Why being too good at a sub job keeps you from getting hired permanently
Administrative incentives often trap good temporary substitutes in their current roles rather than hiring them as permanent staff. This leaves workers struggling to secure steady, long-term employment while their strong performance is actively used to keep them in temporary positions.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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Why being too good at a sub job keeps you from getting hired permanently
- 1Talking directly to the principal to ask what is required to become a strong candidateDid this help you?
- 2Attending staff meetings and professional developmentDid this help you?
- 3Applying for jobs at other schoolsDid this help you?
- 4Keeping work quality high and treating a temporary job as better than no jobDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I have heard stories of building substitutes getting passed on job opportunities here for outside candidates, but I’ve had multiple teachers say they are pushing for me for one of the jobs.”source ↗
“I’ve had other teachers advise me to “not be too strong of a building substitute” as it can give reason for them to keep me at that position.”source ↗
Where this came up
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