YES!!! Let's do a swap. I've got 50 staff and about 90 children that I'm responsible for. Ive got to manage all the staffing difficulties (including a disciplinary going on at the moment which is horrible), and work with parents, visiting professionals, new pupils, and a million and one other things.
The best part of the job is the kids...and I go days and weeks without seeing them at all now!!! You'd be fine. Just put on some emotional overcoat and smile that's what I do all day. I have at least one person sobbing in my office every day...I think my reserves of empathy have run dry.
Yeah the gym helps. It doesn't relax me. But it helps wear me out so I can sleep a little better and I feel physically stronger.
I'm sure once the end of term is here I will be a different person.
I'm actually quite proud of how I'm bearing up and how I'm managing this stress. Tired? Yes. Stressed? Yes.... But not drinking or cracking up. And that's the best feeling xxx