Anonymous wrote:Teachers get a whole week of appreciation. I'm not saying it's not hard, but I don't think it's thankless.

OP here: I guess I haven't thought about it that way and now that I do, I agree 100%. I am a nurse and nurse week/teacher appreciation week overlap in may.
I always spend the week making cards, getting gift cards, flowers, etc for my kids' teachers (this year we also went to the school and drew/wrote messages on the concrete with sidewalk chalk.) Meanwhile what I got for nurse appreciation was... well, nothing nobody really cared or did/said anything. I wasn't surprised or even upset or anything, because it's like that every year and I am used to it.
I still think teachers need all the praise and appreciation they can get, because I see how much work and thought goes into it. But it would be nice if we could "spread the love" so to speak.

Anonymous wrote: Director of the development of a small nonprofit. Have to raise money for everyone to stay employed. Very stressful. Executive Director always wants more. Pay is low and it's hard to ask for more because you have to raise the money to give yourself that raise. The board always wants more but they don't step up to help. Very exhausting and stressful.

I'm also in development and I agree 100%.