MTG Salvation

Why is it that last year, in October, I got a subbing job for an entire month, and for the next few months I had on the average three days of subbing per week.

Now I rarely ever get called for subbing. I'm n the average of two to three times per pay period (the 10th of the moth to the 9th of the next month).

I know we are going through the begining of an economic crisis, but how does that affect teachers getting sick, having doctor appointments, having deaths in the family, having a non-Christian religious practice that forbids working (think Yom Kippur in the Jewish religion), or the like?

I actually signed on as a substitute for a prominant art high school, and have not recieved one, ONE call from them all semester.

So I decided that for the next semester I will work at to additional school districts as a substitute teacher. The fist school district said OK, check back at the end of Dec. to see if we [they] have posted on edjoin (a website with all of the jobs available in the USA).

The second school district told me that since it has been soooo slow for subs, they are declining subs for the 2nd semester.

This told me one thing: it's not just my district going through this problem. So the question is: What the hell's going on? How is the economy affecting subbing jobs, once again. I am puzzled and perplexed? If a teacher takes a day or two off for a serious reason, their pay is not cut.

I am wondering if it is now frowned upon to tkae a day or two off unless it is a seriously serious dire event. I am just hoping for more work. I have bills to pay, dates to go on, rent to pay, Magic cards and gamingh products to buy, gas for my car, etc...

What a P.I.T.A. this has become (Pain in the Arse)!!!