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Another New Year, another pay cut!
Well, my New Year is off to a great start.
As of January 1st, my school is under new management, which means a new teaching contract. Under my last contract, I was paid by the hour. This new contract pays me according to the number of classes I teach a week; I'm not sure the exact amount, but I will be losing between $100-$200 dollars a month.
This is my second pay cut in nine months. My company went bankrupt last April and was bought by another company, who offered us a new contract at $200 a month less than we were making. OK fine, at least I still had a job. Then in November the new company started breaking up my old company and selling off the pieces, hence my new contract.
Of course, employment is guaranteed only so long as the school stays open; management could decide to "reorganize" at any time.
On the plus side, I only have to show up at work 10 minutes before the first class, and I get to leave right after my last class, so at least I'm not working the same hours for less. Gives me plenty of time to search for a new job
I'm sure this sounds familiar to a lot of you. I'd like to point out that I'm an American, but I work in Japan. Despite all of the cultural differences in the world, it looks like we all have some things in common.
As of January 1st, my school is under new management, which means a new teaching contract. Under my last contract, I was paid by the hour. This new contract pays me according to the number of classes I teach a week; I'm not sure the exact amount, but I will be losing between $100-$200 dollars a month.
This is my second pay cut in nine months. My company went bankrupt last April and was bought by another company, who offered us a new contract at $200 a month less than we were making. OK fine, at least I still had a job. Then in November the new company started breaking up my old company and selling off the pieces, hence my new contract.
Of course, employment is guaranteed only so long as the school stays open; management could decide to "reorganize" at any time.
On the plus side, I only have to show up at work 10 minutes before the first class, and I get to leave right after my last class, so at least I'm not working the same hours for less. Gives me plenty of time to search for a new job
I'm sure this sounds familiar to a lot of you. I'd like to point out that I'm an American, but I work in Japan. Despite all of the cultural differences in the world, it looks like we all have some things in common.
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