Comments on: They’re Coming to Take the Job You Don’t Have http://www.wholesomereading.com/2010/04/30/theyre-coming-to-take-the-job-you-dont-have/ Musings on culture and politics by baseball writer Steven Goldman Sat, 19 May 2012 11:26:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Shaun P. http://www.wholesomereading.com/2010/04/30/theyre-coming-to-take-the-job-you-dont-have/#comment-2351 Shaun P. Mon, 03 May 2010 12:29:33 +0000 http://www.wholesomereading.com/?p=828#comment-2351 Being married to a teacher, I have to laugh at this, even if its fake. There's nothing cushy about being a teacher at all - an office job is a vacation, by comparison, even without "the summer" off. My wife would love to know how this guy arrived at "4 months" off . . . unless he was referring to landscapers, not teachers. Another point - schools (at least in the places I've lived) don't - and I believe can't - have sports in the summer, except for football practice 2 weeks before school starts. So I'm not sure where he's getting that $5K from . . . Perhaps someone should let this person know how many schools are cutting back on sports, or cutting them altogether, or charging large fees to play, and making all the coaches volunteer instead of getting paid . . . Still, good for a laugh, even if fake. Being married to a teacher, I have to laugh at this, even if its fake. There’s nothing cushy about being a teacher at all - an office job is a vacation, by comparison, even without “the summer” off. My wife would love to know how this guy arrived at “4 months” off . . . unless he was referring to landscapers, not teachers.

Another point - schools (at least in the places I’ve lived) don’t - and I believe can’t - have sports in the summer, except for football practice 2 weeks before school starts. So I’m not sure where he’s getting that $5K from . . .

Perhaps someone should let this person know how many schools are cutting back on sports, or cutting them altogether, or charging large fees to play, and making all the coaches volunteer instead of getting paid . . .

Still, good for a laugh, even if fake.

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