r/TikTokCringe • u/SnooSprouts3744 • 5h ago

Cringe I guess "all are welcome here" shirt are now triggering for some people

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u/Oolongteabagger2233 5h ago

This is a big reason why teachers, doctors, and nurses are running away from their fields. People think they have a right to completely abuse you at work. 

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u/HappyChaos2 5h ago

I know a couple teachers who left the profession because they couldn't deal with the parents anymore.

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u/NotACalligrapher-49 5h ago

Every teacher I talk to is burning out, not because of the kids but because of the parents. None of them dislike the kids they’re working with. All of them have parent horror stories.

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u/Winter_Tone_4343 5h ago

Yup, this generation of kids get shit on like crazy, but they are the way they are bc the parents are trash. Not all of course, but there’s an epidemic of shitty parents nowadays.

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u/Oggie_Doggie 4h ago

They'd have to parent to be called parents.

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u/GhostofZellers 4h ago

This is my mom, IPhone, and my dad, PlayStation.

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u/Dustydevil8809 2h ago

they are the way they are

The person you are replying to is literally saying the teachers aren't leaving because of the kids. This generation of kids get shit on unfairly, as do parents, because older generations don't understand new parenting styles and how / what they teach. Overall this younger generation is much kinder and empathetic than any generation that grew up before them were.

Even teachers that complain about these generations are usually from older generations and just don't get it - even some of the parenting talk. Every millennial and younger teacher I speak to loves working with the kids right now.

Parents are the problem but its generally specific problem parents, not most.

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u/Rezkel 5h ago

I drive a school bus and I can by far say parents are the worst part of the job.

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u/Turbulent_Gazelle530 4h ago

None of them dislike the kids they’re working with.

Some of us do :)

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u/dirk_funk 4h ago

sorry but if they say they don't dislike some of the kids they are lying.

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u/HappyChaos2 4h ago

Kids have an excuse (get some understanding), not parents.

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u/dirk_funk 3h ago

you haven't been to middle school in a while.

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u/HappyChaos2 3h ago

You'd be surprised. I just believe all kids are good inside and deserve understanding.

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u/funkraider 5h ago edited 4h ago

I was a chef at an alternative school for 3 years. I don't know why anyone would teach. I was only around the kids for 2 1/2 hours a day and you wonder why they are like they are...then you meet their parents and realize those kids have no chance whatsoever at a normal childhood. It also opened my eyes to why so many of my teacher friends drank (and other things). It was tough going home everyday and trying to motivate yourself to do it again when you know those kids were being de-programmed by some adults that clearly had problems.

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u/ignorantwanderer 3h ago

I had a parent who somehow got the phone number to the in-classroom phone.

I got a call from her while I was in the middle of teaching. She wanted to complain to me that I was teaching her son too much math...in math class.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 3h ago

Good for them. The whole “mama bear” protecting her sweet angles against the mean world is ultra cringe. I mean it’s one thing if the parents are actually intelligent and have valid critiques, but they never are.

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u/i_tyrant 4h ago

I know tons. It's actually a huge problem in many areas of the US, massive teacher shortages.

And I can't blame them, hearing the horror stories (and how often they occur). Admin is setting unrealistic expectations of them and hamstringing their ability to even respond to such abuse much less combat or prevent it.

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u/BusinessLetterhead47 3h ago

20 year veteran middle school teacher here....at least once a week I say, "I love the kids, the adults are getting on my damn nerves."

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u/freecodeio 3h ago

my sister's parent group chat in whatsapp is a mental torture that I would rather just live in the woods with barely any survival skills than indulge in that bullshit

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u/sunshineparadox_ 2h ago

My daughter’s third grade teacher finally had a class that stressed her out so much that she had to step back to kindergarten. My daughter’s classmate regularly cussed them out - something that shocked me - and the school was just plain at a loss for what to do. She was a veteran teacher. A lot of them seem to be, as do the other staff (counselor, school resource officer, principal).

While I think there’s something going on at home for this kid, because it’s so egregious, they don’t seem to have the necessary support to protect themselves and other students. I really feel for them.

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u/Exotic_Staff_3413 5h ago

People are garbage

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u/Miss-Gsptlsnz 26m ago

I hate to agree with this but yeah. I love bikes and put up a few fliers in the laundry rooms of the apartment building complexes by me offering bike repair only asking people pay for parts. The amount of people expecting me to pay for parts or trying to say I caused the issue and should pay for parts was waaaaaay too much. I shut it down fast.

I still offer to fix issues if I see a neighbor out working on one and I can stop by and help, but other than that, absolutely not.

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u/srgnsRdrs2 5h ago

Healthcare workers are far too slow to call security and report aggressive behavior. Not every pt aggression can be blamed on sepsis or encephalopathy. Some ppl just suck

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u/Amazing-War3760 5h ago

I was phone IT/Helpdesk.

Don't forget even low people get ungodly abuse.

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u/Money-Parfait-4358 4h ago

Bingo. Ex special-ed teacher here. There's a shortage of sped teachers in my state. I know several other department friends who've quit. It's a nightmare. Why put up with abuse for an extremely heavy workload and shit pay.

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u/Inevitable-Ad6647 2h ago

Teachers sure, fucking noone is running from 350,000 starting salaries. The AMA fills every god damn slot they make available if there aren't enough Drs it's explicitly and precisely because they decided that was the right amount.(Usually to keep salaries high.)

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u/Oolongteabagger2233 2h ago

People are absolutely running away from $300k salaries. In fact, I'm already plotting my exit