Is teaching a “hobby” job?
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Anonymous
| We all know teachers don’t make much, so between the low pay and summers off, is that enough to constitute a “hobby” job? |
Anonymous
What an extremely offensive question. |
Anonymous
| Jesus. A hobby job is making jewelry on Etsy |
Anonymous
| Tell me you only know rich people without telling me you only know rich people. |
Anonymous
| Is this post real? I think teachers make more than you think, OP. |
Anonymous
| It's a normal middle class job with a perk of getting summers off (and a lot of downsides). |
Anonymous
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No, it’s a profession.
My neighbor who works part time doing holiday planters has a hobby job. My other neighbor who is a science teacher at a middle school has a professional job. |
Anonymous
+100 |
Anonymous
Starting salaries are $50k and max out around $100 after a lot of years. Full time retail is really not any better compared to the low end of the teacher scale. |
Anonymous
Seriously! 
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Anonymous
**** off |
Anonymous
| I am jealous that teachers get summers and all holidays off, but I wouldn't ever want to be in that profession. |
Anonymous
Why? |
Anonymous
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It is not a hobby job, it's a profession. Just like nursing is a profession even though you can arrange your hours in many different ways.
But the low pay means most (not all) have a higher earning spouse and therefore a threshold where they can or must quit rather than deal with a too-high level of BS. Low pay / higher earning spouse is why so many teachers quit during covid. |
Anonymous
| My 87 year old ballet teacher thinks so. Dude qualified for social security 2 decades ago 🙂 |