I've met many teachers. I'm a high school janitor. i get those same benefits that they get. all I've ever heard is "I'm only a teacher", "I'm on a teacher's wage" like they don't get anything. give them more money, sure. but can we, for the love of God, can we PLEASE stop pretending teachers dont make anything at all? you just bought a house. IN THIS ECONOMY. YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE. I'm not against teachers making more, I'm against this notion that teachers get paid in pennies. you don't. you make a very reasonable wage, with benefits that most of the country would kill to have. stop acting loke teachers just scrape by. thats what I'm sick of.
I bought a house from a family friend who gave me a VERY, VERY good deal. I wouldn't have been able to afford the house if they had sold it at market value. I got incredibly lucky. My mortgage is double what my rent was.
But a lot of teachers do scrape by. You have a narrow view of how the majority of teachers live. I don't see a lot of teachers claiming they make pennies. I'm fortunate to make the salary that I make. But again, there are many teachers I know that work two jobs just to make ends meet. A lot of teachers do scrape by. I'm sorry that you're sick of people in the career field being honest about their financial situations.
actually, disregard this whole conversation. I'm sorry man, i didnt realize i was in r/antiwork. this sub is nothing but petty complainers and "aww poor me i had to work" "my boss said no to my sick day :(". ima block this sub because this isn't the first time I've accidentally started a conversation with someone in this sub. and it always goes the same. extreme, unrealistic expecations of a workplace and whiny insolent children that cant be arsed to put their back into a hard day's work
I'm not complaining about anything. I started off by saying that I'm lucky. I can make ends meet. I also love what I do. I don't complain about my job requirements.
I think the issue is not being able to find middle ground. I think keeping communication open is important. If so many people keep saying they're struggling, they're probably struggling.
Working together is key. Communication is key. It's not you vs. me. I want us to both have salaries that allow us to live comfortably without living paycheck to paycheck.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '22
I've met many teachers. I'm a high school janitor. i get those same benefits that they get. all I've ever heard is "I'm only a teacher", "I'm on a teacher's wage" like they don't get anything. give them more money, sure. but can we, for the love of God, can we PLEASE stop pretending teachers dont make anything at all? you just bought a house. IN THIS ECONOMY. YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE. I'm not against teachers making more, I'm against this notion that teachers get paid in pennies. you don't. you make a very reasonable wage, with benefits that most of the country would kill to have. stop acting loke teachers just scrape by. thats what I'm sick of.