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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
Exactly. My dad tried this after retiring from the Air Force. He figured it wouldn't be too rough, it'd eat up a few hours of his day and he could 'give back'.
He didn't even last a single school year. Said the main issue was having to deal with children you couldn't get any discipline for, and their parents.
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I know it sounds cliché, but I've had numerous clients do something similar and all I can say is that nobody has come to me with any wonderful stories.
One guy did his entire career as a Calgary Transit Driver, full-bag retirement, the works and decided since his wife passed and kids were grown it'd be a decent way to earn a few bucks and pass some time.
Same story. Didn't last a year.
Something really needs to be done about it. It doesn't pay particularly well, there are no benefits, these people are mostly doing it, as you said, to 'give back' and they get treated like absolute ass.
This is one of those things where it comes down to parental responsibility.
Teach your kids how to treat people with respect or start giving Bus Drivers tasers or something.
"Hey! You tazed my kid!"
- "He was being a bratty little bitch."
"Fair enough. Can I borrow that?"