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Private school teaching is like sweet poison, luring you in with promises but silently killing your career. Time flies like a rocket, and before you know it, you’ve spent 5 to 10 years earning a mere 15k to 20k a month.
A teacher pours all their academic life into a private institute, and when they age, the same institute that once hailed them as the king of their subject pushes them to the sidelines. Demanding a salary increase becomes vain because the institute can hire two young, energetic teachers for the same pay. These new teachers, armed with more advanced knowledge, easily replace the older ones. And where will the older one go now?
Nowhere? Because thousands of his students have spread throughout society. He is accustomed to words like “Sir”, “Janab”, and “Sahab”. How odd it will be for a teacher to drive a rickshaw, rent a car, open a shop, work in a grocery, hotel, or anywhere else.
He is unable to pass job tests because either his knowledge is too limited or too old. Overage is the most common reason for them to be out of the job race.
He cannot go abroad because either he is too poor or he does not have any skills related to abroad. The shame of being a laborer abroad traps him in his 15k salary.
He can’t pursue higher education because either he has lost so many years or he feels ashamed to ask for money from his father or elder brothers. And supporting himself financially is out of the question.
His subconscious mind has been conditioned by the title “Sir,” confining him to the exploitative four walls of private schools. The idea of leaving those walls fills him with shame, and even if he manages to step outside, he’s unfit for the outside world.
Thus, the precious period of his life is dissolved in the atmosphere of public schools by sacrificing eight or nine hours in useless classes and receiving low compensation for that.
So, what should you do when you have nothing to do after graduation? If you don’t have the financial burden of supporting your family, stay home, study more, prepare for exams, learn new skills, read books, and evaluate your capabilities.
But if you must support your family financially, start a job in a hotel, shop, or anywhere that gives you ideas about future business opportunities.
Even if you don’t get any of these, then sell biryani, drive a rickshaw, drive a motor car, go for daily wage labor—do anything but private teaching. It will hollow out your life without you even realizing it. It is a curse, especially in Pakistan.
If you are in a private school for more than two years, you are doomed. Sorry to say, but you are doomed. Get out of there.
