30 Pics That Show Work To Life Balance Does Not Exist

We have. The majority of Americans want universal health care. It's our politicians who don't want it, largely because they receive millions in campaign donations from the medical and pharmaceutical industries. My country will never progress until the money is removed from politics.

Until the government makes it illegal for big pharmaceutical companies to basically own and make Healthcare laws.....that will be impossible. I hate our Healthcare system. Best country in the world my ass but we can't afford to move elsewhere. Ugh.

Free healthcare in New Zealand. I can't imagine being afraid to go into hospital because the charges could bankrupt you. How sick is that! Excuse the pun.

Funny thing is, we already have "socialism" in the US. Like Social Security, Medicare, and, oh yeah, the Military.

Look at USSR. They had socialism implemented. Look at north korea, they have socialism. Look at Todays China. They also have socialism. People pay lots of money to get away from it in freight containers locked tightblind for weeks to escape. You live very good in US. Learn to value what you have.

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while I fully agree the American healthcare system is in horrible shape in terms of cost, it is still the best care one can receive anywhere in the world. Socialism breeds abd encourages (if not insists upon) mediocrity. Who wants mediocre medical care.... especially when fighting a life threatening illness. The America that afforded you access to higher education, good jobs, the ability to marry who you chose, and gave your wife access lifesaving medical care is the same one you hate??? interesting

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Socialism means governments have to put up signs telling starving parents not to eat their own children! If you think Socialism is a good idea you don't understand economics, you don't learn from all the countries where it has consistently failed, ie: Venezula, USSR. Cuba etc

They're a business, yeah. Meaning robbery.

And when all the jobs that pay slightly above minimum wage want you to be there for 10.5 hours a day. Throw in a commute and you have no life.

And some people here in the US wonder why not as many people want kids…

I think along these lines when I see normal nursing shifts being "12 hours". They are at least 12.5hours because they have a half hour unpaid lunch which also allows 30 minutes of overlap (15 before and 15 after) to get a pass down from the previous shift. Normally, full time with that schedule is 36 hours or 3 days a week. Lots of nurses are doing more than that currently. They are getting paid very well in incentives, overtime ect... but it can't be good for them. Even in normal times I don't think hospitals can get enough nursing staff to have three 8 hour shifts. Plus, a lot of people will only work overnight because the get plenty of time off. It's really tough on you if you are doing it 5 days a week.

I hope that things get better for you. I really do. I have a severe mental illness and I cannot imagine putting up with people when it acts up. All the best to you and your family.

I have depression too, it sucks but it will eventually get better. Stay strong for all of us 😊

Maybe tell her to choose her lifestyle wisely. The less u have the less u need the more free time u have.

I still remember an ad for something coming out way back in 2000 saying that exact thing. It was the year I graduated high school. I remember thinking if only even back then.

To do that as a teacher in America you need a spouse/partner with a better job than you have.

they are paid by salary. Not much of a salary, but some. Then they work before the day starts with students, and long afterword's making the hourly rate less and less. And THEN to top that off, they end up having to buy their own supplies for their classrooms.

Depending on the state, teacher salaries can start below 30,000/year. This means that if the teacher lives in a high cost of living area, they may struggle to make ends meet. For example, in a place like Los Angeles, where most people have to share a 1-3 bedroom apartment with 3-5 other people as roommates just to have a place to live due to housing prices, it can be almost impossible for a teacher to afford to live on just their teaching salary.

Well, we may have fought a war and outlawed slavery...but in good ole American fashion, we found ways around that little technicality.

I don't understand these stories, either. My wife is a teacher, and makes pretty decent money. I used to be one, and starting pay was poor where I was, but you quickly made a solid amount by the time you had a Master's. In nearly every state, teachers average over $50K, which isn't a ton, but not bad... plenty to make moonlighting delivering pizza a bad career move. More expensive states offer more money: New York averages $89K... which isn't great if you live in Manhattan, but not the sort of poverty implied by these stories. Mississippi is the lowest at $45K, but that's still a third of the median home price.

Maybe she has to pay off exorbitant medical bills. America is the last place I would want to live. A couple of visits was enough...never again as had bad experiences.

Because people in America believe and vote for, continuously...over and over again, politicians that SWEAR! "the children are our future" or "nothing is more important than the children" but these same people do absolutely nothing as the public education system is dismantled right in front of them. Then those same people will make posts like OP's because it will get them likes on their chosen social media platform and they feel like they've done something without having to commit any money and very, very, little effort.

Depends where in the USA. I live in NYC, 57K a year right out of college with Tenure after just 3 years, caps at 113k after 23 years and can retire after 25 years with 50% pay. And NYC isnt even the highest paying school system in New York State. This depends on place to place. If you dont like what your teachers are paid, elect politicians who will give them the raise. And if teachers dont like their pay, get a better union like what they have in NYC

Here your better off playing some sport hoping your the best to make it to major league than becoming a teacher. It's really sad.

Stay where you are. Teacher’s are paid like garbage here. Why they even want to be teachers at that point is the question to ask..

Lucky your in the UK then.

because teaching is a investment... investment you won't be able to see ther result before almost 20 years. and american don,t want to pay for a such long stretch

Many teachers are in gig positions now. Adjunct profs make slightly above minimum wage.

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Its not that they are paid so little, its that the board of education in these places thinks you need such a high education to teach low education. Its as stupid as saying that I need a CPA and Masters in order to balance my checkbook. Thats the level of stupid. They are paid quite well for the hours they work.

A ten year experienced teacher in Alberta can earn up to 90k per year

6 figures when you have a Masters and the experience as an admin

Nah, that requires your daddy to own a diamond mine or two.

Therein lies part of the problem. Maybe we also need big vagina rockets...

*near space

loool Briliant!

Different here in the US. It's 40 hrs but they employers try to keep people below 30hrs a week so they don't have to pay them. That's why theres hectic inconsistent work scheduling. The minimum wage in my state is only $15.00 per hour. If nothing bad comes up that's $450 a week, $1,800 a month, $21,600 a year. AKA keeping your head above water.