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Solar Strength
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand
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New campus; no accommodation on site. Consequently, I'm screwed.
Mon. 4 hour break, Th. four hour break, Fr. five hour break. All classes start at 8 and end at 6.
Long day--paid for 18 hours/week. Sucks big-time. |
I'd be looking for a new job.
Nothing worse than a Swiss cheese schedule, either. |
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Miajiayou
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Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| Solar Strength wrote: |
| canrun30 wrote: |
New campus; no accommodation on site. Consequently, I'm screwed.
Mon. 4 hour break, Th. four hour break, Fr. five hour break. All classes start at 8 and end at 6.
Long day--paid for 18 hours/week. Sucks big-time. |
I'd be looking for a new job.
Nothing worse than a Swiss cheese schedule, either. |
A-freaking-men. After all my years here, the one thing that makes my blood boil is that sort of schedule. I'd rather just teach extra classes then have to sit there not getting paid. |
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canrun30
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| Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I knew that there was no housing on-campus, but did not know the commute I'd be facing. Aw, I guess I just wanted to whinge a bit. It really sucks that I could be making money elsewhere with all that down time.
Others at my school don't seem to have the awful schedule that I do...I'll see next semester, and if it's like this again I'll move along. Heck, may well do that anyway at the end of this one, come to think of it... |
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Non Sequitur
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:49 am Post subject: |
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Actually a possible scenario would be to ask a particularly awkwardly timed class if they are available at a better time.
Then go to Admin/FAO/Teaching Affairs as a defacto joint teacher/student approach and ask for the change.
If you suss an unused classroom at your preferred time that could be part of the package.
Just nutting off about poor scheduling, doesn't put your Chinese colleagues in a good frame of mind, not to mention loss of face. |
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canrun30
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:38 am Post subject: |
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No worries...I only nut off on the other FTs!  |
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Non Sequitur
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:58 am Post subject: |
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Good plan!
The FAO probably needs the opp to vent about them too  |
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Solar Strength
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| Non Sequitur wrote: |
Good plan!
The FAO probably needs the opp to vent about them too |
You're anti-foreign teacher. |
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Non Sequitur
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| Solar Strength wrote: |
| Non Sequitur wrote: |
Good plan!
The FAO probably needs the opp to vent about them too |
You're anti-foreign teacher. |
Nah! Just pro mental health. |
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MozartFloyd
Joined: 12 Jul 2013
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Location: Guangdong, China
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I was to teach the sophomores, but my department head said they were disgruntled from poor teaching last year. I told him I would teach the freshman instead. He agreed.
I arrived on campus a week before classes started with my previous school's salary and bonus in hand. The freshman arrived two weeks later and are still engaged in military training for 2 weeks. I've already been paid a month's salary here and classes don't start until the 26th. I've basically had a month's paid vacation.
I have 16 periods when classes start next week.  |
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choudoufu
Joined: 25 May 2010
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Location: Mao-berry, PRC
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:27 am Post subject: |
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just got the final schedule emailed to me.
12 hours per week. 3 work days. monday and friday off.
how to keep busy? beaches and bikinis may someday lose their appeal. |
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Javelin of Radiance
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Location: The West
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:40 am Post subject: |
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| choudoufu wrote: |
just got the final schedule emailed to me.
12 hours per week. 3 work days. monday and friday off.
how to keep busy? beaches and bikinis may someday lose their appeal. |
a lot of Chinese girls really wear bikinis? Or are you talking about fat Russians squeezing their lard into swimsuits they have no right wearing? |
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choudoufu
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:52 am Post subject: |
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| Javelin of Radiance wrote: |
| a lot of Chinese girls really wear bikinis? Or are you talking about fat Russians squeezing their lard into swimsuits they have no right wearing? |
no russians on our beaches! they're all in sanya. along with the fat
germans with their beer bellies covering most of their speedos.
mostly one-piecers, or miniskirts and high heels, longish doraemon
t-shirts with hotpants. bikinis are becoming more common, tho. 
oh man, life is hard as a foreign engrish teacher. |
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Javelin of Radiance
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:54 am Post subject: |
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| OK Sanya's off my list. What are the good beaches there? I might make an effort to visit next long holiday I get. |
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Non Sequitur
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:12 am Post subject: |
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| choudoufu wrote: |
just got the final schedule emailed to me.
12 hours per week. 3 work days. monday and friday off.
how to keep busy? beaches and bikinis may someday lose their appeal. |
How did you manage that schedule straight off the bat?
You schmoozing a certain person in Teaching Affairs?
I've usually had to grease like crazy to get a 3-day weekend.
Re Russians. They are a trap aren't they?
You see a Western face and go over to say hello only to find a big fat Nyet.
A warning sign is the women who appear to make up in evening style all the time.
In broad daylight it's - well disconcerting! |
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Javelin of Radiance
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:14 am Post subject: |
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| choudoufu wrote: |
just got the final schedule emailed to me.
12 hours per week. 3 work days. monday and friday off.
how to keep busy? beaches and bikinis may someday lose their appeal. |
Mine's almost the same. 10 hours per week Mon, Tue afternoon, and Wed morning. No bikinis here though. |
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