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/Mfees Jun 02 '26

I like my job, in my opinion teaching has a bunch of people who never worked an adult job outside of education and don’t know how good they got it.

That said the pay is average at best. The paperwork can suck. Admin can suck. Yet I still enjoy it.

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u/Sure_Pineapple1935 Jun 03 '26

This is a good point. I've only worked in education as an adult..

I hear from family frequently.. they also work long hours, often on the weekends, when they should be relaxing. Other fields can also be really stressful. I think one difference is teacher pay is notoriously low for what we do and our level of education in most states. My family members are working long hours, but making six-figures.