How long have you been at your current job?

Hmm okay, thanks for the feedback. Maybe the PhD isn’t such a bad idea then lol…

Really, I heard I-shou is ok… And Dominica is the religious school. Not sure how it would be.
I would apply first and see if they have any interest before doing anything too crazy.
Maybe you can do the PhD part time and really spread it out, haha

I’m in a similar situation, I’m considering doing an MA just to get to a higher pay bracket. I’m really not interested in the English majors that are offered here so I’m leaning towards not doing it. I might do it part time when my kids are a bit older.

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The faint hope of ever getting a pension.

It used to be nice and relevant and they treated us well. That has changed and they have become more like a fishing vessel or assembly factory.

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My part time uni gig wanted me to come on board full-time and start working towards a PhD. I don’t think it’s worth it unless you really love the subject matter and want to remain in academia for the rest of your life.

That’s what I’ve been saying every year. At one point I did a cost benefit analysis and figured out that no matter which cram school you go to, you’ll have to deal with bullshit. Some more than others and at my cram school it’s relatively little. I’ve met quite a few teachers who bounce around from school to school. Their hourly wage never goes up much and their schedule is always messed up. Once in a while something stupid happens, but then I just let it roll off of me and go on my merry way. The thing is that I have several other part-time gigs going on and so if one doesn’t work out, no big deal.

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I was at the same buxiban for 11 years, if you can believe it. Why did I stay?

  1. I’m a creature of habit and hate changing jobs.
  2. The students included adults so I wasn’t teaching kids every day, which kept the job acceptable to enjoyable.
  3. The important things like getting enough hours, getting paid on time, and legal/ARC issues were never a problem.
  4. Being long term, I built up relationships–guanxi and friendships–with many of the students, which proved useful later.

That later being now, since the school finally shut its doors in July. At first I groaned at the thought of finding a new school.

However, now I used that guanxi to find work two days a week part-time at a junior high school and three days a week doing private tutoring. I’m working about the same number of teaching hours (26/week) and earning more without the buxiban middleman. It’s a great situation for me as I’m winding down the last few years before I retire.

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Good thread, this one. :+1:

Been at my job six years and it has taken that long to become comfortable with it. The pandemic has been a godsend as it has re-aligned a lot of the throbbing dickheads priorities in life, additionally my boss and seniors now work from home, so I’m left to my own devices. Before that, it was too much for me though and generally I don’t find the work interesting, but it keeps the lights on for now and I haven’t found a suitable alternative.

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What job do you work? @volv1992

Nvm

I’m starting an e-commerce business with Lilith so I guess less than a year. The goal is to do well enough where I don’t need to find a job after my masters. I can actually see it being that successful.

Our products have a profit margin of between 50-80%. And all of them are pretty small, the size of most smart phones. Our Instagram page has almost 3000 followers now only about 2 months in. The website we made looks good.

I was able to secure really good deals in China/Taiwan because of my Chinese speaking abilities. Our product design looks better than our competitors, at least imo. I honestly think we can come in and really kill some of our competitors. We offer a product just as good if not better and a slightly cheaper price. Our presentation and design is really on another level.

Our top competitors have huge turnovers, I think we can get to that within a few years. That’s only in the UK. I also think we can also have a US company/warehouse since it would easy for me as a US citizen and she can also branch out into the EU since Lilith is an EU citizen. We can get the products out even faster.

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Short answer: work in IT

Long boring buzzword answer: Software Analyst/Developer specialising with Manufacturing systems business process design for a midsize bespoke engineering company.

My answer: office-dwelling fuckboi

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Is the above sufficient for a CV in Taiwan?

pwez giv job i beg u

As long as you’re a young, white face and don’t reek of booze during your interview then it should be good enough for one of the lower-tier buxibans. And I’m not even joking.

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but then you could make people call you Dr. DrewC or DDC or The Doc :slight_smile:

If I just get rid of the ‘W’ in my name I become Dr Dre. And he never got a PhD. :sunglasses:

From what I know of universities in Taiwan in general, and I do come from the angle of understanding this system, it would not be that tough to get a PhD.
In fact, your school or some other school probably would give you the education for nearly free (no tuition), because then they could say they are maintaining the total numbers of students at your/their school who are in PhD programs, and thus not close down the programs. It’s all about keeping the PhD programs open. I imagine it would be the easiest PhD education to get, and then you should get higher salary per month, due to holding that degree.
This may not be good enough to convince you, but maybe others who are in the same position.

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This always leads into the worth it category. Is a Taiwan PhD worth anything if you don’t stay research active and want to return to your home country one day? From what I can see, a huge swath of PhDs holders are not doing anything with their degree. That’s fine if they are intending to stay here but will put you at a huge disadvantage in my home country. Universities back home will not think you are real…You simply wouldn’t make much sense to them.

7.5 years for me. I’m still there because it’s intellectually stimulating, I get to spend a ton of time with my family, and I get paid very well.

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Do you not get fed up with all the intellectual stimulation and occasionally dream of having a very basic and simple purpose?

Professionally, I have the basic and simple purpose of stopping bribery and corruption. Personally, I have the basic and simple purpose of spending time being the best father, husband, son, brother, and friend I can be. I don’t know how long I can keep my job and my personal time, but I’ll continue to do so as long as I can.

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