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Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

A dispatcher seeking a teacher for six one-hour kid's lessons offers 3500 an hour. Do you tell them 4000 plus transportation, or do you take 3500 and whatever transportation they are offering?
Thanks in advance,
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JimDunlop2 · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 2286 Location: Japan

Impossible to say with that kind of limited info. Transportation expense meaning what? A train ride can be 120 yen and 10 minutes or it can be 2000 yen and a couple hours.... By car? bus?

How often? Or is this a one-shot deal? If it IS a one-shot thing, is there a possibility of more/other one-shot deals?

Do you really WANT to take this gig? Or are you doing it grudgingly?

Too many factors to consider..... Gomen....

Confused

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

Nah Jim, it's not a big deal. As you may or may not know I am seeking a new position from April and I am picking up little things I find near my school. Like I have a 2-hour company class twice a week in the evenings for 4000 an hour. And I saw this other one near here: six one-hour lessons on six fridays. I am too lazy to go back and see what they said about paying transportation but I do remember them mentioning "limited" travel cost (whatever that means). Anyway, I agreed to go into town to interview and have a feeling that they will want me to do other things but I just want someone's opinion on whether or not to demand 4000. I could take it or leave it, right? I mean I am going to be hustling over there between classes, so it's not a big deal if they say no. I know they are hard up. The other company told me they couldn't find anyone out here.
Thanks Jim for commenting. How was Canada?
Enjoy,
s

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

IMO, 4000 yen an hour for a company class is peanuts. You should be making at least twice that much.

A one-hour kids' lesson? Too long for the very young kids (what are their ages, and how many at once?). You should get at least 5000 yen/hour IMO, plus transportation.

Don't expect a dispatcher to raise his bids, though.

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

So, let me see if I've got this right. I should quit my company classes because they are exploiting me and I should forget about the kids' classes because they aren't paying enough. Is that about right?

ripslyme · Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 481 Location: Japan

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

There is no problem Rip. But wasn't that a horrible thing to say when I am out there busting my butt trying to put food on the table?

c-way · Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 226 Location: Kyoto, Japan

If your wavering on whether to take the job or not, why not go ahead and demand a higher wage that if agreed to would make you feel very fortunate to get the job and if not agreed to basically makes the decision for you.

Once I had my fill of private lessons whenever I was asked to take on new students, I would just ask for what I considered an excessive wage and if they agreed to it, then at least it was worth my while.

Another good example of Supply and Demand.