Educationinaction.org

I worked for this company until I was injured. I was a trainee facilitator on a bus with 45 kids and adults. According to the company's own training guide I was not supposed to be alone but the other facilitators didn't show up for work, so I was responsible for one bus. Because I was working alone and the bus intercom was not working, it was necessary for me to stand in the middle row for nearly the entire trip in order for my instructions to be heard by everyone on the bus. Because I was standing at the front of the bus when it suddenly stopped, I flew forward and downward and collided with the bus dashboard, slightly injuring the driver, destroying a piece of equipment, and breaking four of my ribs. I finished the day, cleaned the bus and when I got home, I immediately reported the injury to the supervisor by leaving a message on her phone. No one every called me back for several days, and when the supervisor did finally call me back, I discovered she had first removed my email and all contact priviliges, so there was no internal way for me to communicate with anyone. This was how I figured out I had been fired for being injured on my job. I took the job because I was state certified in several sciences and was promised I'd be able to work the science trips. The problem was that there were hardly any of those - the trips were all history and social studies. I liked the concept of taking kids on field trips and learning at the same time, but this company is the worst-run, worst managed company for whom I've ever worked.