You cannot wipe the smile off my face today! I keep wandering around my lovely, lovely home grinning (and cleaning - ahem - it's gotten a tad messy around here!).

I find I always look back to this blog to find all sorts of info and I don't want to forget why exactly I quit my job at the Child Development Center so I'm writing my official 5 reasons why I quit here. There were many, many more reasons (like the safety of the children) but these made the final cut.


1. Pay
I was promised a raise from my previous MWR job to come to the CDC. The day I signed the final paperwork that rate had dropped below my previous hourly pay with the promise that if I completed 13 Modules (equivalent to 15 college credits) it would be reinstated at the proposed level. I completed the Modules within two months and am still awaiting the adjusted pay increase five months later. I was recently told they thought it would take me 2 years to complete the Modules.

2. Education
A ten day notification was given to register for online college classes by August 1, 2010. These classes would be funded out of my pocket to be reimbursed at a later date if funds are still available. I have already met all education requirements that were placed upon me at the time of hire in a timely manner.

3. Negative Work Environment
Never have I been subjected to such a negative work environment. When a simple reminder to perform a task from recent training would have sufficed, i.e. "Lift with the knees, not the back." employees are rather treated to a threatening "If we see you lifting improperly, you will be written up." This has occurred for back safety, diaper changes, and hand washing, among others. At the September training meeting the new policy on Facebook was presented. All evidence of indecent behavior and posts that occur during work hours will be printed and kept on file.

4. Loss of License and Accreditation
This facility has lost it's Accreditation and it's License since I hired on. It is currently open under a Letter of Waiver that will expire November 1. It will take much time and effort to regain these significant losses.

5. Hurricane Policy
At the time of hire, the CDC's Hurricane Policy was that other family member's evacuation orders took precedence over a CDC member's orders. Recently this has changed to a separate, required order to set up and work at a CDC near Orlando if NASKW is impacted by a storm.

I am so, so very happy!