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"Every single teacher I know has a second or third source of income, even professors. They’re either married to a banker, or they work a conventional second job

"Every single teacher I know has a second or third source of income, even professors. They’re either married to a banker, or they work a conventional second job. They have side hustles." My anecdote: My sister is a professor and my partner a 3rd grade teacher. Neither ever worked summer jobs but it sounds like they're outliers. I will say that having a classroom full of kids whose parents want to apply their individual moral philosophy on everyone is a challenge.

Iwan-Zotow 4y ago
> My sister is a professor. Neither ever worked summer jobs Mmm... Not even summer semester?
jedberg 4y ago
Do you and your partner live together? Do you pay some their rent, or food, or for travel? You're basically their subsidy. Nothing wrong with that, but just pointing it out, that maybe they don't need a second job because they have you. And are you sure your sister doesn't have a side hustle? Writing books? Tutoring? Expert witness? Consulting? Professors get a lot of opportunity for short term work, and many have to take it.
- tppiotrowski 4y ago
  Good points. My partner lived solo for a few years. I moved into her apartment so she's able to save whatever I offset. She got a big pay raise for doing a masters, 35% I think. She also gets pay increases for each year she works. "Teachers" is a massive generalization in this letter. There are teaching assistants, special ed, teachers with masters and PhDs and teachers with 20 years experience that will all make vastly different amounts of money. I think my partners district tops out at $130K after 20 years with a masters which is comparable to what I make as a developer. I think her job is harder in some ways and easier in others. As with most topics, there's a bit more nuance that you can't capture in a short and opinionated piece. My sister has 2 kids. Partner attending law school. $80K salary between both. They live in Albany. Mortgage was $250K. They don't have money for daycare or babysitters but university schedule is flexible enough that they can always be with their kids. I'm sure they'd love some alone time but it is what it is. They do take advantage of work perks like sabbaticals and free tuition for law school to avoid large expenses they would otherwise incur. Hope this provides some more context for more original comment.

Iwan-Zotow 4y ago

> My sister is a professor. Neither ever worked summer jobs Mmm... Not even summer semester?

jedberg 4y ago

Do you and your partner live together? Do you pay some their rent, or food, or for travel? You're basically their subsidy. Nothing wrong with that, but just pointing it out, that maybe they don't need a second job because they have you. And are you sure your sister doesn't have a side hustle? Writing books? Tutoring? Expert witness? Consulting? Professors get a lot of opportunity for short term work, and many have to take it.

tppiotrowski 4y ago
Good points. My partner lived solo for a few years. I moved into her apartment so she's able to save whatever I offset. She got a big pay raise for doing a masters, 35% I think. She also gets pay increases for each year she works. "Teachers" is a massive generalization in this letter. There are teaching assistants, special ed, teachers with masters and PhDs and teachers with 20 years experience that will all make vastly different amounts of money. I think my partners district tops out at $130K after 20 years with a masters which is comparable to what I make as a developer. I think her job is harder in some ways and easier in others. As with most topics, there's a bit more nuance that you can't capture in a short and opinionated piece. My sister has 2 kids. Partner attending law school. $80K salary between both. They live in Albany. Mortgage was $250K. They don't have money for daycare or babysitters but university schedule is flexible enough that they can always be with their kids. I'm sure they'd love some alone time but it is what it is. They do take advantage of work perks like sabbaticals and free tuition for law school to avoid large expenses they would otherwise incur. Hope this provides some more context for more original comment.