When going through tough times in schools over the years, friends & I developed a protocol whereby we were only allowed one really big ’spit’/whinge first thing in the morning and that was it for the day.
We allowed each other ‘One Dummy Spit’ as a form of catharsis. Anything beyond the first spit was considered self-indulgent and verging on self pity 
- We encouraged each other to point this out to anyone who wished to take it further.
In the end it was how we stayed sane in a world filled with petty staffroom politics. A world that resembled an extension of the high school playground pecking order. A place filled with over inflated egos and people who ‘just didn’t get it’.
That said though, negativity only breeds more of the same. Talking behind backs breeds more of the same. Bitching about people = more of the same… rah, rah, rah.
There comes a time when you either decide to seek solutions, make a stand and fight for what you believe in or just sit back and project incompetence.
Just remember that what is best for your students is ALWAYS paramount in informing the decisions you make!!!
Show some LEADERSHIP people and not just droll management!!!
cheers
Adrian
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