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[Alias]

I've confronted this attitude before. "If you don't do privates than you are a sucker." Guess that makes me a sucker. Or a law abiding person who does not wish to get deported back to Canada with no job.

[Real Reality]

Alias wrote,
"I've confronted this attitude before. 'If you don't do privates than you are a sucker.' Guess that makes me a sucker. Or a law abiding person who does not wish to get deported back to Canada with no job."

I refuse to do illegal teaching, too. I hope people follow the laws. Of course, sometimes it seems nearly impossible to follow the laws and be fair to yourself and your family. Does your employer follow the laws?

For universities, numerous substantiated reports relating to:
a) unfair dismissals
b) failure to pay wages
c) accommodation problems
d) contracts with penalty clauses that breach the Labor Standards Act
e) Universities offering 10 month contracts designed to defeat issues going to vacation time and severance pay.
http://efl-law.com/universities.html

[Homer]

[kiwiboy_nz_99]

[Homer]

True kiwi.

They can never get tenure.
That is too bad.

[Butterfly]

I don't think it is right to call people who don't do private work suckers (remember, teaching is not the only private work here) but I wonder how they manage on the hakwon money, I don't think I could, I got a mortgage to pay. At the same time I resent people getting all sanctimonious about me and my private work, breaking the law etc. We're worth a lot of money as good and qualified teachers, and if you can find a boss who fairly reflects the good and hard work you do (fat chance), and you don't need to do private work then lucky you, but I'm taking my slice of the ESL pie. I've seen too many practically destitute TESL/TEFL teachers at home and abroad to make me follow this industry's no-union, no-contract, beat-you-down rules. Screw that.