Yup.
Because most other (non-skiver) work every bit as hard; are every bit as stressed (management is universally mostly rubbish and co-workers can be just as frustrating as unruly pupils); put in even longer hours; can't take their work into the garden and do it while lying on the grass (like teachers can with marking); get 4 or 5 weeks' holiday per year, maximum, and there's no such thing as "cover" to do your job while you're away - it just piles up, waiting for you to get back.

And almost all jobs never have the eureka moment when a kid gets it that teachers say is what makes it all worthwhile - most non-teachers (including me) are a bit jealous of that part, which may be part of the motivation for minimising the work that teachers do.

But, admit it teachers, there is a definite culture of complaining in teaching.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Wed 26 May 2010, 11:59, Reply)