u/laur-4218

Hi everyone. I recently found out my school listed me as educational staff rather than a teacher for my work permit. I found this out when I asked about my Thai teaching license and found out it was non existent. I have taught here almost a year now. I know I should have looked in to it more but I was naive when I came here. They told me everything was taken care of and I believed them.

I was considering moving to a new city and a new work place. Will this hinder my chances at a new job? Should I jump ship as soon as possible at this job?

I am concerned and frustrated.

Hi everyone! First time poster so sorry if the format is not right and if my writing is bad sorry I am tired and stressed.

Coming on a year now I moved to Thailand to be a teacher kinda on a whim ( there is more context and reasons but irrelevant to this post). I am leaving in North Eastern Thailand currently. My job contract is coming to an end soon and so I have to make some hard decisions. First decision, stay in Thailand or go back home. I have pretty much certain I want to stay in Thailand, but the next decision is do I stay in my current city or do I move.

I do love where I am but there is not a lot to do here and with current job I am unable to travel even on the weekends. My current job is one of the main issues. I love my coworkers and my students dearly, but the school itself is so draining. It feels like they are actively working against us. We have almost no holidays or time off. They even cut out weekends if we miss a Monday and a Friday (we don’t work on weekends). It feels impossible to go see my friends and family. When I do get the chance it takes me even longer because there are limited flights into my city everyday. The pro of this job is the salary is decent and the cost of living is low in this city.

The part that makes me want to stay is my friends. I have made some dear friends here. I live with two of them in a house and it’s a really nice and peaceful life we have made.

I am considering moving to a city closer Bangkok, not necessarily to Bangkok itself. By being more central I would have an easier time traveling on weekends and on short holidays. One of my reasons for coming to Thailand was wanting to be able to travel more. I recently interviewed for a job in a city about an hour from Bangkok. This job said they would pay more than my current job, they offer health insurance, free lunch and they have all of December and July off but still paid. If my friends and family were to come to visit me during the school year I wouldn’t have to worry about them having nothing to do while I work because they would be so close to many attractions.

I am really torn about what to do. I don’t have the job it was just one interview, but should I keep searching for a new job? Or should I stay where I am? I don’t ant to make a decision I will regret now or in the future. I have been sick to my stomach thinking about this. I already had to leave my friends back home and now should I leave my new friends. I know I could make new friends but what if I don’t.

Longggg rant over. Please if you have any advice I could really use some support and wisdom.