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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even as some parents are worried that there won’t be enough teachers for summer school, they can’t stop attacking the people they need to volunteer. [/quote]

Suddenly explaining that MCPS benefits are not that bad is "attacking"? SMH. [/quote]

Also, they're being PAID.  It's not volunteer work.[/quote]

But they have to volunteer to take the work. No one can be forced to do it. If not enough teachers volunteer, you won’t have summer school. It’s telling that the extra pay isn’t enticing. [/quote]

Sounds like the salary they get for working 10 months is enough.[/quote]

I’m working outside at a garden center this summer for a lot less than summer school. I’d rather scrimp during the school year than work summer school. [/quote]

And that is a perfectly valid choice. It is also a legitimate benefit to have the choice of taking a break from your regular job for two months, that most salaried professionals do not get (and certainly not every year).[/quote]

I think it just speaks so highly of the crab in a barrel mentality of the American workplace that we're just so angry at people for having a better work life balance is ith more built in time off. A lot of countries structure their work differently so that people can take extended time off and recharge and relax. I don't have a lot of high hopes but I hope that maybe the pandemic can demonstrate that people can work flexible hours and still be productive and get their job done without having to be locked into working in the office for 8 to 12 hours[/quote]

[b]I'm not angry that the benefit exists, I'm angry that the people who have it complain constantly about their "terrible benefits".[/b][/quote]
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I'm thrilled if people have the option for that increased balance and then choose it.  Great!  Please, though, don't choose a specific job in part for its benefits and then turn around and complain about them.  [/quote]

If by benefits you mean not paid for several months then yeah. Balancing a new job for a paycheck is increased balance. [/quote]

“not paid for several months”?  You are paid for the work you do.  When you are teaching, you are paid.  When you are not teaching, you are not paid.  You can opt to have your paycheck given to you over 10 months or 12 months, so I am not sure why you say you are “not paid” over the summer.  I literally do not know anyone who expects to be paid for time they are not working unless you are a college professor on sabbatical, and even then you are expected to generate research and scholarship. [/quote]

I have friends and relatives in Europe who get paid for a month of not working. [/quote]

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