u/Antxxom

Dreading being a sheep in a beautiful but busy and hot city and would prefer to experience things that are more authentic in the city, if they exist.

Any recommendations?

Pizza is perfect: Mister Pizza and Livio aren´t able to help!

Nothing fancy.

Thanks in advance.

Got your attention worth the sultry thread name.

Looking for vintage jeans that have been cut into shorts for summer.

Got thick legs at the top (pure muscle I swear) and need an upgrade on the old ones which lost their battle with my legs.

What model of Levi’s should I look for? Will buy second hand.

Thanks.

Got your attention worth the sultry thread name.

Looking for vintage jeans that have been cut into shorts for summer.

Got thick legs at the top (pure muscle I swear) and need an upgrade on the old ones which lost their battle with my legs.

What model of Levi’s should I look for? Will buy second hand.

Thanks.

They asked via messages. I’ve not replied yet. I want to do it as the commission Preply take is so jarring.

I guess if I reply to him in the messages through the site they can catch on?

Context:

Cameras in the resting area of the academy. They’re pointed generally at the sofas away from the entrance to the place.

Cameras in classrooms.

All cameras have mics.

In our annual evaluations, essentially the hierarchy has admitted spying on us and has been critical of things they have no other way of knowing. There’s also been comments on things from the bosses that they shouldn’t know ergo they’ve heard it via technology.

Some colleagues had said the spying was real but I didn’t believe it till now.

Anyway. This is in Spain.

How illegal is this?

Just very curious is all. A major major red flag to do that to staff.

I'm at a bit of a crossroads and would love any sort of guidance.

1. Early 40s
2. Living abroad, long-term residency status (Spain) and settled with my family (mortgage, kids, dog etc.)
3. Integrated with language etc.
4. Background before teaching was in bank track & trace and customer support
5. Have a pretty null n void 4 year degree from 2010
6. Have savings to pay for a course/s

I've been teaching English in international schools for 13+ years now and, while I don't hate it, I'm starting to wonder what else is out there that would actually value the skills I've built up.

A lot of career advice for teachers seems to be "become an instructional designer" or "go into EdTech," but I'm curious what people have actually done in real life.

Some of the things I spend most of my time doing are:

• Explaining complicated stuff in simple ways
• Presenting to groups all day
• Writing, grading and editing
• Planning projects and managing deadlines
• Creating materials from scratch
• Dealing with difficult people diplomatically
• Working with teenagers, parents, colleagues, management, etc.
• Basically juggling a million things at once without everything catching fire

I am up for leaving education in the classroom sense entirely at this stage.

For people who left teaching (or work with ex-teachers):

• What industry did you move into?
• What job do you do now?
• Which teaching skills turned out to be surprisingly valuable?
• Which career paths sound good on paper but aren't actually that great?
• If you were in my position, where would you be looking?

Not looking for dream-job answers. Just interested in hearing about careers where someone with my background could realistically make the jump and build a decent future.

1. Salary not hugely important
2. Working from home is
3. Have savings to do a Masters or something

TL;DR: Long-time teacher looking for realistic career pivots where my skills transfer well and there's average earning and growth potential.

I'm at a bit of a crossroads and would love any sort of guidance.

1. Early 40s
2. Living abroad, long-term residency status (Spain) and settled with my family (mortgage, kids, dog etc.)
3. Integrated with language etc.
4. Background before teaching was in bank track & trace and customer support
5. Have a pretty null n void 4 year degree from 2010
6. Have savings to pay for a course/s

I've been teaching English in international schools for 13+ years now and, while I don't hate it, I'm starting to wonder what else is out there that would actually value the skills I've built up.

A lot of career advice for teachers seems to be "become an instructional designer" or "go into EdTech," but I'm curious what people have actually done in real life.

Some of the things I spend most of my time doing are:

• Explaining complicated stuff in simple ways
• Presenting to groups all day
• Writing, grading and editing
• Planning projects and managing deadlines
• Creating materials from scratch
• Dealing with difficult people diplomatically
• Working with teenagers, parents, colleagues, management, etc.
• Basically juggling a million things at once without everything catching fire

I am up for leaving education in the classroom sense entirely at this stage.

For people who left teaching (or work with ex-teachers):

• What industry did you move into?
• What job do you do now?
• Which teaching skills turned out to be surprisingly valuable?
• Which career paths sound good on paper but aren't actually that great?
• If you were in my position, where would you be looking?

Not looking for dream-job answers. Just interested in hearing about careers where someone with my background could realistically make the jump and build a decent future.

1. Salary not hugely important
2. Working from home is
3. Have savings to do a Masters or something

TL;DR: Long-time teacher looking for realistic career pivots where my skills transfer well and there's average earning and growth potential.

I’m 43, Scottish, and have lived abroad for well over a decade (Spain, Turkey, Cambodia, Italy). I’ve been an English teacher for 13 years, mostly teaching Cambridge/IGCSE students internationally. Before that I worked in customer service/admin for a bank. Tbh I have worked loads of various roles in my life.

I’m at a point where I want a long-term career change into something else. I may be at the end of my teaching career due to just feeling a bit jaded and needing a new start. I want something:

• more technical
• working in a morally sound industry (if that even exists)
• remotely if possible
• future-proof/growing: not about to burst
• with decent salary potential: money is good but not the main draw
• but still involving communication/working with people remotely

I have savings and could realistically afford a 1-year online Master’s degree.

My target would be around €2500 net/month eventually, while continuing to live in Spain (non-negotiable).

Things I think I bring:

• strong communication/presentation skills
• I have an honours degree already + various teaching certs
• bilingual English/C1 Spanish
• lots of experience explaining complex things to people
• adaptable internationally
• learn well and genuinely work well in a team
• good with tech/software

The problem is I'm lost/confused about what direction makes sense at my age. Could be an age crisis, but I have had these thoughts for the guts of a year. The change may not materialise, but I am considering them now.

I keep looking at:

• Instructional Design / Learning Technology
• UX Research (seems a really oversubscribed market)
• Data Analytics
• Customer Success in tech
• AI-related education/training roles
• EdTech
• maybe something I haven’t considered - this is the part I struggle with the most

What I don’t want:

• a dead-end degree
• spending years retraining for no realistic employment outcome
• starting from absolute zero at minimum wage
• careers that are already oversaturated

If you were in my position:

• what would you seriously consider?
• what Master’s would actually improve employability?
• what fields are genuinely growing?
• and what would be realistic at 43?

I’d especially appreciate advice from people who changed careers later in life or work remotely in Europe.

Thanks.