It's most definitely not how you're describing it in terms of time. There's tons of extracurricular work, outside of work meetings, prep work, grading, etc. The

It's most definitely not how you're describing it in terms of time. There's tons of extracurricular work, outside of work meetings, prep work, grading, etc. The vacations are shorter than they look, a short month, maybe. Teachers don't get laid off, they just rot for decades in a society that doesn't value their work in increasingly difficult teaching conditions (increasingly large groups, larger numbers of behavioral issues, etc) for poorer and poorer pay that doesn't follow cost of life increases. I do know I'm in a bull market where I have the bigger end of the stick. I also have the ability to put way more money aside and be prepared if the market shifts and I have to, too. I don't have issues with W/L balance.