Walmart worker or teacher?

Question

Which is a less workload--working at walmart, or working as a teacher at school (1/3 of the year is break so I am guessing a teacher has less workload?)

Answer 1

Less workload? The Walmart worker.

Teaching is one of the few jobs where you have homework. Most teachers take work home nearly every night, or they stay late at school several nights a week to finish all their grading and lesson planning. They do get good vacation time (probably about 12 weeks/year) but they have to spend some of it in teachers' meetings and taking classes to keep their certification current. Many teachers also choose to teach summer school or tutor over the summer break in order to make more money.

Teaching is a very rewarding job, but it is definitely a lot of work!

Answer 2

Oh, how I would love to go back to the days of spending my summer vacation working retail. When your shift was over you got to leave at the end of the day. Instead now I am a teacher and bring a few hours work home with me each night. I love my job, don't get me wrong, but the workload in more than non-teachers would think. I am only contracted to work 183 days a years, where my friends in business work 240 days a year (or there abouts). So what do I do for the other half of the year? Well, most of those days "off" are on the weekends in which I spend an average of 6 hours lesson planning, grading papers, and e-mailing parents. On my three week long vacations I often spend 2 or 3 whole days doing nothing but school work. (I do allow myself some time to relax). On my summer vacation I also teach summer school and tutor to supplement my income. Oh, don't forget I am also working on my Masters (my state requires that all teachers have a Masters within 5 years of first staring). That means at least 2 nights a week at class during the school year and 3 nights a week during the summer. Plus all of the workshops I need to attend to keep my teaching license valid and updated. My friend...this is why teachers get burned out! So whom do you think has a "less workload"?

Answer 3

The Wal-Mart worker has less of a workload. They're working 40 hours a week, whereas teachers usually work much more. Wal-Mart workers also get scheduled breaks and half an hour for lunch. I have NO breaks during the day as a teacher, and I'm responsible for my students during lunch. You could argue that the time off during the summer plays a big part, but I think most teachers would argue that we spend a good bit of that time continuing our own education and professionalism.

Answer 4

each has there ups and downs. it all depends on how far you are willing to go with each. sales associates at wal-mart do not make a lot of money but yea they also have few responsibilities. But if you are looking to make wal-mart a carrier there are plenty of opportunities. the further up in the company you want to go the more responsibilities you take on and the more money you can make. as you get into management, even hourly management you take on responsibilities that affect people lives from making schedules to helping deal with any problems that they have. I would loosely compare management at walmart to teaching high school. people are generally grown up, but still need some direction and teaching. everyone has things to learn throuought there lives. in both situations you will deal with people that are very mature and able to work out most problems on there own, while at the same time you may have to deal with what seem to be petty or meager problems. Depending on what region you live in you can be making as much as a teacher as a department manager which is still hourly so you are pretty much guarenteed not to work more than 40 hours a week. as an assistant you would almost definatly be making more than a teacher but it would also not always be a 8am-5pm job. you would end up working some closing shifts from time to time as well as working in excess to 40hrs a week. working at walmart can be just as challenging as being a teacher, with less school required. but there is also the oppertunity to make alot more money.

Answer 5

There's no contest. A walmart worker has FAR less workload. Sure, you might work all year round, but what are you in charge of? Stocking shelves? Talking to customers? Ringing up items?

Teachers go into school every day and teach. They have to care for their students, listen to them, work with them, sometimes argue with them, but primarily teach them. They have to create lesson plans, worksheets, tests, quizes, exams, assignments. They then have to grade all of that. They have to have parent/teacher conferences and meetings daily. A teacher easily works close to 80 hours a week. Sure, they're clocked in at 40, but don't forget all the work they do after school and/or at home. Being a teacher is far from an easy job.

Answer 6

Are u kidding???? Teachers work their behinds off from August, yes August till June. They take work home every night, spend 10% of their incomes on their students, get yelled at because their students don't want to 'earn' an A and have to put up with a bad reputation. Become a Walmart worker, even the health insurance is better

Answer 7

Walmart, but you would make a lot less of a difference in the world as compared to a teacher

Answer 8

Hello! Are you kidding???? I've taught Kindergarten, 1st, 4th, 6th, and 7th grade and the only days a walmart worker would have more of a workload would be the day after Thanksgiving and the day after Christmas!!! (Although my brother would have disagreed when he was a walmart manager. But as usual, he would have been wrong!)

Answer 9

seriously? you need to ask? walmart worker or teacher....teacher certainly doesn't have less of a workload! Think of all the responsibilities they have.

Also, at wal-mart, if a customer is rude to you, too bad. you'll never see them again...do teachers have that luck?

Answer 10

Less work load? That would definitely be a walmart worker. They aren't responsible for educating children. They take junk out of boxes and put it on shelves for people to buy.