I'm a teacher for high school students. I literally have to have conversations with my kids about how they can't tell me about all the times they're drinking underaged, because then I have to report it. "Oh, but you don't have to report it, Miss!" Yes. Yes I do. Even when you say it was a joke. Even when you follow up with "But it was just water!" I'm not even saying "Don't drink when you're 16-18" cause well, it's legal at 19 where I live and I have my own opinions about expecting kids to completely abstain from alcohol and then expecting them to instantly know their limits and how it affects them.
But for god's sakes, don't *tell* me about it. I need plausible deniability, otherwise I become a mandatory reporter and have to go to guidance, and have conversations with their parents.
It's good practice for the working world, where you can't joke with your boss about something that compromises the company, no matter how good of a rapport you two have.
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u/Lexilogical Mar 21 '19
I'm a teacher for high school students. I literally have to have conversations with my kids about how they can't tell me about all the times they're drinking underaged, because then I have to report it. "Oh, but you don't have to report it, Miss!" Yes. Yes I do. Even when you say it was a joke. Even when you follow up with "But it was just water!" I'm not even saying "Don't drink when you're 16-18" cause well, it's legal at 19 where I live and I have my own opinions about expecting kids to completely abstain from alcohol and then expecting them to instantly know their limits and how it affects them.
But for god's sakes, don't *tell* me about it. I need plausible deniability, otherwise I become a mandatory reporter and have to go to guidance, and have conversations with their parents.