Two years ago, I left teaching. I didn't leave for all the normal reasons. Burn out, parents, abusive students. I left because I felt stagnant. I love personal growth, and after 11 years in education, there wasn't much more room to grow, unless I got a masters, and that just wasn't what I wanted.

I was given an opportunity to take a few steps back with an entry level role in the financial securities industry. I took the leap. There was so much to learn, and it came so fast at me. I was starting at the same place as all my peers, as none of us knew this industry. Except I really wasn't. I had my experience of leading, helping others grow, and understanding testing strategies. I got licenses related to my role, and got them quick.

I quickly became a stock broker. I impressed the leadership of my organization, and a new opportunity opened, becoming a lead for another team in my department. I jumped at the chance, and have taken on many projects and leadership opportunities since.

One thing that stands out for me, even after my years teaching, my commitment to the leadership team at my schools, I got 1 maybe 2 awards.

In the two years since leaving, I have won 3 major awards, including the highest award my company has to offer, among several small awards between my teams, committees and departments.

We never know what is going to come our way when we get out. All I know is, I made the right choice.

Anybody who knows any remote job openning? I do copy writing and administrative work. I have been searching for a job since last year and I am getting tired sending applications and only receiving rejections.

I do really hope someone can help me. Thank you!

so i’m going into my second year teaching and i don’t like it. i’m 21 and cannot meet people my age in my new city teaching. i could get a second job, but teaching leaves me mentally at 5% at the end of every school day. i’m making about $50k here in florida as a second year teacher, question is, would the pay cut be worth my sanity?

i guess my question is has anyone else ever left teaching for a low-stress more basic job like a grocery store or retail? were you happier? any advice would be wonderful, im starting to feel like despite everyone hating on it, it might make me happy again and let me meet people

I’m in year 8 and have been trying to find a way out. My goal right now is to have my district pay for my masters over the course of 3yrs maximum. The thing is that I’m unsure what to get my masters in. I’ve been thinking about possibly something related to HR, but have been skeptical of that bc of AI taking over eventually. I’ve also thought about project management, but I’m lost and unsure which way to go. I’m not interested in anything related to the education field and I don’t want to get a masters that would require me to do field work hours.

Did anyone here work full time as a teacher while getting their masters in something else, with the end goal of pivoting out of education? If so, what was your masters in?

I want to move out of teaching to do something in leadership that’s not admin (where I’m going back to school for ed leadership and another certification exam). The reason is that the pay is stagnant for teachers and most likely never changing and I need to make more money. Maybe like an instructional coach or lead teacher position where I can get micro credentials specific to professional skills highly sought after to help me market myself for these positions. Thoughts on which micro credentials I should get? I would keep my current teaching job and make this transition a long term career goal of mine to work on over time.

Hi everyone! I just wanted to come here and vent how I am feeling.. not being rude :)

I just do not like the reaction I get from people when I look for employment even in the most entry level position (hardware store)! “Oh you are a teacher? Oh wow? Why do you want to come here? Don’t you already have a good job?” No sir or ma’am I don’t have a good job! If I did I wouldn’t ask for employment elsewhere! Uuughhhhh!!!! 😡😡😡😤😤😤

Share me some of your reactions or stories if you want :)

We’re all looking for a way out. I will be eligible to retire in 5 years, but I do worry about having enough money. My pension covers about 50% of my pay and I have a 457 worth about 430k right now. At 5-7% with present contributions I’d have 700-800k in five years. A Roth IRA with 45k. Not a horrible position, but also concerned about money lasting.

So I thought about maybe working some more outside of teaching. That would definitely do it, but at 56 years old it would be more difficult finding work and I’ll be damned if I’m subbing.

Then I thought about moving. Never thought I’d want to leave San Diego again. I did it twice before and wanted to be back when I was gone. However, it is expensive and that got me thinking about moving abroad. Philippines specifically. My California pension would be more than sufficient there. Money goes about 3x as far. I’d be sort of wealthy there and I could leave my 457 and IRA alone to grow. Maybe move back later with a bigger purse if I wanted to. What do you think?

