[humanrebar]

Let's ask short order cooks if they are fulfilled by their work environments. They'll probably complain about coworkers, the hours, and say their feet hurt.

That's not to say teachers don't have the feelings they might have, but it's a pretty privileged position to be in to expect your work to fulfill you in some deep way.

[portroyal]

I've been there (hospitality) and agree with you; #learntocode resonated and here we are.

[toyg]

My point is that a lot (most?) educators wouldn’t consider “being an educator” as a fabulous achievement - it’s a job, and a pretty stressful and financially unrewarding one at that, particularly for people with a significant amount of academic qualifications. So the parent poster going “what is she complainin’ for, she’s an educator!”, imho, is pretty out of order by most objective parameters.

[humanrebar]

I already understood your point. But I disagree that people, even university educated ones, are owed a stress free, lucrative, or personally fulfilling job.

It's a great thing to have, but it's a privilege to have one. And it's privileged thinking to expect one.

Lots of kids have parents who work as hard or harder for less money and respect. Of course people can complain about the treatment of teachers. Just don't be surprised if short order cooks aren't particularly moved.