Yeah, but that's true whether there's been an economic crash or job shortage or not? Right now employment levels are great and teachers are *still* horrifically underpaid. You're basically just agreeing that the parents were right.

(The parents probably were right tbh - I note that the son also got out of teaching and into administration ASAP*. I listened to my parents and am working a related job that is also not paying enough to live on around here, but at least is not overworked is a lot less stressful. It's possible that he's awkward with the parents' apologies because he's realized they were right about the financial aspect, given that, you know, he's no longer teaching. I know a lot of people who love teaching but I know very few who love being a teacher, and pretty much all of them are married to someone with a much higher income.)


*which is still much easier for male teachers than female teachers