You are leaving the profession or left the profession There are A LOT of good jobs out there right now. Curious as to the reasons why people are stepping away-I know there can be many
Re: Tell us why
Posted by Where on 4/20/2026, 8:07 am, in reply to "Tell us why"
Where are these good jobs available??? I'm Looking!!!
Re: Tell us why
Posted by Myself on 4/17/2026, 7:52 pm, in reply to "Tell us why"
I left for all the reasons you know. Kids attitudes, no parental support, no behavior support. I've taught k-12. Had a bad experience when I taught HS bc the head BD would text us 5 minutes before class what the plan for the day was, oh and that he was running late. This happened 2-3 times a week. Told the FA Director and he was scared to do anything. Bye. Taught at elementaries that were baaadddd.
I work for the state now and get a 10% raise every time I promote, which is possible after 1 year the first 3 years, then 18 months after that. Oh, and I'm on year 2 and only go into the office 5 days of 10, and only work 9 of those days. The other days I telework, my schedule can he flexed. I took a week vacation in January and I'm taking another next week. Trainings are fully paid, about $1,200 reimbursement for hotel, gas, meals and I go on 2-3 a year.
Re: Tell us why
Posted by ovwrkdnundrpd on 4/17/2026, 2:28 pm, in reply to "Tell us why"
My reasons are a little different probably, than others. I am a person that always gets recruited to rebuild a program. Since I have been in TX I have been recruited 5 times. By recruited, I mean once the program was earning sweepstakes, I took an offer with a substantially increase in pay. These are always programs that have bad attitudes, work ethics, not consistent, and poor rehearsals.
That being said. I am retiring not because I wanted to but have let this program break me. The kids here have no respect for anyone. Not even their parents. They don't want to do anything. They complain about everything and will sit out a week with a hangnail. I knew it was time for me when my top 5 players came up before contest and told me I was putting them under too much pressure to get a 1. I was causing a lot of them anxiety and winning was just not their thing. Remember, these were my top kids.
Somewhere along the line kids stopped caring and I missed the masterclass on how to get them to care again. I feel I just don't have what it takes to stay on top of things in this program. Now I am sure it would be different somewhere else but I am beat up from these last 4 years and need to step back. Thats why I'm leaving.
