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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want a job where I’m overworked but am compensated for it. My friends who aren’t teachers work a lot but make over $150k per year. I make $75k. Maybe I’d make that much if I charged for my OT. The job cannot be done with one 45 minute prep period per day. Most days I get zero planning due to meetings and other BS. [/quote]

Your friends who make 150k don’t get summers off and long breaks during the school year.  They’re working a lot more than you. [/quote]

You realize many teachers work (revising curricula, mainly) and take classes during the summer, correct? My summer last year was 3 weeks long after I accounted for trainings, workshops, and curriculum meetings. Most was unpaid. And those long breaks? Many of my friends in other professions get them, as well. They also get more leave than I do (12 days total - sick and personal). [/quote]

12 days total plus almost all of the other days that school is off.  Yes, you will say that you are unpaid for those, but professionals look at their annual salary and leave.  Teachers want to be hourly when asked to work extra or cite that they are unpaid for something, but then compare their annual salaries to people who work all year.  You can't have it both ways (and I am a teacher.)[/quote]

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