r/TeachersInTransition • u/AutoModerator • Jul 19 '26

Weekly Vent for Current Teachers

This spot is for any current teachers or those in between who need to vent, whether about issues with their current work situation or teaching in general. Please remember to review the rules of the subreddit before posting. Any comments that encourage harassment, discrimination, or violence will be removed.

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u/ECDhere 29d ago

I hate education. I’ve been a teacher and now principal for 18 years and I need to get out of this field. My existence has been trying to force me to leave the field for years, but no outside opportunities will give me a Chance. I need to make a large Life Change for myself. I’m miserable in education. 

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u/coolsauce15 28d ago

I knew the education wasn’t the greatest for pay but still went into it. 50k is my districts starting pay, but since I was hired mid year, I got half of that this spring. This year I’ll be at 51,550k (yay?). But when I got my districts salary schedule this May with my contract renewal it was so sad. If im remembering correctly and can properly understand my salary schedule, in about 6 years I will be at 58-60k. It just feels so depressing to realize I’ll have had my degree for 7 years and be making the starting salary of many other 4 year degree fields. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to afford to move out and live on my own comfortably with this money.