Sunday, January 21, 2007

who am i and where am i going

who am i and where am i going? Man i love the sopranos. Not long ago Tony was asking himeself this question as he was conflicted between his morality and the duties that come with his job. 2 Months into Taiwan i find myself asking the same question as i debate which job i should take. Let me better explain myself. The job i have now is far from perfect. But its not all bad either. I work for the biggest chain school in Taiwan and working for them in many ways is like working for the mob. They treat you well cause you are one of their own. They helped me find a sweet appartment, got me a cell phone (probably illeagally) offer cheap chinese language classes, order me cheap dinners and helped me out of trouble when i hit that guys car on a scooter without a lisence or ownership of the bike. On top of that i like my job. I love my kids. Im starting to learn little tricks to make the homework go by faster, and i have an amazing network of people who have connections in all sorts of odd obscure things that one might need (such as a cheap room in a tropical resort in Taiwan during Chinese new Year when everything is overbooked and overpriced.) That being said...The other job i have on the table can only be described as cushy. I do very little and get paid pretty well for it. I dont have to mark homework. I dont have to work on Saturday. And to top it off they;ve given me the oppoortuniy to supplement my income by teaching a group of old women who call themselves the english club for about 27 bucks an hour 1.5 hours a week. So its a pretty sweet deal. Typical 9-5 job. Plus i would obviously keep all the networks of people i have met through my current job. In terms of salary i would make the same at my current school if i worked more hours which is fully possible after chinese new year. I would however have to work at night which is prime time for english toutering for kids since are available in the night. So the money would probably work out slighly in favour of job number two. So here i am battling myself. I know most at home are probably screaming at me to take the cushy job but i feel pretty bad leaving my job and my kids. Teaching them and doing a good job gives me gret satisfaction that i might not have in my new job. But then again who knows. Im sure the kids are great there too. Lastly but almost in a way most importantly, karma is a bitch and i cant help but think quitinng for slightly greener pastures wil probably end up biting me in the ass. I can fully make this job work. I can get more hours and maybe find some private students who have some available time in the afternoon. Its just not as sure a thing. Plus theres still that work on saturday and the homework at my curret school which is a real pooper. So should i be an opportunistic machavelian or a loyal flexable employee? Who am I and where am i going? Supposed to let school number 2 know tommorow...

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