Comments on: 700 NY Teachers Paid $70,000+ to Sit in “Rubber Rooms” http://www.businesspundit.com/700-ny-teachers-paid-70000-to-sit-in-rubber-rooms/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Greg Ransom http://www.businesspundit.com/700-ny-teachers-paid-70000-to-sit-in-rubber-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-15287 Greg Ransom Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:10:07 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=12129#comment-15287 Los Angeles has the same thing. Many teachers who have been molesting children, teaching while drunk etc. have been getting a full pay check for going on 8 or 9 years. Los Angeles has the same thing.

Many teachers who have been molesting children, teaching while drunk etc. have been getting a full pay check for going on 8 or 9 years.

]]> By: Murray Williams http://www.businesspundit.com/700-ny-teachers-paid-70000-to-sit-in-rubber-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-15284 Murray Williams Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:51:40 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=12129#comment-15284 There is a This American Life devoted to teachers who are or who have been subjected to this atrocity. It is very entertaining and disturbing all at the same time. It is amazing that this much attention has been devoted to it and the problem still persists. Apparently, there are teachers who have found themselves in this vocational purgatory for reasons that are beyond them and no one will give them a straight answer as to why they have been placed on paid leave. If they hope to ever get their job back, they have to play the waiting game. This practice is wasteful for all involved. New York, you can do better. There is a This American Life devoted to teachers who are or who have been subjected to this atrocity. It is very entertaining and disturbing all at the same time. It is amazing that this much attention has been devoted to it and the problem still persists.

Apparently, there are teachers who have found themselves in this vocational purgatory for reasons that are beyond them and no one will give them a straight answer as to why they have been placed on paid leave. If they hope to ever get their job back, they have to play the waiting game.

This practice is wasteful for all involved. New York, you can do better.

]]> By: John http://www.businesspundit.com/700-ny-teachers-paid-70000-to-sit-in-rubber-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-15281 John Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:47:32 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=12129#comment-15281 It's rather ridiculous that the teachers are prevented from conducting other work for the district while their cases bear out. At least they should be able to shuffle paperwork or something. The ones writing novels, etc. are even effectively being paid to work a second job even though they are ostensibly sequestered to prevent that. It’s rather ridiculous that the teachers are prevented from conducting other work for the district while their cases bear out. At least they should be able to shuffle paperwork or something. The ones writing novels, etc. are even effectively being paid to work a second job even though they are ostensibly sequestered to prevent that.

]]> By: Brent Wong http://www.businesspundit.com/700-ny-teachers-paid-70000-to-sit-in-rubber-rooms/comment-page-1/#comment-15275 Brent Wong Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:02:03 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=12129#comment-15275 This type of thing makes me sick. At one time unions were a great leverage tool that stood against discrimination and unfair treatment. But nowadays, they are a big waste of money for the company that has to pay higher wages because of collective bargaining and can't get rid of the less useful employees. It is also a waste of money to the employees who fund large amounts of people to fight for them. Part of the reason many companies can't compete is because of ridiculous Unions' backing. This type of thing makes me sick. At one time unions were a great leverage tool that stood against discrimination and unfair treatment. But nowadays, they are a big waste of money for the company that has to pay higher wages because of collective bargaining and can’t get rid of the less useful employees. It is also a waste of money to the employees who fund large amounts of people to fight for them. Part of the reason many companies can’t compete is because of ridiculous Unions’ backing.

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