Just a quick response to some of the letters I've been reading regarding Filipinos and salaries offered (and accepted). I agree that the salaries are far too low and that people should not continue to accept such. Nevertheless, good luck with that unionization-style thinking. From what I'm hearing more and more teachers are coming in from Cameroon, Nigeria, etc.

I for one am also fed up with farang teachers settling for a pittance just because "quality of life, mate" and other such excuses I hear. It really only hurts the cause for everyone else, as the industry seems to think NES will work for 25k baht.

Oh, and Pinoyguy...honestly are you crowing about working for free on weekends and unpaid overtime? Please don't. If an employer wants us to work more hours then fine, but there needs to be a little more benefits given our way too in that case. I don't know about everyone else, but I didn't spend so much time and money at university to work unpaid. The school owner has enough "mia nois", no need to help him finance another one with unpaid overtime.

I shudder to think what the future of this industry looks like. Salaries haven't moved up at all in what, at last ten years. It seems the salaries are actually going down, and it's work ethics and attitudes such as that which contribute to it.

Bill