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Right, right, we can and should learn the following:

 

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“Less is more” is perhaps the most effective communication. Crowe didn’t elaborate much at first but he tweeted photos with the tag #Lost in Bangkok.

Strong article right out of the gate.

On 9/28/2021 at 7:13 PM, youreavinalaff said:

Sure. I will tell you first that they are all in Isaan.

 

Is that a location that would be of interest to you?

I'm afraid not. I thought we were talking about real schools with with salaries. No school in Isaan will be able to match my current salary.

17 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

A sad view of your experiences.

 

Quite the opposite to my experiences in 20+ years of teaching in Thailand. Sure, there are some bad points I could mention but to put all of my experiences under the same umbrella would be misleading.

 

I have had some great jobs and worked with some great people, many of whom I am still in touch with years after leaving. I had a couple of bad experiences and left. Simple. Learned from those experiences and moved on.

 

I've worked direct hire and via agency. One agency was a nightmare. I lasted 2 months and moved on. My most recent teaching position was through a very good agency. They were supportive, we had a coordinator on site at all times, lesson plans and courses were all provided, pay was good and on time and we had regular visits from the boss.

That's very wonderful to hear. Do you mind if I PM you for a list of schools that you recommend?

I'm new here but I find it amusing watching these salty old water bags regurgitating their stale boomer memes and crying. Let 'em have at it. It's not hurting anyone.

All I can say is that I relate to almost every comment in this thread. It's all true.

I've learned to keep my head down, do all of the paperwork/tasks as fast and poorly as possible, and avoid getting too chummy with anyone (farang/thai/filipino/whatever). Teach well, go home, and leave work at work. It's sad because that's "not how things ought to be" in this field and industry, but that's the reality of Thailand.

For anyone dumb (more likely desperate) enough to work for an agency, keep applying for direct hire jobs. Agencies amplify almost every single problem by somehow being even more self-serving and psychopathic than government directors.

I have a Thai wife who really wants to avoid having a c-section birth. She thinks Thai doctors tend to push for c-sections because they're faster and routine. Anyone have experiences or advice with this?