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Mommy_at_Heart · 02-17-2009, 05:30 AM

I was originally going to post this under the rant section, but it's so much more than anger I am feeling. I am feeling sad, hurt, bitterness and unfairness. I need prayers and support to get through this.

I started working for my current company (a well known day care center, nation wide) a year ago this April. Everything was fine until we got a new director, about 4 months ago. Not to get into details, but suffice it to say, he's let other teachers get away with some pretty bad things, things that could get all of them (including him) fired.

On Monday, we hired a new assistant director, who happens to have a child in my class. On Wednesday she walked in and saw her son crying. Let me just tell you that this 3 month old doesn't take naps, to say he stays a bit cranky is an understatement. Anyway, I was bottle feeding a 7 week old, and my co-teacher was changing diapers. She confronted us both, saying we let her son cry for too long, and we really should pay more attention to him...after all, he's HER son. We told her we weren't going to play favorites, and would continue to take care of the children equally and in a proper order. A baby who needs to eat or be changed comes before a baby fussing just wanting to be held. We each only have 2 arms, unfortunately, and don't have the luxury to just sit and cuddle all day. Well, our assistant director turned off all the other class room monitors just so she could watch our room. (Apparently the safety and well being of the other children don't matter as long as they don't belong to her). On Monday, our Professional Development Day, my boss hands the infant room teachers our schedules. I am given all 40 of my hours back now that enrollment is back up. An hour later, he calls me into his office with the district manager and they confront me with "it was observed that you sat in the rocker for over a half hour and let the babies cry in their cribs". Um, the hell I didn't! Did they have proof, no. Did they believe me, no. Sounds to me like our new assistant director got a little upset that I wouldn't play favorites with her son, and this is her revenge. I told them to talk to any of my co-workers, talk to the PARENTS! I am so freakin' loved it's not even funny. I've had numerous nanny positions offered to me from these parents, asked to specifically take charge of their childrens care because they had a problem with another teacher, even told that they would sign a petition if my company ever wanted to fire me. So I'm not worried about my record speaking for itself, it's spotless. But here's the deal, they suspended me "upon investigation". What the hell?! I'm just so upset, I love those kids, and I miss not being there to take care of them. I resent the lies and mistreatment. It's unfair and so undeserved! So here I sit, waiting to hear from work to see when and if I can come back.