"Given my situation, when I see somebody complaining about being paid good money in a job with a pretty much guaranteed position, it just digs me"
As do I when I see some who have swimming pools, snowmobiles, go on many vacations each year (I go to visit my parents), motorhomes, good kids, really nice houses, and so on complain that I am "overpaid" or about raising kids (I would love just to be able to have the opportunity to raise one).
Another "teachers are overpaid" thread! ;)
Let's talk about Tim the typical teacher.
Tim gets driven to work each morning in a stretch limousine. He eats breakfast on the road -- usually caviar and pate, washed down with a $1,500 bottle of Dom Perignon. Ever fastidious, he eats carefully -- he doesn't want to stain his $2,000 Versace suit, though he has closet full of them. If he thinks he's running late, he'll check the time on his $25,000 Rolex. After a hard day sitting in the staff room smoking smuggled Cuban cigars -- $500 apiece -- Tim makes a quick call to his personal pilot to make sure his Gulfstream 5 is fueled and ready for a weekend getaway to the French Riviera.
Teaching is tough for Tim!
;)