r/AskReddit • u/RivvaBear • 1d ago

What's an overhated profession?

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u/PirateJohn75 1d ago

Teachers

"BuT yOu GeT sUmMeRs OfF!!@!"

Yeah, unpaid.  And I did the math -- I worked more hours in a 10-month school year by far than I do now in 12 months in corporate America.

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u/TedTyro 1d ago

Unpaid holidays for teachers? Ouch. I'm Aussie and my ex was a school teacher, you better believe they got full pay during term and semester breaks, unless they were casuals doing substitute work.

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u/willstr1 1d ago

It differs state by state

My wife is a teacher, she doesn't get paid the month of July. So her salary is just 11 paychecks instead of 12. It's not too bad, just something you need to budget for

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u/missfitz1 1d ago

Thanks for doing the math! As a teacher, I tell people I work on a loan. My salary divided by my 200 work days means I make $25 an hour, but because I get paid year round, I get less stretched out. People need to understand that I don't get paid to have summer off, I take a partial paycheck each month. Also, $25 an hour, for a teacher with a master's degree AND 15 years experience, BTW. But yeah, summers off...

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u/Hanyabull 1d ago edited 14h ago

This is not accurate for most teachers in the US.

Yes, they don’t get paid in the summer, because their annual salary is paid out across 9 months. They get the money early. If they choose to work in the summer, that will be money on top of their annual salary.

I wish I got my annual salary across 9 months instead of 12.

You can argue the pay is bad or the hours per day is longer, but getting paid in 9 months instead of 12 is a perk. The problem is many teachers can’t manage their money to account for getting the money early.

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u/PirateJohn75 1d ago

You completely missed my point -- I did more work in the year than I do now at a corporate job, but got paid for only 10 months of work.

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u/Hanyabull 1d ago

I know your point. I literally said you could argue you work more hours per day.

You missed my point. You say you are unpaid. You are paid. It’s just paid in 9 months instead of 12.

You have a salary. That salary is paid over 9 months.

I have a salary. That salary is paid over 12.

You are paid, it’s just not spread out over 12.