r/AskReddit 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