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MikeySaid



Joined: 10 Nov 2004
Posts: 509
Location: Torreon, Mexico
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:30 pm    Post subject: Quitting... Reply with quote
So one teacher has already quit, and the word within the school is that the school likes to fire mid-year if it can because it saves them bonus money. I've felt uncomfortable here (at the school, the city and the people are just fine, it's ugly here, but I've got my girl) since arrival and this job is no longer good for me. I lose sleep, can't eat, and just plain don't want to go there in the morning.

But... I need to be here for the wedding planning and other such things. Anyone quit a job while down here in Mexico and then subsequently supported his or herself without an immediate replacement job (opportunities abount here in Torreon if you're a Mexican accountant, but Liberal Arts degrees don't get you too far).

Private lessons to adults?
Working from the net?

I want to leave (my job)... but I want to stay here. Catch 22.
Oh, and I'm pretty sure I'll be dismissed come Christmas anyways.
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Samantha



Joined: 25 Oct 2003
Posts: 2038
Location: Mexican Riviera
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is there only one language school there? If not, why don't you drop your resume at the others in the meantime?
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sambeckett



Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Posts: 24
Location: Mexico
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:43 pm    Post subject: TORREON Reply with quote
Hold the course. I know how rough it can be. I suffered teaching in Torreon for one year. Under Mexican Fedral law you are protected. If you are fired-you are entitled to approximately 3 to 4 months salary unless you are fired for a criminal or moral lapse. So hang in there. At least grab the Christmas bonus before you skate away.



Saludos cordiales,
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TheLongWayHome



Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Posts: 1016
Location: San Luis Piojosi
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:51 pm    Post subject: Re: TORREON Reply with quote
sambeckett wrote:
Hold the course. I know how rough it can be. I suffered teaching in Torreon for one year. Under Mexican Fedral law you are protected. If you are fired-you are entitled to approximately 3 to 4 months salary unless you are fired for a criminal or moral lapse. So hang in there. At least grab the Christmas bonus before you skate away.

I agree. There are all kinds of laws that protect the employee. Check out the local conciliacion, find out the laws, then let your employer know that you know your rights. This is a Mexican employers worst nightmare - someone who actually knows what they're entitled too. This is usually enough to make them brick it and pay you off. It is always less costly for them to pay you off than to get sued - fines are enormous.

Do you have seguro? If you don't and you've been there for more than 3 months full time, they're in big trouble. The fine for that one is huge if you take it further.

If you don't have a contract by law they have to pay you full-time wages.
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Samantha



Joined: 25 Oct 2003
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Location: Mexican Riviera
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This would be assuming a teacher is working legally with an FM3, right?
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TheLongWayHome



Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Posts: 1016
Location: San Luis Piojosi
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Samantha wrote:
This would be assuming a teacher is working legally with an FM3, right?

That's another problem, and huge fine for the employer, not the teacher if he doesn't have an FM3, isn't it?
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Samantha



Joined: 25 Oct 2003
Posts: 2038
Location: Mexican Riviera
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could be both. The teacher will be fined for the time he has been working illegally and asked to leave the country.
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dixie



Joined: 23 Apr 2006
Posts: 644
Location: D.F
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
As the others have said, you have rights and are protected. Don�t leave without getting what you are entitled to. The guy that was there and fired (the reason why I ended up there) had his contract paid out plus bonus.

There are two other schools in the area that I know of but I cannot for the life of me think of their names. I have a friend working at one right now. I could give you her email if you wanted to contact her. Just PM me.

As for private classes, I am not sure how great the market is, but you could certainly check it out. Business classes might be a market to get into as there are certainly a lot of factories and what not around there. I would imagine there are foreign workers (esp. Koreans) that might need English lessons (or have children who do).

Best of luck!
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