Nothing like doing things backwards!

Work Story # 21

He introduced me to a lady this morning and said, "Hey, this is our new English Teacher.  Please get her whatever she needs!"  So, I gave her keys and resources for her classroom.  After she left my office, he came in and held up 3 BLANK reference checks and a BLANK hiring form and said, "Guess I better get these done, huh?!"

My internal dialogue at the moment: Oh, wonderful!  I just gave someone keys and textbooks who hasn't even been hired yet... Infact, we don't even know that she'll pass her background check!  Heck, the district doesn't even know we are trying to hire her.  Lovely!

We need more square footage around here....

Work Story #20

He was talking to some of our school district big wigs and saying how he thought we should turn one of our classrooms into cafeteria overflow seating.  He explained, "By turning that classroom into cafeteria space, it doesn't necessarily add square footage, but it certainly adds square seating."  

My internal dialogue at the moment: hmmm, square seating huh?!  And what exactly IS square seating?  And secondly, how are the district big wigs not laughing at you right now?!