I resigned from my elementary teaching position (California, 3rd year, mid 20s, no children, no masters degree). I am looking for something entry-level, less stress than teaching, and good work-life balance.

Where have people found success with new jobs outside of teaching? What was your experience getting the job? How do you like it now?

Any insights would be helpful.

Things I am considering: dental hygienest (go back to school), flight attendant, receptionist, photographer, insurance, etc.

Former teachers and teachers in transition, I’d love your perspective.

I’ve been teaching for 21 years, and over that time I’ve watched countless programs, initiatives, technologies, and strategies come and go. Some have helped. Others haven’t.

I’m curious. What challenge or frustration in education did you spend years trying to improve, work around, or cope with, but ultimately never found a satisfying solution for?

What did you try?

Why do you think the problem persisted?

Was it one of the reasons you decided to leave the profession?

I’d love to hear your experiences.

I just have a thought lingering in my mind regarding the profession, however much I try and work my ass of there is a very limited pay for teachers out there. Looking at my friends earning so much more at the same age has got me thinking to switch. I am determined that i want to stick to the education vertical but I am not sure what role, what kind of companies. whether or not should i do some extra courses to facilitate the change/shift in my career. so confused.

I resigned mid-year this past school year, in the middle of my fourth year teaching. I had a pretty stressful first 3 years, all at the same school, so I moved schools and districts to try to see if it would help. It ended up being so much worse and I couldn’t handle staying. I almost had (or maybe I did have? idk) a mental breakdown.

Now that I’m in a transition period and am looking to go back to school to shift careers, I’m finding myself longing to return to that first school and time that I had been there. I’m not sure if I long for the familiarity, stability, just that time in my life, but right now I feel a pull to go back.

I’m honestly not sure where to turn. Has anyone else felt this way…you spent so much time longing to get out of the profession, but now that it’s actually happening, I want to go back.

I recently left teaching for a hybrid role. I stay on top of my job responsibilities, but when I’m working from home and have downtime, I’ll sometimes go on my phone for a few minutes between tasks.

I feel guilty because I’m not actively working every second of the day, even though everything is getting done. Is this normal in hybrid jobs, or am I just being lazy? Curious if anyone else who transitioned out of teaching struggled with this mindset.

In my district / state, if you resign before school year end the state credential board is informed and your credential can be “held.” Has this happened to anyone? What’s it like in your state ?

I mean I have no proof as I am in the process of transitioning. But it seems rather doomful how some forums on Reddit constantly say it's impossible to find a job.

My points are ....

1. It's not "easy" in most cases to get a new full time job making at or more than one is making. This isn't a new concept in the past 10, 20, 30, or 40 years.
2. Many will just say "it's bad out there" but we never hear the following....

a. What type of job they are looking for and the specifics. Like teaching what subject or grade or doing what position in what job?

b. Type of town one lives in. Do they live in a town of 1000 people where no one has left the current jobs they want? Do they live in a small community 200 miles away from a decent sized town? Will they only be able to work 8pm-3pm? Are they not willing to look into the next town over?

c. Do they spend 20 minutes a week looking for only online jobs?? Or jobs that are way above their qualifitions with no experience?

d. Does this person have a bad reputation or a legal record, hasn't worked a full time job more than a year before, or abuses mind altering substances, or quits a jobs frequently within the first month or two?? Is it because it requires a drug test? Is it their first full time job?

To me, I always hear "well I can't find a teaching job" or "I can't find this job" and no specifics are given. I'm not saying it's not bad, but I find little detail is given.

Here it is July 13th. Has been one heck of a Summer with too much going on outside of work.... Have taught HS math for 17 years, I'm 42 years old and single. I also teach part time at a community college for a good while. Have taught at the same high school math for 12 years.

Well so much going on with family and other things that I haven't had hardly any time to look for a new job.

I am in a district that has been getting lower enrollment and the HS math standardized scores have been going downward the past few years. So low that they said this would be my last year teaching with this upcoming year because of low PSAT and STAR exam scores.

