To be mildly irritated by most tiring job ever?

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A friend who is a teacher has been saying how exhausted she is, and that only other teachers would understand. She is not joking. AIBU to be mildly irritated by this? Yes teachers do a hard job, but there are other jobs that are also exhausting.

Try retail at Christmas then you will know what exhausted is

Farmers do amazing jobs with long hours out in all weathers

Yes, you are being unreasonable.
I work as a teacher and I can tell you it's absolutely exhausting. It is not the 9-3 job parents like to think it is.
During term time I work 60-70 hours. During holidays anywhere from 15-50 hours a week. When worked out on an hourly rate it's less than minimum wage.
I love my job with passion. But it's exhausting - all the paperwork, lessons, finding Joe's coat because he's lost it and his mum think I'm probably selling it on the black market, marking, cleaning, more paperwork, meeting - oh and loving your kids!
It is exhausting. It's not the only exhausting job, though.

I think it's unreasonable to assume any job isn't exhausting (aside from lazy bones and jobs where you literally sit on your ass and do nothing).

It's also the time of year. People are busy at home and the nights are dark. Roll on New Year

A third of the year off 😂. Resources don't make themselves, classrooms don't prepare themselves, planning doesn't plan itself, the deep clean during every holiday /done by teachers and so much more!

I used to work in Greggs full time -7.45-6.30

Poorly paid and not very exciting, I'd imagine. But you've not got much in the way of responsibility, you're not accountable for your clients and the job is over when you've gone home. Not really comparable to teaching.

Yes farming is tough. Long hours, physical work and all the work of running a small business, along with the EU grants form filling.

along with the EU grants form filling

Nice wee dig there

Why is it a dig? If you get grants from public money, of course you have to fill in forms. But farmers have more paperwork than outsiders would imagine.

As an ex-teacher I know that only another teacher would know how exhausting and draining it is. However, I am sure the same could be said, legitimately, by doctors, nurses, social workers and any number of professions.

But farmers have more paperwork than outsiders would imagine. I know I am one.

I think teachers have it pretty tough and I wouldn't want to be one!

I'm an RMN and have just switched to day shifts after many years of nights. Almost everyone told me I'd hate day shifts because they are so busy, not time for a break, non stop, on and on. Well, I love it. Nowhere near as busy as I was lead to believe, more interesting and far less stressful as there is much more support around. Plus the addd bonus that I sleep so much better.

I just think people always think they have it harder. It's a race to the bottom kind of situation. I find it tedious and miserable for everyone.

YANBU

Sister is the same never stops talking about how hard she works. DP and some other relatives work in healthcare, some do nights and work on wards. She's like 'you get it then'.

My job is very manual, it's very physically tiring. Not at all mentally taxing and I never claim it's difficult, but people look down on it. Mentioned once that I was knackered after work and she rolled her eyes. The only time I have ever complained about work to her, she rolls her eyes- sheesh!

Hutchblue yours is a lovely post, wish I was less of a judgemental jerk. Can't help it though.

YANBU, many people find their jobs exhausting, especially when they work hard. My job is stressful, long hours, and I get a lot of abuse from joe public on a daily basis so I often come home exhausted, my cousin is a teacher and she wouldn't do what I do for all the tea in China! However there are many other jobs that I couldn't cope with. What I will say is teaching has an awful lot of plus points including huge job satisfaction, also in my line of work anyone that finishes at 3:15 and has more than 25 days holiday a year is classed as part time!!

The kids go home at 3.15. Teachers thrn get on with marking, assessment, planning, updating records etc, etc. They also come into school for at least some of the school holidays for work. Just saying. And not putting down anyine else's exhausting job.

also in my line of work anyone that finishes at 3:15

I'm employed on a 0.5 contract as a secondary school teacher. I do about 30 hours a week when all is said and done. It is exhausting in the respect of all the emotional stress that goes with it in terms of safeguarding, making sure you're doing your best for students with SEN, dealing with parents, as well as the nuts and bolts. I wouldn't want to do the job full time again.

Is it the most exhausting job ever? I dont know about that but it isn't the holiday camp of 9-3 with 13 weeks off. I've never met anyone who hasn't told me they wouldn't want to do my job yet people rib us about the holidays that we work through without fail . The hours and money are rubbish, we do it because we want to.

Median teaching salary Oct 16 just above £27000.
Please be aware that quoting the mean is not helpful as it will be skewed by headteachers' and other highly paid individuals' salaries. Unfortunately the DFEE does this. Shame on it.

Did we not establish pages ago that teachers don't finish at 3.15?

I'll bet you wouldn't want to hear pilots, lorry drivers or coach drivers complaining too much of exhaustion! Personally, I would also worry somewhat about people in "caring" professions feeling exhausted, because I know I get compassion fatigue with my own family, make silly mistakes and try to cut corners when I'm exhausted, let alone other people's families! Exhaustion is a bad thing in general for work performance. Adrenaline can keep you going so far, but it cannot keep you going forever. If someone feels exhausted that is neither good nor necessarily something they should shut up about. Sometimes, though, the level of exhaustion is only so much that having a sympathetic ear and knowing the end is in sight may just about be sufficient to keep you going. Some faithless friend telling you they are tired of your whingeing and to go and get another job if you think you've got it so hard, is hugely unlikely to be even the tiniest bit helpful.

Only on page 3 so far, but notice a lot of complaints from teachers about whiny, teary, grumpy kids, and crowd control.

Can't help thinking some old-fashioned discipline might improve matters for teachers.

Before anyone mentions the 1950s, Hitler etc I'm not talking about corporal punishment, just a bit less chaos: old style, individual teacher-facing desks plus the expectation of respect, quiet and concentration, with teacher as authority figure.

Personally, I would also worry somewhat about people in "caring" professions feeling exhausted, because I know I get compassion fatigue with my own family, make silly mistakes and try to cut corners when I'm exhausted, let alone other people's families!

There is definitely a link between exhaustion and errors, alongside HCPs crashing their cars after night shifts. I nearly made a serious medication error recently on my third long shift in a row. However as shift workers we are exempt from WTD and therefore not entitled to 11.5 hours off between shifts, or even breaks within our shifts, as we can be given "compensatory rest"

Oh, are you a teacher user?