IamMaiC Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Please excuse my not knowing, But is it hard for a Farang to find a Job in Thailand??? Or is Scamp looking for a very high-paying one?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbkudu Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Iam Mai C, it is hard to find a job if you're not willing to teach English. The best corporate expatriate jobs are usually obtained outside Thailand where a company employee is sent to work at a branch office in Thailand ect. Some people get lucky at the right time, place and meet the right people and some aren't so lucky. I know people who worked as English teachers for many years and slowly made the right connections and found a niche somewhere in a company. Qualifications also play an important role. Scamp as he has said has little if any business experience. I have given him my advice as others here have and he has done what he wants to do. He has resorted to possibly one of the lowliest forms of 'employment,' the time share man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flummoxed Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Timeshare! C'mon Scamp, you might as well be selling babies to buy a new seal club. Come home and have a nice pint of Speckled Hen and a game of darts with me... Toot toot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Its a means to an end i suppose. Bloody difficult job as well, soul destroying. Timeshare itself is a great idea, its just theres too many sharks in the game so actually buying something without getting ripped off completely is the challenge. Its not a job i would consider, personally, but if it buys you time enough to find that "real" job then more power to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flummoxed Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Its a means to an end i suppose.Bloody difficult job as well, soul destroying. Timeshare itself is a great idea, its just theres too many sharks in the game so actually buying something without getting ripped off completely is the challenge. Its not a job i would consider, personally, but if it buys you time enough to find that "real" job then more power to you I disagree. Buy a seal club and bash an old lady for her handbag, you'll gain more respect in this way than you would selling timeshare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flummoxed Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Its not a job i would consider, personally, but if it buys you time enough to find that "real" job then more power to you What about becoming a Go Go boy? Gotta be better than selling timeshare. There's a pub in Aylesbury that does a lovely steak and ale pie. Tempted Scamp? Come home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flummoxed Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Scamp.... I've got a few Rhino tusks I need to shift. Know any contacts? There's some lovely Thai women in Aylesbury Come home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmw Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Its not a job i would consider, personally, but if it buys you time enough to find that "real" job then more power to you What about becoming a Go Go boy? Gotta be better than selling timeshare. There's a pub in Aylesbury that does a lovely steak and ale pie. Tempted Scamp? Come home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMaiC Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Iam Mai C, it is hard to find a job if you're not willing to teach English. The best corporate expatriate jobs are usually obtained outside Thailand where a company employee is sent to work at a branch office in Thailand ect. Some people get lucky at the right time, place and meet the right people and some aren't so lucky. I know people who worked as English teachers for many years and slowly made the right connections and found a niche somewhere in a company. Qualifications also play an important role. Scamp as he has said has little if any business experience. I have given him my advice as others here have and he has done what he wants to do. He has resorted to possibly one of the lowliest forms of 'employment,' the time share man. Is Time Share a Bad Job?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmw Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Only the lowest form of SCUM get involved in this type of employment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiflyer1 Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 No post on TV from Scampy for 2 days unheard of! He's either working hard or back in blighty. Anybody seen him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 hes alive and well (or so im told) - last known contact with the old bugger - last night. I think the guys just busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiSonJai Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Is Time Share a Bad Job?? Not at all. It's not a job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknight Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Please excuse my not knowing, But is it hard for a Farang to find a Job in Thailand??? Or is Scamp looking for a very high-paying one?? It's very hard IamMaiC, Mainly because of the cultural differences. The "Save Face" and "Client-Patron" culture leaves not many options open for a critical educated Farang. Most Thai bosses just don't want to see you coming as not only your education mostly makes them lose face, then surely the first meeting in the company will do it Only by strong adaptation to the thai culture of not critisizing and accepting none the less, you're maybe able to secure a job with a thai employer. I've talked to some people already that worked for a thai boss and they all say it's nerv-wreckingly difficult. For the multinationals they don't care that they pay 300.000 bath plus to import an expat from the western world, but if you're available with equal knowledge locally for 60.000 they will not hire you. Thai HR managers in the mean time at a big company seam to play a game called "How can i quickly delete a farangs resume". I think they just don't want any more farang in the company. So your changes are limited: English teaching: as this seams to be the only job thais don't think they can do better Starting your own company living of income from outside thailand working off shore for a few months , then thailand etc.. Most small farang companies all have the same problems. Bad thai management staff , loosy quality control, ect. But for them to hire a farang is just a to painstakingly process of WP's and visa's. Don't forget that legally you have to make more then half more as a thai to get a workpermit. If you tend to be down in the drips as scampy almost sounds like , not so many way's out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Timeshare- high pressure tactics. To be honest with you Scampy doesnt have that in him for such a thing. Basically you have to lie and do anything you can for a SALE. I run into those sorts all of the time, however normally its pretty gals that try and draw you in for the initial sell. Think Scampy should come home to mother england, regroup and do this properly. Having no dosh in Thailand is torture at best, especially when you can see how cheap things are and can't manage to even afford that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 When will they pull the plug on this soap opera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiSonJai Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 When will they pull the plug on this soap opera? Unfortunately, it is not a soap opera. It is "real" life. A bit worrisome, I agree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDN Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 When will they pull the plug on this soap opera? Hopefully, when there's a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 When will they pull the plug on this soap opera? I was wondering when they would plug it in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mango Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 When will they pull the plug on this soap opera? Not soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknight Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 When will they pull the plug on this soap opera? Reality TV :D nothing else anymore on television these days. especially here in europe now. But i guess here it is Reality Thai visa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 55555 Darknight - Your Avatar is great.. totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknight Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 thanks totster , i'll only keep it for a few days. You can have it then if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 thanks totster ,i'll only keep it for a few days. You can have it then if you want Thanks.. but i've too many stacked up for use already... totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 When will they pull the plug on this soap opera? <_< Not soon enough I second that. Surely it cannot last too much longer. Can it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Sometimes you have to protect people against themselves. Let one of the mods PM him and ask him to retire for only one month. He is damaging himself beyond repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Sometimes you have to protect people against themselves.Let one of the mods PM him and ask him to retire for only one month. He is damaging himself beyond repair. I'll have a chat to George about it Dutch. I agree with your thoughts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsie Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I just spoke to him on the phone last night. He's doing all right. And has been reading all your comments. He told me he's lost interest in posting. Which I support him 100% and tell him to get on with his life. He's still looking for a better job - even if it will take him back to Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Good - Scamp needs to sort things out. Once he's straighten things out I'm sure he'll be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMaiC Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I just spoke to him on the phone last night. He's doing all right. And has been reading all your comments. He told me he's lost interest in posting. Which I support him 100% and tell him to get on with his life. He's still looking for a better job - even if it will take him back to Bangkok. Is he not posting because of some of the thing's certian members have said?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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