New teacher looking to get out - Teacher Chicago Public Schools Employee Review

You are expected to work a unpaid days on the weekend and lectured about how if you were a dedicated teacher you would not mind working an additional 2-3 hours per day literally everyday. Summers are off because teachers are burned out and truthfully worked enough hours during the 10-months to cover the hours that would have been worked over the summer. Zero work-life balance Horrible, demanding, nasty, and rude principals. It seems to be a chronic issue. This is my second year teaching and first year teaching at CPS and I can truly say to aspiring teachers, RUN. The children are great, but administrations will suck the life out of your dreams of helping in underserved community schools. I came in really wanting to make a difference and am good at teaching. The focus in the schools is on how good administration looks and that comes from all the red-tape paperwork and minutiae that is demanded of teachers.