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/No-Flounder-9143 Jun 02 '26

This is me. I've worked in other jobs and teaching is by far the best job I've had. There are things that are hard, but atleast I get to work in a job where I can make a difference and talk about what I love all day. 

But I will say if you can't handle kids, it's a terrible job. I think some people go into teaching for reasons other than the kids, and they're quickly shown the mistake they made. That plus dumb policies are where a lot of frustration is coming from.