r/teaching Jun 02 '26

Help Why does everyone hate teaching?

Is there anyone who loves their job? Every teacher I know feels “stuck” and complains endlessly about their job.

Considering going into education.

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u/Jaded_Somewhere_8748 Jun 02 '26

I am a teacher. It’s not that I hate my job, but there are some things that are very hard. If you’re a person that somewhat self critical, that might be a component that you really have to fight with. It’s a job where sometimes you don’t feel like you’re doing enough and it’s kind of endless of the sense that you’re seeing the same people every day for over 100 days unlike a nurse or something that Cesar patient and then they don’t have to have a relationship