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jibbs
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Spending an hour or more on several crowded buses full of, let's face it, stinky people, after getting up before 7 am, to go teach some brats who don't give a rat's ass about you or English, for the equivalent of maybe 1000 bucks per month, yeah, sounds great, man.
You can do better, and you will.
Good luck and godspeed.
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 04 May 2005
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Location: Yinchuan
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| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Having actually met the OP back in another galaxy far far away I wasn't going to comment much as I'm torn between hitting him with a baseball bat and slapping him around on the hood of a yellow car. I will say that he knows it isn't the end of the world and knowing PP he'll be back on his feet in know time. Yeah it sucks to get the arse can for something like that, but you do know that with a cup of crap comes a bucket of opportunity.
Scoot around the country some.. find someplace new that you like.
You'll be alright.. find a better place that has housing close to where you work. |
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The Great Wall of Whiner
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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Location: Blabbing
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| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Am I being a "jerk" for saying it is wrong if you are late for work or do not even show up for work?
Try it back at home sometime. Get a job and just don't show up or come late all the time. |
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 04 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I showed up late alot for a job back home and got promoted. |
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The Ever-changing Cleric
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| The Great Wall of Whiner wrote: |
| Am I being a "jerk" for saying it is wrong if you are late for work or do not even show up for work? |
no. if people cant make it to work on time they deserve what's coming.
| Dan The Chainsawman wrote: |
| I showed up late alot for a job back home and got promoted. |
promotion is usually the path of least resistance in getting rid of someone when their performance is substandard (esp. if a union is involved). we had to do it on a few occasions back home at my last job  |
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 04 May 2005
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:07 am Post subject: |
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| I wasn't union either, they just liked me alot. |
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chinatwin88
Joined: 31 Aug 2009
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Location: Peking
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:30 am Post subject: |
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| maybe they like you better when your not there |
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Dan The Chainsawman
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Dunno, they emailed me recently asking if I wanted my job back, I said no. Life in china is too easy to give up for a 70 hour a week job that is nothing but stress and migraines. |
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Jordean
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Was the OP so far from the school because they lodged him/her there, or was this a matter of choice? If you choose to live way far away and you're late to work, then it is your fault, no matter how junky the buses might be.
The manner of termination is odd, but with one of those SAFEA contracts, isn't there a provision for notice and some sort of arbitration. Failing which theoretically you have a grievance and could seek redress (the famous penalty clause, $500 to $2000 in damages)... |
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Renegade_o_Funk
Joined: 06 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| They probably realized they had just fired their cash cow. It's probably quite a hassle for them to trick another foreigner into taking that job. |
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