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u08cmt
Joined: 16 Nov 2009
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 Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:49 am Post subject: Confused...what to do? |
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Hi there,
I came to Madrid last week and had two job interviews straight away. I was offered both, the first of which was much more hours and good money. I turned down the second, which I am now worried about. In the job I accepted I was told they wanted me to start straight away, then I was told they were working on a schedule, and now I haven't heard anything since last Thurs. Am I worrying unnecessarily and do I have any rights if I have been offered the job verbally and accepted verbally?
I have another interview tomorrow for a different school, if I am offered it should I accept? It just seems very strange.
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004
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Location: On a Short Leash
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:03 am Post subject: |
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| You probably haven't any rights in such a situation, but they may well be working on the schedule as they said. I'd contact them late on Monday, if you haven't heard anything. You could at least ask whether you need to come in to sign a contract. |
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Chris_Crossley
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
Posts: 1797
Location: Still in the centre of Furnace City, PRC, after eight years!!!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:45 am Post subject: Re: Confused...what to do? |
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| u08cmt wrote: |
| Am I worrying unnecessarily and do I have any rights if I have been offered the job verbally and accepted verbally? |
You have rights only insofar as the job may be held open for you up to a certain point of time, but, if it is a legit school, only the signing of a contract will make the job offer legally binding.
Regarding the worrying, you must be doing so if you believe that the job you turned down may have been a better deal, after all. However, it's too late to change your mind now since the job may already have been offered to somebody else. However, ultimately, until you sign the contract, you should still be able to change your mind, as you would have nothing whatsoever to lose by walking away from it.
After all, what can the school do if you now say you don't want the job? If you are the citizen of an E.U. country, the school can't do anything because it would not have had to sponsor you for a visa to come to the Schengen Agreement zone of the European Union. You do, after all, have the right to live and work in any of the 27 E.U. member states, only two of which have English as the (principal, but by no means the only) language of government and education.
If, on the other hand, you have come from outside the E.U. or Switzerland, that may be a different matter entirely.
| u08cmt wrote: |
| I have another interview tomorrow for a different school, if I am offered it should I accept? |
There is no possible way anybody on this forum could be expected to answer this question! 
You can ask us for advice if the interview has already taken place and you know what is expected of you if you decide to sign on with that employer, but, until then, nobody, not even you, can have any idea as to what to do.
Suffice it to say, nobody on this forum is a mind-reader!  |
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mozzar
Joined: 16 May 2009
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Location: France
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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An important thing to remember though: it's not a problem if you work for 2/3 companies (in most cases). I'm working for two companies at the moment, going to be a third in January. I've given them a complete copy of my timetable and they offer me hours based on what I have available. Some companies say if you sign for them, you can't sign any other contracts but as far as I know it shouldn't be a problem.
So say yes to the companies, see what they offer and then try to build your own schedule. It's a little harder than working just for one company but it'll mean you should be able to build up hours faster, have access to more resources and potentially make more contacts for future years in Madrid. |
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u08cmt
Joined: 16 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the advice. I have still not heard back, so I assume they have decided to give the job to someone else. My interview went really well yesterday, but nothing has been said since. The world of TEFL is not as straight forward as I thought it was going to be! |
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mozzar
Joined: 16 May 2009
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Location: France
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| It doesn't hurt to chase them up if you've not heard back after a week. At least that way you'll know if it's a 'no' or a 'oops, forgot about you.' |
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RabbitWho
Joined: 16 Jan 2010
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Location: Spain
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| mozzar wrote: |
An important thing to remember though: it's not a problem if you work for 2/3 companies (in most cases). I'm working for two companies at the moment, going to be a third in January. I've given them a complete copy of my timetable and they offer me hours based on what I have available. Some companies say if you sign for them, you can't sign any other contracts but as far as I know it shouldn't be a problem.
So say yes to the companies, see what they offer and then try to build your own schedule. It's a little harder than working just for one company but it'll mean you should be able to build up hours faster, have access to more resources and potentially make more contacts for future years in Madrid. |
That's great advice thanks! |
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