A Librarian’s Revenge: How To Get Back When You Get Laid Off

About this episode

The episode discusses how to cope with being laid off as a librarian and explores petty revenge ideas.

How to get revenge when you get laid off. TODAY'S QUESTION: Letter time! I need the help of the learn-ed boiz Fairbell, Shoemaker, & Payton. Long story short: I’m a middle school librarian at a small public school here in Colorado. I work my ass off and do everything I can to support all the students and staff. For the 4th time in my 16 years as an educator, my position got cut because of district budget bullshit. I’m pissed and it hurts to leave this school I love that I’ve been at for 6 years. I’m ready to leave education but because of retirement and child care discounts, I’m going to have to find another job in the district that screwed me over…again. I’m still at my school until early June & there are multiple people who threw me under the bus or have made my life hell. And assuming I find another job as a librarian, I’ll have to still work with the higher ups who also fucked up this whole situation. Because I’m a “good person” and can’t afford to burn down the whole damn system, I need something to daydream about without actually doing it. What is the pettiest shit you can think of for me to do to the asshats I loathe while still at my school and during district meetings…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Cayton-Holland, Ben Roy, Andrew Orvedahl

Topics covered

• revenge
• education
• layoff
• librarian
• petty actions

Keywords

• revenge
• librarian
• layoff
• education
• petty actions
• district meetings
• support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Those Who Can’t

Places: Colorado

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