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What occupation requires the most education/training only to be very low paid? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by Cap@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Teachers for sure. Highly educated people providing a service that's absolutely crucial for everybody and they're paid like shit even before you consider the number of out-of-work hours they end up working.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That may only be western teachers. One of my family has been living in Sweden and teaching yr5 (only) for about 22 years. I'm pretty sure

the state pays for supplies, but I know she doesn't
she pretty much has the lesson plan set, with some evolution each year
swedish kids aren't total assholes as they have support for some of the big causes of assholish kids (unaddressed learning issues)
she's good to retire in three years. Already has a little boat!

She got her ticket in Canada and bounced around a bit until she landed this gig. Couldn't be happier for her.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 6 points 3 months ago

Unfortunately not a more universal experience :( here in the UK teachers are treated like crap

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's the worst of all angles... Professions where the professional loves the work and wants to do the work no matter what get exploited more than most AND with public school teachers, they're stuck with taxpayer decided budgets....

As far as America goes: I WANT EVERYTHING AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY TAXES FOR IT!

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

We could take away Elon Musks obscene wealth, leave him with enough to experience no material change in quality of life, and pay every other american who isn't him $7,000k. And he's just one of 735 billionaires. We could tax the shit out of these people and neither they nor us would notice a difference at time, but then when it was time to provide social benefits from government programs, everyone would notice "wow. Doesn't this country work so much better? Look at all the things we can fund!"

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

$7,000k? Is that $7,000 or $7,000,000? 7,000 thousand?

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I meant to put $7k

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That makes sense.

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

I don't type good sometimes when I'm on the go and I make things redundant. In this case it even changed the meaning. I tried to go edit my comment but I got back a 500 error