13th February 1998 (continued)
(...)am a grafter who's good at it. They could find no fault last time because there is none. I want out of this supervisory role. I'm a good teacher, they need my expertise as I need their money. 'Is there any flexibility?' I asked. He said 'yes there is. Although you work hard, you are not producing the right outcomes for your role as curriculum leader. You only have two courses and yet you have been always saying how hard you work. People are talking about you, it's not good for you'. (In the past two weeks I've started to protect myself, and politely explained why I've had to ask others to do certain jobs or to explain why I can't take them on myself. Clearly such defence is not welcomed. 'I can't just go on accepting roles. It never ends and quality suffers. Is there flexibility for my role here?' [I asked]. 'Yes. If I were to say that Sue was interested in doing something else here, and(...)