Mental health check-in

This has rolled on for ages but the interview for my current job being made permanent is on Tuesday morning. I'm a very chilled out guy but I'd be lying if I didn't say I was stressed / anxious about it.

I should be a shoe in I mean I've done a great job in the role for 18 months and the other candidates are all external so I'm the safe pair of hands but it's still stressful, you never know who from up high has a nephew or brother in law with their hat in the ring... I had to join in the walk round yesterday with the other candidates which is a bit ridiculous since I've been here almost a decade but I get the optics are important.

I've had lots of really nice comments and support from my colleagues. Apart from 1 or 2 folk I'm close to, I'm not really one for having "work pals" but it's been nice to have that support and I'm taking that as testament to being a good leader.

I do think I'll get it but if I don't I'll need to have a serious think about what I do next which I suppose is driving the anxiety - my old management role is gone as someone has filled it, I have no desire to go back into full time classroom teaching and it'd be a visceral kick in the balls vote of no confidence from the gaffer unless I have an absolute howler of an interview. Hopefully I don't have to worry about that.
 
jbj said:
This has rolled on for ages but the interview for my current job being made permanent is on Tuesday morning. I'm a very chilled out guy but I'd be lying if I didn't say I was stressed / anxious about it.

I should be a shoe in I mean I've done a great job in the role for 18 months and the other candidates are all external so I'm the safe pair of hands but it's still stressful, you never know who from up high has a nephew or brother in law with their hat in the ring... I had to join in the walk round yesterday with the other candidates which is a bit ridiculous since I've been here almost a decade but I get the optics are important.

I've had lots of really nice comments and support from my colleagues. Apart from 1 or 2 folk I'm close to, I'm not really one for having "work pals" but it's been nice to have that support and I'm taking that as testament to being a good leader.

I do think I'll get it but if I don't I'll need to have a serious think about what I do next which I suppose is driving the anxiety - my old management role is gone as someone has filled it, I have no desire to go back into full time classroom teaching and it'd be a visceral kick in the balls vote of no confidence from the gaffer unless I have an absolute howler of an interview. Hopefully I don't have to worry about that.
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Mojo. They’d be stupid not to pick you. I expect you’ll get it.
 
jrockbridge said:
Mojo. They’d be stupid not to pick you. I expect you’ll get it.
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Thanks man. I'm 90% sure I'll be OK but I sit on interview panels myself and I'm a realist - until I've been told in black and white I'm not assuming it's my job or taking anything for granted.

Our weekly bulletin has gone out and someone is being interviewed on Wednesday (the original slots were all Tuesday) so I'll need to wait for that and I'm out at authority HQ doing some horrendously boring training on Wednesday so I don't know exactly when I'll find out :annoyed:

I'm also DJing up north on Friday then down in England on Saturday so if I do get it I won't even be able to celebrate properly :grin:
 
I think that went pretty well. I'd be lying if I said I had a restful sleep last night. Gave a good account of myself. I think I nailed 3 of the 4 questions, the other one I probably came in a bit left field with what your usual approach would be but I could use tonnes of real life, in building examples to back my points up.

I should find out early-ish tomorrow morning.
 
I'm better now that the toilet flushes properly again. I had to run out to buy a toilet auger to clear it up from yesterday morning. And I use a bidet!!! WTH did I eat on Monday???
 
PunkKitty said:
I'm better now that the toilet flushes properly again. I had to run out to buy a toilet auger to clear it up from yesterday morning. And I use a bidet!!! WTH did I eat on Monday???
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You had that problem, too? I asked my kid why he's shitting bricks because I don't actually yell at him. LOL
 
Thanks guys.

Been a bit of a mad week between this and the actual doing the job that I've still had to keep on top of. Was out at HQ yesterday then visiting schools across the authority this morning so I've had lots of nice e-mails and texts but hadn't been in the building until lunchtime. I got a big cheer in the staffroom when I went to get a coffee :)

I never really expected it because I have done it for a long time but it felt different today - until now it was always colleague Xs job, even after retirement, I was just keeping the desk warm but now it is my job.

Schools are shut tomorrow because of a storm warning so I'm getting to enjoy an unexpected night celebrating watching the football then the traitors with a plethora or random booze :embarrassed:
 
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