Second teacher at Missouri school on leave over OnlyFans side hustle: 'It’s working out ok so far'
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A second teacher at a high school in Missouri was put on leave after administrators discovered her OnlyFans side hustle.
Megan Gaither, 31, said during an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she was placed on leave from her English teaching and varsity cheerleading coach position on Oct. 27 after district officials found out about her account on the OnlyFans platform.
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She's definitely getting paid a living wage.
Do you think she would die without her side hustle? Or is she trying to live as luxurious a life as possible?
I know what I'd put my money on.
Subsistence wage is what you are thinking of, to meet basic biological necessities. A living wage allows for moderate comfort, because there is more to living than just surviving.
You're thinking of a 'respectable wage.'
Living wage means just that. A wage that enables you to live.
I guess if you don't understand the meaning of the word 'living', then sure. It can mean whatever you want, lol.
You're saying teachers don't deserve a 'respectable wage'?
I'm saying she had a livable wage already.
Everyone deserves a respectable wage, but we should not conflate wants with needs.
So we are all agreeing she should be getting paid more as a teacher, but you're arguing semantics instead of the issue at hand.
$50k/year is very respectable from a global perspective.
"Compared to impoverished nations she's doing great!"
If you have to move to goal posts that far that's a sign that your argument is bad.
The fact is she took a second job that made her more money. If OF pays her more why should she remain a teacher?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_wage
Yes, she was getting paid a living wage.
If you can't afford all of these on a $50k/year salary, it's your fault for being bad with money.
Something tells me she drives a nicer car than me and lives in a nicer apartment while eating nicer food and rarely cooking her own meals.
No, this is greed, not need. And it's next to impossible to call it out for what it is because of how many people participate in it.
My wife was a teacher. I've seen what teachers get paid and what they need to pay for (supplies for their room that are essential but that the districts refuse to pay for). It's actually very likely that this teacher was barely scraping by on her teacher salary.
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The article also mentions that she had $125,000 in student loans. She wasn't living a life of luxury on that salary. Opening an OnlyFans was a means of making ends meet.
Do you think she'd have a life any of us in the same country would voluntarily take on? Do you actually know how hard being a teacher is?
I know what I'd put my money on, for both questions.