The Talk. I had "the talk" with the headmaster about whether or not I will sign another contract. Of course I said no. My contract should end in August but since I have no intention of signing another one, my headmaster deemed it proper not to renew my Foreign Expert Certificate which will expire on June 29. Thus, I will only be working for Waiyan until the aforementioned date. He is in the process of renewing my visa (for six months) though but until I have it back in my possession, I am forever worrying about it.
He asked me for "the plan" after my contract with him. The pseudo-plan is: 1. travel around China. 2. go back home. He said he would pay for my airfare to go back home but not if I will still work in China. He then offered to recommend me to other schools. No, thank you.
The Real Plan. 1. go travelling around China. 2. relocate to Beijing (first choice) or Shenyang and find a job there. If I found one, stay in China for a few more months. Else, go back home.
I've been looking for jobs over the internet and so far, my ad has been getting quite a number of hits. Now if only I could sustain their interest enough for an interview then maybe a demo. I'm not limiting myself to teaching posts this time although a 9 to 6 work schedule does not sound very inviting. We'll see, we'll see.
I think I no longer want to teach full-time in just one school. I would rather give private lessons, which pay more by the hour and not to mention less hassle in terms of dealing with crazy headmasters. The problem with this is the pay will not be stable. Another thing that I'm worried about is the cost of living in Beijing. If I don't have a "mother school," I will have to pay for all my expenses, which will definitely be bothersome not to mention very expensive compared to my expenses here in TieLing.
I am now confused, worried, excited, nervous, expectant and um... sleepy. Maybe I'll have more things figured out when I wake up.
*I've been going through That's Bejing's website (http://thatsbj.com) and what gets me even more excited are the plays! I miss watching plays! I hope I'll earn enough so I can afford to watch plays all the time.
is there a way to trick hm into giving you the money for the plane fare home but actually using it for other purposes? after all, as per your contract, that money *is* due you.
ReplyDeleteYes. That is actually part of "the plan." He has to give me the money for the airfare because I said I'm going back home. If he wants to play sigurista and gives me the ticket instead, I'm going to find a way to refund the ticket. Actually, whether or not I'm going to stay in China, he has to give me the airfare or its equivalent so if he doesn't, all I can say is he'll regret it. That's a promise.
ReplyDeletewell, what I suggest is this: First go to a ticket agency and block a ticket and ask them to issue you a travel plan where you can change a date once for a certain fee. Well than flank this plan as your flying plan to the Freak who is paying you for the the journey. Well, such tickets are valid for almost 6 months and if anyway as they are paying for your ticket then why not to go for a little higher payment on the scale. All this is on the basic assumption that they will pay you whatever it cost for an economy class let it be any slot. (Third or second economy) :)
ReplyDeleteI know I am evil here, but again , if you can not take the butter away from the pot with straight finger, you have to bend your finger a bit. ;) Hope I am driving point home.
He has to give you the money if that is what the contract says. If the contract doesn't say "plane ticket" then he has to give you the cash. I am traveling China right now on the six-month one-half plane fare guaranteed through my contract!
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