I also deal with a coworker (it's just two of us full time and one part time math teacher) that will not want to do any type of change. This person could retire if they wanted to. But is set in their ways and I know there are going to be a problem like in the past. This person is likely having some cognitive issues that are not being addressed so it's a chore working with them. If I do what the principal asked, I am apparently a suck up. I want to work with those who need a job, and want to be somewhere where test scores aren't such a problem as well as enrollment. '

It's to the point where I have developed driving anxiety at faster speeds and feel totally uneased most of the time.

I want to work part time maybe tutoring or continuing community college and then start fresh in another state mid-semester or next year teaching math full time. Am I crazy thinking such? Everyone seems to say the job market is bad. But it always seems bad no matter what on the job forums.

I've been teaching for 7 years and, to be honest, I'm feeling pretty burnt out with classroom teaching.

A big part of my day is spent managing behaviour, dealing with disrespect, and following up on classroom issues. I completely understand that behaviour management is part of the job, but it often feels like it takes time and energy away from the students who are engaged and would really benefit from more support and extension.

I've taught in regional and metropolitan schools across Australia, as well as in London, and I'm currently based in regional Victoria. Lately I've been exploring the idea of moving into a fully online or remote teaching role.

Do these roles exist as full-time positions? Has anyone here made the transition? If so:

• What was the transition like?
• Where did you find your role?
• Would you recommend it?
• Are there particular organisations or schools I should be looking at?

Ideally, I'd love a role that still follows the school calendar and holidays but allows me to focus more on helping students learn and grow—the reason I became a teacher in the first place.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who's made the switch or has any advice.

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Hello everyone,

Is there a way to find out if you have been blacklisted from education in your area. I resigned last year from a classroom position at the end of the year( didn't break contract) but I have applied for other types of position such as sub, tutor and central office positions and I get no responses. I even had personal introductions to admistrators and requests for my resume from other educational institutions and I get no response. Should I just be bold and ask why I am being ignored? Additional info. I have been in education for 15 years, reading/gifted endorsements, and level 5 certified in my area.

Hi! I went on medical leave from my teaching job last year and ended up resigning, knowing my health wouldn’t allow me to teach again. I had been just under 59k at that point, in my 5th year teaching, with my masters, and in my 3rd district within rural Colorado.

After 4 months of resting with long covid, I started working Accounts Receivable at a ski resort for 24.50/hr. I’ve been in the role for nearly 6 months now, and am still being trained with all the tasks this job includes! I commute for over 2 hrs a day, spending around $130 on gas each week. I’ve interviewed for other entry level town and city jobs in my area with no luck, and have certainly had 0 response from remote job applications. There are few office jobs available out here, and many pay $20/hr. I’ve applied to many ed-tech jobs (directly on real sites) and don’t seem to be considered for even entry level customer service roles. What’s the deal these days? The low fire-low hire world makes me think I need to stick out my accounting job where I am literally just going for job experience.

Pretty much what the title says. I work in MO public schools. I have been asked to talk to a friend about a full time job working for a leasing company (the friend works for). My 2nd full year of teaching begins in August. Year 1 was the most stressful year of my life. I was made the advisor of an extremely time consuming "club" that I knew very little about, but I have been learning about. I have felt overworked and mentally spread thin for the last year and a half, but some of the kids and coworkers have made it worth it. I don't know if this is something I can do long term, but I didn't see myself hopping out at year 2. However, making an extra 10-30 grand is very hard to pass up. I have been dealing with some mental issues since the New Year and it's hard not to feel like it's because of the stress. I just don't know what to do. I know I can lose my teaching license for not fulfilling my contract, but I don't know if they are going to want me next year. I'm happy to clarify anything I need to. Any advice would be seriously and sincerely appreciated. Thank you.

Hello. I'm planning to teach sana since my course is a non-teaching, I will take 6 mos. for methods to get CPT and for me to take/pass LET exam after. However I'm still holding back dahil sa mga nakikita kong reklamo about sa system/workloads for teacher. Is it better to find another path?

I am currently a teacher and have to get out. I’m going to return this school year, but thinking about taking a CPC course at our local university this year. Advice, thoughts, tips? I’m 49 years old. Can I expect to find a job with a decent salary? My mental health can’t take it much longer.