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Teacher leaves for Costco Job and gets paid way more. (www.cnbc.com)
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In 2022, 31-year-old Maggie Perkins quit her eight-year teaching job and got a job at Costco. She doesn't regret the decision, and she's never been happier. Here's a look at a day in the life working at Costco.

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[–] errer@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While I agree with the sentiment, my wife was a teacher for over a decade and the workload is insane. Easily 60+ hour weeks. At some point she burned out and took a normal job that pays better and works her less. She wishes teaching wasn’t such an insane profession but it is so…capitalism it is.

[–] ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say 60hr weeks are the norm. Low paid sure, but many teachers have normal 40 hr weeks.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can work 40 as a teacher, but then you’re prolly really bad at your job as it takes more than 40 to be competent in the current system. The bar is very low unfortunately and there are tons of teachers who phone it in.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

We get what we pay for.