You learn a lot about an organisation when you work in the accounts department. I’ve been working in a temp role at a fee-paying school that has students from kindergarten to Year 12.
The school opened back in 1892 on this site. As well as the expected modern class rooms, there are some beautiful old houses that are still part of the campus. The school has a boarding house, a swimming pool open to the public, science labs, music rooms, theatre, library, halls, chapel, courtyards and memorial gardens.
I have paid creditor invoices for an amazing range of items….
Pens and pencils to a new school bus
Swimming caps to drums of Sodium Hypochlorite (pool chemicals)
Text books to toilet rolls
Window cleaning to line marking on the sports field
Utility bills to food for the tuck shop
Art supplies to flights for teacher conferences
Lawyer fees to fire alarm maintenance
Props for drama shows to sheep eye balls for science class (yes really!)
I’ve learnt that ….
A4 white paper is delivered by the pallet load
Year 2 look after a brood of chickens (I’ve paid for the chook food)
I’ve also learnt that school rules have changed in the past one hundred years.
This job has dominated my month, so this is my contribution to Changing Seasons hosted by Su.
Oh, if only we could bring back Rule III
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No leaving without gloves! I love that one. 🙂 Also, an order mark for elbows on the desk. The Sisters would be horrified at the way students sit at their desks these days.
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They sure would.
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Very interesting! I was a teacher for about 30 years, and the one thing I love about retirement is the quiet life …perhaps the No talking rule was brought in by frazzled teachers…!
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I’m not in the main school building but I always know when it is break time, with the noise 🙂
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Enjoyed this post. Interesting rules, it seems like there is no talking anytime!
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Definitely a different era.
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I love this Ruth. You certainly do learn a lot paying the bills. Rule 13 is pretty sad; no borrowing of books 😦
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Thanks Su. That rule has certainly changed as the school has a fabulous library, staff can borrow too 🙂
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😀 brilliant. I love libraries and think the more people that can use them, the better.
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Another era – thank goodness. So many rules, and nothing that seems to be anything happy. Intersting bills you’ve been paying 🙂
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An accounts payable department is definitely one place in any organization where there are no secrets. Between payroll and payables, they know EVERYTHING! 🙂
When I was in school, I worked in a payables department at the Ministry of Natural Resources one summer during forest fire season. It’s a busy time at the MNR with considerable workload in payables to support the fire crews. I did a double take one day when I got an invoice for cases of condoms – in size extra large. After I stopped laughing, I had to ask why 😉
It turned out they were used for growing tree seedlings.
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Oh love your story, Joanne.
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Interesting combination of new and old! Looks like a whole heap of fun!! 😉
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It’s keeping me busy!
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This was very interesting!!
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