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kiwitraveller · Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 8

Hi everyone, got a choice of two contracts, one is paid by the hour, and over a year i get one month unpaid leave. However it's only 18 guarunteed hours a week. The other contract is salaried, but very little time off, and slightly more hours.

I quite like the flexibility of the hourly contract, but I worry that if i want to work some longer hours and save some money, i won't be able to. My contract has a clause saying I can't work for anyone else, but I was wondering if this usually gets ignored. Do people have difficulty picking up an extra 10 hours a week or so tutoring or whatever?

Any advice much appreciated!!

killian · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:52 am Post subject:

where is the job? big cities are easy to find time fillers. not always so in the country side.

yes, many people work on the side. such is not legal. happens anyway.

markholmes · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 661 Location: Wengehua

This isn't Kojen with there guaranteed 18 hour contract is it? Take the hourly contract. Don't worry about working in other schools, they don't own you. But just keep it to yourself and your mates.

I think I worote this in one of your other posts, but ask about preschool. 20 odd hours guaranteed and its 9-4 mon to fri with no saturdays.

Do you know what school you are going to? Probably they haven'y told you yet.

Aristotle · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1388 Location: Taiwan

Please read this,
http://www.geocities.com/taiwanteacher2002/Success.html

kiwitraveller · Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 8

Thanks for the replys. Yeah it is KOJEN, and I plan to work in Taipei. So shouldn't be any problems picking up extra hours if i want them, thanks for reassuring me about that.

I haven't got the 9-4 hours, but working late afternoons may suit me better. And yeah i've read a lot of the arguments for and against working for a chain school like KOJEN. I'm still a little undecided, but the impression i get is that they can work well for some who (like me) hasn't got any teaching experience.

wombat · Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 134

Go with a chain. It is much safer and you know that you will trained and paid. What more could you ask for!

mjed9 · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 242

Kojen isn't a bad start. I was there, got much experience and moved on after a year. Take the hourly contract. It affords much more freedom.

Pop Fly · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 429