Some of y'all have no concept of what hard work is.

Anyone that claims they work hard I would probably tell them the same.

On the rare occasion when I am not riding a desk making sure this entire business runs. I see all the rest of y'all out there "working hard". Running errands. Taking 3 hour lunches. Getting off early and generally screwing around on a Thursday.

You'll be on here on a Tuesday in mid-December posting pictures from your Treestand saying you don't have to go back to work until after Christmas.

Look at the traffic on a typical day out your window and ask yourself what are all these people doing not at work somewhere.

America in 2019 is about as unproductive as I would have ever imagined. Those that work hard really work their arse off are a VERY small percentage of the overall and are doing it for less pay and benefits than ever before in the history of this country in the modern era. That's my opinion and the way Corporate America has continued to screw workers while improving their bottom line. Workers are getting robbed blind. No raises, higher cost of living, no guaranteed benefits, no guaranteed retirement, fees for all the 401(k). Some of the major industries in this Country are government subsidized, medical, housing, etc..

All of Wall Street is subsidized by the Government and you and I breaking our backs dumping money in a retirement account. They take our money and make a living off it but in the end produce very little that is tangible.

We are already Socialists. Government subsides go to most of the major industries that make up our GDP.

You don't have to be a workaholic either but there are a LOT of people that have no room to complain about a teacher having too much time off just the same as a teacher claiming they are getting the short end of the stick while getting a lot of guarantees.

I think a teacher's pay equates to the required effort... I'm ok with that.

You sir are correct. Mine are 35-60 yr old 2nd graders.

NEWSFLASH: working with people is hard. Doesn't matter whether they're kids, teenagers, adults, patients, clients, Soldiers, factory workers, construction workers, etc. And now that we all have cell phones on us 24/7 there's a pressure to always be available. Teachers aren't the only ones who have to deal with that. Cry me a friggin river...

What lunch? My wife has 20 minutes at 10:45 every morning to get 25 2nd graders fed. She doesn't have time to eat herself and that is the most stressful time of the day for them. You would really benefit from going and spending a week in a classroom. If you have any sanity left you would sing a different tune.

^^ doekiller hit the nail on the head. My wife is a first grade teacher and has her masters. She’s a damn good teacher and she works hard at it. She vents to me from time to time about something stupid administration has done, the kids, etc. but she’s never complained about the pay. She was called to be a teacher and knew what she was getting into when she signed up for it. Sure there are people who become teachers and just coast through doing the bare minimum, and yeah they seem to have it made. But you have sorry people in every profession.

Go substitute some time there Phil..... See how long you last.

NEWS FLASH... Dear Lord your a realtor.

Perhaps the educational system failed you but this ranks in the top 5 of the most idiotic Aldeer threads. Think real hard about that. Teachers are the most underpaid, under appreciated vitally important professionals in USA. They dont bitch enough. I watched my mom work 80-100 hours a week for 30 plus years teaching.. She spent her last year leaving early to drive children to her school so that they could get a better education. She is 75 and last night she met a former student who remembered her due to the huge amount of love she showed her in her classroom.

I have taught for 24 years, 5th grade. I make 72,500 which I dont think is to bad. Plus I do odd jobs in summer to keep myself busy. Times have changed guys. I have 29 students in my room 22 Hispanic 15 speak NO English. 10 years ago we had no Hispanic kids. They came to my town for the jobs. Town of about 30,000 and several huge factories that cant find workers and pay up to and over 20 bucks per hour. Last year I spent 15 days or 97.5 hours giving test from the state in my room. All were required. I have 4 that come in and I have to let them sleep for a couple hours or they fall asleep setting up. I dont know what the answer is.

All I'm saying is if it's so hard, then go find another job. Every job has things that stink about it. My job is the same. Lots of good stuff but there's plenty of things I don't like about it. But I chose it and I knew those things going into it so I don't post on facebook complaining about taking phone calls at 9pm, no health insurance, no retirement, no guaranteed paycheck. I chose the job so I don't get on facebook and complain about it. Can't say the same for a bunch of teachers I know

And for the record, 90% of Realtors fail and are out of the business within 18 months of getting their license. Can't say the same for teaching....

Doesn’t mean being a realtor is hard. It’s just an appealing job for quitters.

“You don’t post on Facebook and complain”............instead you post here complaining that they are complaining on Facebook......priceless

Nobody should complain about their job. If you hate it so much, leave! There's plenty of folks hiring and the economy is booming. No reason to get your panties in a bunch

AWWWWWW somebody got their feelings hurt. Man up

I'm guessing (hoping) you don't teach grammar. 😐

4 foot tall boy telling someone to “man up”.

3' 8"

Weee man knows football is over so he starts up mess in general forum now. Miserable lil feller

This times a thousand.

Tenure laws ensure they can't be fired no matter how bad they perform.