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[theoriginalprankster]

Some might have followed my trials and travails over the last year - the move to Guangdong - to the "international school", AKA Silver Beach International School, Renshan Town, Guangdong.

I've moved on, and taken a position in Zhejiang province. However this time I have been anointed the position of "Director of Teachers" at a young learning centre, which is essentially a managerial position.

I've been enjoying low key positions, where I work and go. Now I'm in the thick of things. I have to manage a team of foreign teachers, recruit new ones, interview them, train them, create curriculum (learning material), liaise with the Chinese staff (of course), the designers and cartoonists of the new material I/we're creating from scratch, chat with the overlords from time to time, teach a few hours/week.

Easy peezy, or 'hao mafan'? I like a challenge, preferably Mt Everest.

[rioux]

It may turn out to be a blast, or boring or a nightmare.

Hit or miss.

[thechangling]

Young learners.......rather you than me. I need adult level stimulation. Banana, apple, one, two, three all day every day and i'm ready for suicide.

[theoriginalprankster]

[getbehindthemule]

Good luck, give it a good go is all that you can do. I find a job where I'm busy and productive much better than a boring cushy number!

[theoriginalprankster]

Thanks GBTM.

[jimpellow]

A managerial position which will give you much better transferable skills if you decide to ever leave the wonderful world of ESL and/or become an entrepreneur.

[OhBudPowellWhereArtThou]

OP,

I'm happy for you. I hope that you've found an employer who treats you with respect and continues to do so.

Keep us posted.

[twowheel]

[Elicit]

Dear TOP DOS,

I am teacher teach students. Want job. I come on L visa and you ‘take care’ my passport. I small so good with kids and easy hide in broom cupboard from police. Sometime I work unpaid like meetings on my holiday day. I want live with 5 other teachers in rat infested community. I like animals too. I wish RMB 4000 on good month but take less if you say bad month. Hope can be job for me. I excited for interview so you can tell me how great China and history culture is.

Sincerely,

Elicit

Take it I need to continue improving my cover letter. 😭 As others have said, best of luck. Having so far been content with being a small fish in a large pond, it would be interesting to hear an experience of a big fish, so let us know how things shape up.

[litterascriptor]

I've done this sort of job, hardest two parts. Dealing with foreign teachers and dealing with Chinese owners.

Between the two, they made teaching kindergarten classes fun again.

[twowheel]

[thechangling]

[litterascriptor]

I find your mileage may vary on these points. Obviously, a private institution is going to be profit driven, but how profit driven and competent can differ.

[theoriginalprankster]