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            I think part of what makes this laughable to many people in the private sector is that we don’t get nearly the input into the terms of our employment that teachers are demanding right now. Plenty of employers have been requiring people to return to working in-office, and those employees have no say in whether they get to do that. If your employer doesn’t think the job is being done well enough remotely, they can order people back to the office and that’s that. That teachers feel confident they can speak out, at times saying some very disrespectful things about the administration, without repercussions, is quite the privilege.

THIS.

... and other professions have the privilege of being able to put in two weeks notice without jeopardizing their entire career. Teachers cannot leave mid year without penalty ( and being banned from surrounding school districts). This year school systems have essentially asked for teachers to make a decision about their employment but then have continually changed the terms of that employment without opportunity for exiting without penalty. Many teachers felt comfortable with the original district plans back in Summer/Falls and made their decisions based on those plans. But then the plans changed and they are being asked to simply accept without question new metrics and new circumstances, many of which they feel uncomfortable with or downright scared accepting!

So no, teaching isn’t like employment in many other fields.

Boo effing hoo. We are all facing unexpected working conditions in this pandemic than we did before, and we are having to cope without throwing these kids of tantrums. I can’t be nearly as efficient working from home as in the office, but my employer won’t let me work in the office even though they expect me to produce the same amount of work, so I’m working twice as many hours for the same pay. I may be able to give two weeks notice at my job, but that’s pretty meaningless when no one is hiring in my sector and the only alternative is unemployment, especially when I still need to keep a roof over our heads. [b]Stop acting like teachers are the only ones this sucks for[/b].[/quote]

I guess I missed it...where did PP suggest that teachers are the only ones this sucks for? PP was simply explaining that teachers are hardly privileged in this situation. That's all.[/quote]
PP was trying to make a case for why teachers have it worse than others.  Their situation is just different, not better or worse.[/quote]

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