How old were you when you broke six figures?

[Anonymous]

27, Law, but most of it goes to student loans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher myself, but it really bothers me when people make the gross jokes about teachers leaving work at 3 p.m. Such an insult to all of the hard work that they do. You may say you're joking, but it seems like a lot of people are really ignorant and think that teachers stop working as soon as the children leave school for the day. People complain about the education system, but treat it like a joke instead of constructively contributing to improve it. Maybe if we as a society really valued the education of our children and demonstrated that by refraining from unfunny "jokes" about the effort teachers put into it and showed the profession the esteem it deserves we would see 1) higher caliber of college graduates willing to go into teaching and 2)actual public support (both in attitude and finances) towards our public schools. Most of the people on this board are the product of higher education and are taking the time to brag about their accomplishments, but seem to forget that their education helped to land them where they are now.

Do jokes about doctors playing golf all day also bother you? Or jokes about lawyers being assholes? Really, it's a JOKE.

[Anonymous]

I am a teacher. Never will. Should have stayed in accounting which is what my degree is in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher. Never will. Should have stayed in accounting which is what my degree is in.

CPA - Broke into the 100s in my early 30's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher myself, but it really bothers me when people make the gross jokes about teachers leaving work at 3 p.m. Such an insult to all of the hard work that they do. You may say you're joking, but it seems like a lot of people are really ignorant and think that teachers stop working as soon as the children leave school for the day. People complain about the education system, but treat it like a joke instead of constructively contributing to improve it. Maybe if we as a society really valued the education of our children and demonstrated that by refraining from unfunny "jokes" about the effort teachers put into it and showed the profession the esteem it deserves we would see 1) higher caliber of college graduates willing to go into teaching and 2)actual public support (both in attitude and finances) towards our public schools. Most of the people on this board are the product of higher education and are taking the time to brag about their accomplishments, but seem to forget that their education helped to land them where they are now.

Yay! Thanks for the support.
Signed,
A teacher

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher myself, but it really bothers me when people make the gross jokes about teachers leaving work at 3 p.m. Such an insult to all of the hard work that they do. You may say you're joking, but it seems like a lot of people are really ignorant and think that teachers stop working as soon as the children leave school for the day. People complain about the education system, but treat it like a joke instead of constructively contributing to improve it. Maybe if we as a society really valued the education of our children and demonstrated that by refraining from unfunny "jokes" about the effort teachers put into it and showed the profession the esteem it deserves we would see 1) higher caliber of college graduates willing to go into teaching and 2)actual public support (both in attitude and finances) towards our public schools. Most of the people on this board are the product of higher education and are taking the time to brag about their accomplishments, but seem to forget that their education helped to land them where they are now.

Do jokes about doctors playing golf all day also bother you? Or jokes about lawyers being assholes? Really, it's a JOKE.

It depends on who you're making fun of. Jokes on lawyers, doctors, politicians, the rich and powerful can be fun. Jokes on the working class, minorities, etc. - not funny.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher myself, but it really bothers me when people make the gross jokes about teachers leaving work at 3 p.m. Such an insult to all of the hard work that they do. You may say you're joking, but it seems like a lot of people are really ignorant and think that teachers stop working as soon as the children leave school for the day. People complain about the education system, but treat it like a joke instead of constructively contributing to improve it. Maybe if we as a society really valued the education of our children and demonstrated that by refraining from unfunny "jokes" about the effort teachers put into it and showed the profession the esteem it deserves we would see 1) higher caliber of college graduates willing to go into teaching and 2)actual public support (both in attitude and finances) towards our public schools. Most of the people on this board are the product of higher education and are taking the time to brag about their accomplishments, but seem to forget that their education helped to land them where they are now.

Do jokes about doctors playing golf all day also bother you? Or jokes about lawyers being assholes? Really, it's a JOKE.

I don't make jokes about those professions - or any professions. I don't find humor in denigrating others or being dismissive of the years they have spent in training and being gainfully employed. Making jokes about educators, especially public school educators, is part of a very damaging discourse in US culture that makes it easier for politicians to cut important programs and funding for the public education sector since people like you treat it as something unimportant that can be joked about rather than showing the education field respect.

[Anonymous]

25, web developer, zero debt (self taught over the course of 4 months).

[Anonymous]

I'm 23 (today!) right out of college. I hope to go into consulting or PR... This thread was really inspiring!

[Anonymous]

44 Fed Admin

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 23 (today!) right out of college. I hope to go into consulting or PR... This thread was really inspiring!

You would do well to ask what price these people pay in terms of their soul.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 23 (today!) right out of college. I hope to go into consulting or PR... This thread was really inspiring!

You would do well to ask what price these people pay in terms of their soul.

+1

If money is what inspires you, that's a bit sad.

[Anonymous]

28 big law

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Oh look. Some 25 year old revived a thread that was dead for 1 year.

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