I feel i was tricked by this one school and i found out too late. Is it late or not?

Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
May 11, 2026 1:56pm CST
I am changing the schools since October last year and colleagues aren't always the same. In the last school, not the current one, i was a substitute for a colleague, for her Computer class and i got paid actually, i got paid today. In the school before that, i was also a substitute for a colleague, for her English class but it was a toxic environment and i thought i wouldn't be paid. Leaving this school, later i found out whenever you're a substitute for a colleague in the same school, you get paid and by the ministry of education. I sent an email today to this school, after 2 months cause, i always felt worried and troubled about not being paid for this 1school class. yes, i worked for them in february and i hope it isn't too late for things to be resolved. The teacher whose substitute i was didn't say it was paid or unpaid gig and my colleague from the morning shift, i remember, she told me, i'm a substitute for english class and since she was from my hometown too, i didn't like talking to her too much cause, she was bossing me a lot. I feel she took advantage of me and i was convinced that being a substitute for a colleague isn't a paid job but it is. That's what i heard in 3 schools that i changed after this school. I also sent an email to our ministry. I've been working as a teacher since October last year and it shows how little i don't know, sadly. I wish this school paid me on its own but i think not. Also, i know it's my fault for not asking and all but it's my bad luck for not having a job before so i felt thankful for everything cause i remembered the times when i was jobless and it was so hard so i didn't dare to question some things. Happy/content times, when will you come...
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@JudyEv (380050)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May
I hope you have happier times soon.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
12 May
Me too.i am aware i'm not great with numbers but i don't like being tricked or taken advantage of.and i hate how i confined to one person,stating how i was treated and told about being paid or not and they simply said nothing and i let it go.i got the answer but they are rude,accountant section exactly,telling it was my fault and that i should have known.i sent an email to headmaster and he said he will look into it but i hope it will be this week.what an awful colleagues i had.bullying me for stupid things and not telling me the important ones and i didn't dare to ask cause i previously had traumas asking for other things.
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• Philippines
12 May
I think before you accept the job, you must know the whole detail first especially the salary that you will get.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
12 May
It's not a salary.i never helped colleagues with their classes before and sadly,these things aren't written in the contract.i contacted the school and the ministry.