When employers cannot recoup expat teachers' salaries

hs0zfe

Serial expat

Member since 08 September 2014

Sangkha, Surin province

hs0zfe

13 October 2017 11:58:24

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hs0zfe

13 October 2017 11:58:24

234

Sangkha, Surin province

What's up, everybody?

Often, language centers want to hire foreigners without being able to afford them. One might get an annual contract, but when it's clear that the owners would be bleeding cash, this makes me worry.

Have you noticed the same thing?

Is this an attempt at gaining face, of enhancing a center's reputation and standing?

Some like to play games:

- they "hire' a foreign teacher, shoot videos for a few days, they let him go.
- FREE is good, isn't it? :---)

Some of those fake job offers involve outrageous amounts in USD. Look past those numbers being bandied about...

Please share your experience. I'm speechless, gobsmacked, flabberghasted about the things going down here.

QuidProQuo

Serial expat

Member since 22 June 2017

St Croix

QuidProQuo

31 October 2017 14:29:04

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QuidProQuo

31 October 2017 14:29:04

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St Croix

What do you mean by "recoup" ?

Fred

Indonesia Expert

Member since 02 August 2009

West Java

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Fred

31 October 2017 14:36:02

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Fred

31 October 2017 14:36:02

27505

West Java

QuidProQuo wrote:
What do you mean by "recoup" ?

I'm guessing he means the centres have too few customers to be able to pay the high salary associated with an expat employee, suggesting they hire with no intention of a long term position on the cards.

Basically, a scam.

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