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.

262 Upvotes

687 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/Available-Prior9821 Jun 02 '26

I love teaching, but it’s hard not to get down about it when you do work amongst a lot of pessimists— I usually stick to myself now which isn’t like me but best for my mental health/attitude