• onlym3@lemmy.world
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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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      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.