Stumbling Through Work
Working in education is to stumble through your everyday! We love what we do, but staff, families, policies, regulations and sometimes even the children make us quit everyday then come back the next day. Just remember, you are not in this alone.
Stumbling Through Work
Extended Play: Wine and Overqualified
Can a simple bottle of wine transform the way we show appreciation to educators? Join me in this extended play episode as we explore the art of meaningful recognition, venturing beyond the standard pizza party. Whether you’re an educator or an employer, these insights promise to guide you in navigating the often tricky world of hiring and workplace appreciation.
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Hey team, welcome to Stumbling Through Work, the extended play episode, a mini podcast on everything we didn't get to in our last episode. Welcome to Stumbling Through Work, where educators figure shit out. I'm your host, jericho, and I'm here to explore and share the complexities of our work and to let you know you are not alone. And share the complexities of our work, and let you know you are not alone. Before we start, though, please follow this podcast and share episodes with others. You can find me on my website, wwwjerekhuffcom, where you can find links to my social media and where I share information and tips for educators. Now let's jump into today's episode tips for educators. Now let's jump into today's episode. So this week's staff appreciation is a bottle of wine. Now, a nice bottle of wine can be appreciated for a job well done. I'm not saying to buy your entire team a bottle of wine. That's not what I said. This is for, you know, if someone does something over and beyond, someone you want to give recognition to for some of the work that they've been doing, just make them feel appreciated. It does not have to be expensive. I just want to put that out there. I'm not saying to go broke. It can just be a bottle of wine. But please, people, let's be classy, don't get anybody a box of wine. We don't do that. We don't give wine in a box. We're classy around here but after you know you give them the wine to thank you. They are to take it to their car immediately. It is not to be in the classroom, it is not to be left around. It is to take immediately out the building. If they don't have a car, then don't do it. You don't want to keep it. I mean, I guess you could technically keep it in your office if you needed to, but it doesn't need to be in the classroom. You know I've received wine from family members before. I've had parents give me wine, champagne. You know I was a great teacher, so you know I got great gifts. I even received edibles from a parent once. Okay, first off, in our state, in Nevada, it is legal. It is legal. It did throw me off. They gave me a box and I opened the box and it was a lot of things in it. So I opened. I was like, oh well, thank you, I think it was Christmas actually and I opened and it was wine and stuff in it. And as I'm going through, get to the bottom, and I was like, oh, and it was funny because I was in the lobby when they gave it to me and I was like, oh shit, so I just took it immediately to the car. I just thought it was hilarious. I was like, oh. They were like, well, you know you and his stress with these kids. I was like, ok, but little things like that, I think, are special. They make people feel, you know like, oh, you're actually looking for me and it's not the typical like pizza party type of thing. So a bottle of wine can go a long way thing. So a bottle of wine can go a long way and we'll be right back.
Speaker 1:If you're trying to tour and enroll new families or create a foundation for a high quality program or just be a better leader, the Best Practice Series books by Jarek Huff found on Amazon can help you and your program. Welcome back when you interview with me. Here is your interview question Are you overqualified for this position? I love honesty in interviews and if I ask that question, I'm already feeling like you are overqualified After I read your resume, after I'm breaking down your experience, your education, the tenure on jobs. That's why I'm asking that question because I feel that you're overqualified. That's why I'm asking that question because I feel that you're overqualified, and nothing is more annoying than hiring someone that's overqualified and then, a week after they start, they give you a.
Speaker 1:Well, you know what? This isn't for me. So I'm going to give you my two week notice and I'm sitting here like what the did we not go over this? Like I totally went over this in an interview to ask you these questions because I felt that you were overqualified. And whenever I ask that question are you overqualified? What I'm really asking is are you going to be bored? Is this really the right position for you? Are you really going to be satisfied here? That's what I'm asking by. Are you overqualified here? That's what I'm asking by. Are you overqualified? Because I'm looking for you to help me feel better about hiring you.
Speaker 1:What I would enjoy to my soul would be if someone replied and said I might be overqualified, but wouldn't that be wonderful for you? That's exactly what I would do in the middle of the interview, because that lets me know that I'm not crazy. You know that you're overqualified, but you could do a response of you know. The truth is that I am overqualified for the position. But you know it looks wonderful to me because of you know A, b, c, d, e, f, whatever it may be, and these are the reasons why the job would fit me. And you kind of tell why the job would fit you.
Speaker 1:And there are different reasons. You know you explain to people why jobs work for you outside of. You know getting paid and responsibilities or you're trying to move up for advancement. But you know I have someone say you know I am taking a pay cut but it's closer to my home and that actually makes sense to me. You're like. You know it was taking me 45 minutes to get to work this. I'm only five minutes from the house. You know the money isn't a big thing for me right now. I'd rather do this and that helps me. That gives me context on why you're applying for the job.
Speaker 1:So next time someone asks the question, are you overqualified for this position, they are asking you because you are overqualified. So don't say, well, I'm not overqualified, don't downplay yourself. Yes, I am overqualified, but explain more of the reason why you're interested in the position. Well, that's today's extended play episode and other than that I will talk to you all next week. That's it for today. If you like this episode, it would mean so much to me if you left a rating review and subscribe to the show. I'd love to hear from you. You can visit my website, which is in the show notes, to contact me, and I hope you have a great rest of your week and speak to you all soon.
