“Because if you sign it now you would have incredible leverage in case someone tried to dismiss you.” But wasn’t she the only person who could dismiss me? And why would she fire me if she was offering me a contract first? I tried to ask as much when she announced, “You are an excellent teacher and Millstone Academy will be lucky to have you stay on. I also will not let someone else try to dictate what hiring decisions I can and cannot make. You came highly recommended and I see that trust was not misplaced.” My mother. My mother was trying to get me fired. This was how she was going to make me
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