Question:
POLL: Would You Rather be a School Teacher or Store Manager?
2018-04-30 15:06:03 UTC
To be specific:

Middle School Teacher

or

Store Manager in Charge of a Kohl's
Sixteen answers:
roderick_young
2018-05-02 02:27:37 UTC
School teacher hands down for me. I actually took time off my regular job to volunteer-teach math at a local elementary school. That doesn't mean it's the right answer for you, because Store Manager is a good job, too. But see if my reasons make sense to you.



Why I would want to be a teacher:

I was a natural tutor - friends came for me to help when I was in school.

I'm reasonably good at being entertaining, keeping people's attention.

Teaching impacts the future. A student could grow up to do something with huge impact. 499 of your students might go on to be ordinary, but one might invent the solution to clean energy.

In a good school, you are revered by parents and students alike.



Drawbacks of being a teacher:

Pay is not that great, possibly not enough to live on in some areas. There is little chance for advancement in the public sector, unless one moves into administration.

Need to have extreme patience. Not all students listen.

If you are put in a difficult school, you could be given impossible goals for student achievement, then blamed when those are not met, both by the administration, and parents.



Why I wouldn't want to be a store manager:

I would have constant public contact, and would have to dress up.

Retail employees are often unreliable. The manager has to deal with people not showing up, quitting on the spot, and covering the absence. Some of it is like babysitting.

Managers have to write reviews of employees. They could hate me if it's not what they expected.

Managers have to fire people at times. I might have to fire a single mom for not showing up, when I know it would mean she couldn't make rent, and would become homeless.

Managers have to enforce company policy, which may not line up with their own personal beliefs. I might also be barred from becoming too friendly with the people at work.
2018-04-30 19:07:24 UTC
store manager
2018-04-30 17:21:52 UTC
STORE MGR

too many brats nowadays
2018-04-30 16:11:34 UTC
store manager, hands down
Mama Kimama
2018-04-30 16:07:13 UTC
A school teacher. I love education.
2018-04-30 15:59:38 UTC
Having witnessed my Mum being a school teacher all of my life I KNOW it is definitely not a job I EVER want to do...
2018-04-30 15:48:21 UTC
Oh dear God none of those
?
2018-04-30 15:29:13 UTC
school teacher. they don't make as much money probably but to me that job is more worth it. big name stores like kohl's will eventually go out of business when another one replaces them if not then thats great for them. in my state it started off with JC penny, then Macy's now all the macy's are basically getting replaced with neiman marcus. we still have macy's sure but if you ever go into them they are dead most of the shoppers you do see go in just because it's an entrance/exit to the malls not because they are shopping their.



other then that i mean it's w.e. you want to be. i'd rather be teaching children tbh then a store manager. im not a people person but adults tend to piss me off the most. they tend to feel entitled to everything. i know because i work as a line cook you ever have someone yell at you customer wise just because you cooked their food how they don't want it cooked? say they wanted an omellete but didn't specify egg whites only then they get it and complain it's not egg whites with a nasty attitude. in our field we try to please everyone so they feel entitled but in reality the customer isn't always right. i once got yelled at by an elderly man because our prices were too high and it's like i don't make the damn prices i just work here. he finished his food walked past the counter threw his plate at me infront of everyone. i felt so disrespected that i was about to hop over the counter and beat his fking @ss.



kids on the other hand i get along with fine guess because i have more in common with kids then i do most adults. im basically like a kid at heart.
2018-04-30 15:14:08 UTC
school teacher
2018-04-30 15:13:39 UTC
Yes
michael p
2018-04-30 17:05:27 UTC
Having already spent 46 years in the classroom as a teacher, I'd rather take the position as a middle school teacher.

I have taught middle school before, so it wouldn't be a big hassle to return to these grades.
2018-04-30 16:04:32 UTC
I rather stand in the dole queue to be honest
2018-04-30 15:32:37 UTC
Store manager. Kohls is a pretty good store id take it
Lorraine
2018-04-30 15:13:15 UTC
A store manager. Why? I like working with adults.
conley39
2018-04-30 15:10:32 UTC
Middle School Teacher
?
2018-04-30 15:09:50 UTC
Elementary teacher.


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