Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:41 am
Well Itchy my boy it sounds like you got in through the back door - such a touchy response.
Given that you've worked at a Tier 1 school in Japan and Bangkok I'm surprised at your poor reading skills. Whether you think my opinion is idiotic or not doesn't mean that I acknowledge having no idea of what I'm talking about. Good grief, how did you get a job at any of those schools?
Here's the basis for my assumptions - Android says on Page 2:
"2) It's highly competitive to get in : Most teachers in the staff are veterans in Japan ( have been here for over 10 years, married to Japanese citizens, have children here etc etc ). No one ever leaves as the situation is more often good than bad. The salary is too high to walk away from even after the high prices. Hiring is kept within the small circle of international schools or big competitive fairs, usually held in Cambridge, London or Bangkok."
Was it the Japanese wives that you objected to or the small circle of international schools (the backdoor)?
There is no refutation from you top tier posters that this is a load of horse manure. My observation is spot on and you're the one being idiotic. Stop being coy here, there's nothing in that post that comes as a surprise to either of us. The network exists and I know of several people who got their jobs though connections, often management positions.
As much as you can't or won't skip over PsyGuy's posts, if I'm following a discussion I'm not going to skip over yours. Besides much of what you say is good advice. It's just the constant PsyGuy bashing that goes on that I object to. Well mostly.
Given that you've worked at a Tier 1 school in Japan and Bangkok I'm surprised at your poor reading skills. Whether you think my opinion is idiotic or not doesn't mean that I acknowledge having no idea of what I'm talking about. Good grief, how did you get a job at any of those schools?
Here's the basis for my assumptions - Android says on Page 2:
"2) It's highly competitive to get in : Most teachers in the staff are veterans in Japan ( have been here for over 10 years, married to Japanese citizens, have children here etc etc ). No one ever leaves as the situation is more often good than bad. The salary is too high to walk away from even after the high prices. Hiring is kept within the small circle of international schools or big competitive fairs, usually held in Cambridge, London or Bangkok."
Was it the Japanese wives that you objected to or the small circle of international schools (the backdoor)?
There is no refutation from you top tier posters that this is a load of horse manure. My observation is spot on and you're the one being idiotic. Stop being coy here, there's nothing in that post that comes as a surprise to either of us. The network exists and I know of several people who got their jobs though connections, often management positions.
As much as you can't or won't skip over PsyGuy's posts, if I'm following a discussion I'm not going to skip over yours. Besides much of what you say is good advice. It's just the constant PsyGuy bashing that goes on that I object to. Well mostly.