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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was in college it was a badge of honor to say you didn't care about money. Then we all realized the "fulfilling" jobs are just jobs that don't pay well. They still suck your soul.[/quote]

Disagree. I turned down a job right out of college that would have paid me 3x the teaching salary I make now. I knew I’d be miserable because that company’s mission was in direct contrast to my personal morals / ethics.

I make a teacher’s salary and I’m quite content. It’s hard work (very, very hard), but I know I have directly impacted thousands. I’ve never felt this soul sucking you mention. .

If your job is sucking your soul, maybe try something else? Money actually isn’t everything. [/quote]

Thank you for the work you do. I'm grateful for it especially because I know I would be a terrible teacher and I'd absolutely hate it. I do think there are lucky people who can have a career doing something they love. [b]I don't think that's the norm though. I have a public sector salary doing what I would think I would love. At the end of the day it is a job that I'd prefer not to have to do.[/b][/quote]

+100

Also, the teaching profession is seeing a mass exodus. Lots of teachers are quitting, in part because the relentless micromanaging of teachers is indeed soul-sucking. [/quote]

I’m the teacher above. Yes, we are seeing major departures because of the nonsense thrown on teachers right now. I’ve posted here on DCUM about it. Still, that doesn’t change the meaningful nature of the work. My time in the classroom is important and I focus on the impact I can make there. (Actually, shielding students from the senseless decisions of central office and the non-teacher consultants they hire is a big reason my work is important.)[/quote]

NP chiming in with another expression of appreciation for what you do.

I also have a low-paying government service job that I enjoy, and what makes it tolerable is the support of my colleagues and supervisors in appreciating the work we do. They can't give us more money, but they (for the most part) help to manage expectations and workload to provide a decent work/life balance. I sometimes get frustrated when I hear teachers complaining about not being paid enough, but the more I listen, the more I understand how the lack of autonomy more than anything pushes out of an already challenging profession. [/quote]

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