Civil Service or Teaching

Disadvantage of teaching:

May not get CID for a couple of years. Although after a certain number of years, it could be 5 but I’m open to correction, you get all of the befits anyway.

Abuse from pupils (thick skin needed).

You can’t shuffle papers and pretend to be busy like in many jobs if you’re under the weather.

You may have to relocate to get a permanent job.

No private sector perks like VHI.

Annual leave must obviously be taken in line with school holidays. So no nipping off in November etc.

Frequent nervous breakdowns due to abuse, no support from parents, my little Johnny or Lucy is an angle (sic).

Advantages:

Guaranteed pay rises, starting salary of 38k per year, rising to 70k after 20ish years.

Retire on half your salary with a lump sum of 1.5x€70k. This rises yearly with inflation and in line with incumbent teachers’ pay. This is in addition to state pension contributory.

Unlimited sick days with full pay. You get several without needing dr cert.

Only 22 hours max of class time.

17 weeks annual leave with extra days on top. You can carry these over indefinitely.

You can take “gap years” and still maintain your pension by paying a small percentage of your yearly salary.

Undeclared income from grinds.