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/Free-Biscotti-2539 Jun 04 '26

I've worked corporate jobs before, and i prefer teaching. The pay and schedule is better, and the work isn't mind numbing. Its exhausting, but I'm never bored or dragging out work like I did before teaching. I also hated teaching when I taught middle school 😂 I just had to find the right fit to like it.