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Toe Save
Joined: 04 Oct 2004
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Location: 'tween the pipes.........
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 Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:50 am Post subject: Re: newbie concerns |
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| BigWally wrote: |
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Ya gotta love the way Big Dubya offers advice. So keen. Keep that energy up Wally. Don't stop.
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Shudder...  I've been called a lot of things in my day, but Dubya....thats one name that I refuse to be associated with
that one is far to  evil for my liking 
none the less...i'll keep up the posting, because if it hadn't of been for all the other posters on the site keeping up with my onslaught of new-poster questions then I probably wouldnt be in the beautiful place i am today...
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You are right BW. No Canadian should ever be tarred with that b(r)ush. 
I regrettfully retract my Dubya dub.
And I was completely serious in my desire for you to keep posting. Your enthusiasm is a great thing. I get a smile when I see you've posted something. And you always take criticism with more than a grain of salt. More than I can say about myself and plenty others, believe you moi.
You're still a newbie in my heart and I am concerned. Just so this post stays on topic mind you.
Cheers. |
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Ki
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| If it is a big chain school then perhaps talk with your recruiter, after seeing at what stage your work permit is at, and try to negotiate a transfer to a big city. Don't accept no or maybe for an answer. Say you want an immediate transfer. Schools and recruiters will be reluctant to give it to you for the usual and obvious reasons but you need to persist. Give them two weeks to do it. But make sure you stop your work permit NOW. And try to get hold of some funds. Call your parents for a short term loan. You'll make it back soon. |
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altaiwan
Joined: 05 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:13 am Post subject: newbie concerns |
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my 30 days here under the landing visa are quickly finishing so staying with my current and only employer seems the smartest choice since he will finance or at least arrange i.e booking a flight with a travel agent for me to Hong Kong and will handle my work permit application and so forth ..ARC. I guess maybe getting yourself settled here and established legally with the right to work overrides any personal problems I may be having with the staff at the school and boredom and remoteness of a small town life. Is this really the lesson to be learned? not totally sure
but when youre low on funds this inhibits you form making your own moves and limits our freedom greatly so you dont want bite the hand that feeds you. I ll try to minimize at least in my own mind what displeasure I have experienced from here on out and then later once I am established after a coule of months can I then change jobs so easily? |
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Toe Save
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:51 am Post subject: Re: newbie concerns |
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my 30 days here under the landing visa are quickly finishing so staying with my current and only employer seems the smartest choice since he will finance or at least arrange i.e booking a flight with a travel agent for me to Hong Kong and will handle my work permit application and so forth ..ARC. I guess maybe getting yourself settled here and established legally with the right to work overrides any personal problems I may be having with the staff at the school and boredom and remoteness of a small town life. Is this really the lesson to be learned? not totally sure
but when youre low on funds this inhibits you form making your own moves and limits our freedom greatly so you dont want bite the hand that feeds you. I ll try to minimize at least in my own mind what displeasure I have experienced from here on out and then later once I am established after a coule of months can I then change jobs so easily? |
It'll be ok Al. You'll be back to making money before long. Chin up. Watch and learn. Do your job and keep the, "In my country we'd....."s to a minimum. After a couple of paychecks, hop a train on up to Taipei and have a look around. You can have a pretty good life here, if you are a malleable personality. It sounds like you are.
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Ki
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You'll be fine. Just be careful with what you sign. Many contracts here contain a lot of illegal and moraly suspectl clauses which could cause you to loose a lot of money if you leave your contract early, etc.
I guess you couldn't have gotten the sixty day visa anyway as you need to prove you have some funds to keep you afloat. |
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clark.w.griswald
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| Ki wrote: |
| You'll be fine. Just be careful with what you sign. Many contracts here contain a lot of illegal and moraly suspectl clauses which could cause you to loose a lot of money if you leave your contract early, etc. |
It is of course wise to be wary but if a clause in a contract is illegal then that clause is legally unenforceable and there are cases where teachers have sought mediation and won in these cases. |
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