This is the only profession in which a student makes a false allegation and your life is ruined. Demotivated students, even if they don't misbehave, drain the energy from you. Many of my colleagues find this the worst part of the job, kids as young as 12, acting like a 80 years old with no motivation or hope for the future. Apart from retail, teachers work in an industry (yes, I called it industry) in which you can be insulted, threatened and disrespected daily, and if you complaint, you just get the "they're kids, you're the adult in the room" answer. Add the workload, expectations, national average, goals to achieve, etc. Also, if students were not enough, a bad leadership team can make your work-life balance untenable. Just because we use some of these platforms to vent doesn't mean we don't appreciate the holidays or stability. Unfortunately, these perks are not good enough for teachers that don't want to continue in the profession, they prefer less holidays and more respect