• Anarch157a@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Actually, 2/3rds. If she’s earning 50% more, that means the previous wage was 100 and now is 150. 100 / 150 is 0.6666… or 66.66%, 2/3rds.

    Sorry for the pedantism, but it’s the kind of math that needs to be correct to avoid misunderstandings.

    Still an awfully sad thing, tho. Teachers should be paid the same as doctors, IMHO.

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        1 year ago

        Not sure this comment deserves downvoting. As a teacher (UK) I get 13 weeks off a year, which is pretty much all time off (no expectation to prep/mark). Private sector friends tend to get around 4-5 weeks max. Similarly, the pension is far better than private sector pensions.

        Whilst I might be able to change career for more money, I’m not sure it would be a net benefit, even for 50% more.

        That said, the “work time” as a teacher is fairly full on, at around 55-60 hours a week for me, so that’s some form of trade-off. You do have to like doing it!

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          1 year ago

          Though the trade off with all that holiday is that… Going on holiday during that time is like 4x more expensive! 😭

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        1 year ago

        You are not paid for summers. This is a very common misconception. You essentially agree to give them an interest free loan every paycheck and they give you that money back during the summer as a “service” to you. And usually you are spending that time doing professional development or a second job.