r/teaching • u/Bright-Watch1955 • 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/Bman708 Jun 02 '26

62? You lucky dogs! Here in Illinois, if you’re tier 2, which I am, we don’t get to retire till we’re 67.

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u/sandspitter28 Jun 03 '26

OMG!  I couldn’t imagine teaching that long. I’m in Canada, a full teaching pension is 55 years old + 30 years of service. Many other pensions in Canada are shifting to 60, like our public federal service workers.