Probation=Over
I officially finished my probation last week, and it’s pretty awesome to be done with it. They have a two month probation here at Fun Language to make sure you don’t suck and that you’ll actually stay. You are observed at the end of the two months and if you pass, you get a pay raise. I am now making a whopping 2000 baht more per month, which amounts to about $65. That does go pretty far here though. You could do a weekend trip to the beach for that price if you were conservative about it.
Anyway, my probation judgment was much easier than I expected it to be. One of the Thai trainers came to observe my TT a few weeks ago. The head foreign trainer was there teaching at the school that day as a substitute, and after talking with the Thai trainer who had just seen me and my TTs (I happened to work with all 3 that were at the school that day), she decided that she would just pass me. They were already overdue on judging me, and they are extremely busy right now. Normally, one of the two top trainers comes out to watch you for a day, and you get this major formal feedback. It sounded quite nerve-racking to me, and I’m glad I don’t have to go through it. Plus, I didn’t really know I was being judged at the time, although it still made me nervous for her to be there. I actually assumed the Thai trainer was there to observe me because my TT is really experienced, and I saw her filling out an observation form. It scared me a bit; I won’t lie.
I got the first fruits of my probation pass today though. I was reimbursed 2000 baht for my travel expenses to Cambodia. So, to recap, I got a day off and a 2000 baht bonus to take a vacation. Nice. Hopefully I can pull off something similar next time around. My visa runs up in October, and I want to go to Vietnam. I’ll be getting reimbursed for my initial hotel stay next week as well. It’s always nice to get paid a little more money.
jared said:
Aug 17, 07 at 9:37 pmgood job on getting through probation, heh. out of curiosity, though, are you saying you want to go to vietnam to teach? and if so, would it be through the same company?
scott said:
Aug 18, 07 at 1:09 amNo, I’m saying I want to go there for a week on vacation.
jared said:
Aug 18, 07 at 3:24 pmah, ok. i couldn’t tell for sure. have you got some other ppl who want to go too?
scott said:
Aug 18, 07 at 7:08 pmOne of my friends from Sydney will be here at that time, and I think she’s going to come with me. That is, if I can even go. I’m not sure if it’s going to work out yet, or if I’ll be able to afford it.