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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well it IS kind of normal (and teachers do tend to complain to each other when they are outside of school). And also, they DO get paid ridiculously low salaries for the amount of stress they are under.
Yes, your job is super-stressful too, but you likely get compensated for it in a way that teachers do not. AND, the thing you (and even many teachers before they are IN the job) may not realize is that it is literally one of the only jobs that you simply can NEVER leave "at the office" for the next day. There is always planning to do...and grading...and more planning...and more grading. There is no "down time" to do this at work because they are always ON when they have a class of students. There is no hiding in your office or sitting quietly in a meeting pretending to be paying attention. (I know you don't always do this, OP, but you *could* do it. It's an option. And that's sort of the point.) With teaching, the work is constant and ongoing from the minute you step into the school to the minute you leave. And then you take it with you.

Oops. I accidentally sound just like your friends. LOL

But that is probably why I left the profession after 8 years. And lemme tell ya...I have worked 3 different "office jobs" since--one was a law firm, one was a publishing house, and now I'm at a marketing firm (I have a Masters in English) and I haven't found an environment yet that is as stressful as teaching.[/quote]

I hear you. But, I also don’t get whole summers off?[/quote]

It's not a "summer off" because there is no summer pay. [/quote]

Teachers I know can choose to have their 12 month pay paid out over the school year, or get it stretched out over the full 12 months. Not tricking me. Not our fault you get it throughout the year and don’t plan for the summer.[/quote]

I didn't say I don't plan for summer - I actually work quite a bit over summer, and have for over a decade. Many of us have side hustles and summer jobs.

Yes, you can plan to stretch out your pay over 12 months, but it's just that - stretching it out. You're still working and getting paid for only 10 months worth of work, not 12. [/quote]

This argument is ridiculous. I get six weeks of PTO, plus nine holidays at my job. So by your calculation I am only paid for 10 months of the year?
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Teachers get PTO and holidays as part of the 10 month calendar. We are paid over winter break, spring break, and other random holidays. We also get a certain amount of PTO that accumulates and rolls over into the next year - sick and personal leave (mine has been exhausted twice now for maternity leave, by the way - it comes from our PTO only [and before you come for me, yes I do realize there are many professions where there is no paid maternity or maternity leave]).

I'm not making an argument, I'm stating a fact: as 10 month employees, we do not work for two months, and do not get paid for those two months. Some opt to get adjust their pay schedule and get paid less per pay period, but get paid over summer as well. MCPS doesn't offer this - you have to do it through your own bank. Some opt to get paid for the ten months and put some aside on their own. Some need every bit and then some, and therefore choose to work over the summer at a separate gig - enrichment centers, summer school, tutoring, etc.

Yes, I chose this life; I love the profession, and I know I'll never be a millionaire. I don't think I often complain about the workload. Some days are hard, but that's any profession, right? On the contrary, I often profess how much I love this job. I look forward to coming to work and teaching your children, even if it's pretty easy to be mean to folks in our profession on an anonymous forum. We take care of your kids every day, and most of us really enjoy it (I don't know all teachers everywhere, so I cannot speak for them). And despite the pettiness of DCUM, your kids are pretty wonderful human beings. [/quote]

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