sorts of myths circulating about him being mistaken for a pupil by teachers in the staff room and the like :).