The article discusses the significant disparity in financial security between tenured (verbeamtete) and employed (angestellte) teachers in Germany, highlighting the perceived overreach of privileges afforded to tenured educators. While tenured teachers enjoy job security and a higher pension, leading to less financial anxiety and potentially longer lifespans according to studies, employed teachers face existential fears regarding contract renewals and inadequate retirement benefits, with one employed teacher expecting only 1,200 Euros in pension. The author argues that these privileges are unfairly distributed and suggests that a nationwide reform to abolish the tenured status could lead to more equitable and motivating conditions for all teaching staff.