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by Bibury4
Tue Mar 24, 2020 2:27 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: I Need Advice From Fellow International Teachers!
Replies: 8
Views: 19802

Re: I Need Advice From Fellow International Teachers!

No, the rep did not say she would drop me as part of Search, but she did not say she would keep me as part of Search, either. Yes, both schools are rep'ed by Search.

I am not so worried about being dropped by Search. There are other organizations such as ISS with whom I can work. I am worried about either (1) my associate telling school 1 that I accepted a job at school 2, and school 1 contacing school 2, causing them to rescind the contract, or (2) school 1 finding out some other way, and taking the same action.

I asked my associate if she would tell school 1 about school 2. She did not commit either way. She just said that, in 20 years, she had to tell school 1s in similar situations twice. I would hope she would not say anything, given my unique circumstances. But who knows for sure?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL INSIGHT!! IF YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME MORE I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!!
by Bibury4
Mon Mar 23, 2020 1:37 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: I Need Advice From Fellow International Teachers!
Replies: 8
Views: 19802

I Need Advice From Fellow International Teachers!

My situation: I am 47 years old. I am currently teaching at an international school in the ME, teaching a non-IB job. I started this year looking for an IB job. I paid for all of my own IB professional development. I have no actual IB teaching experience.

I went to a job fair, applied for many jobs on Search looking for IB jobs. I was told for 3 months straight by schools that no one will hire me w/o IB experience. So in Jan. I accepted a job and signed a contract for a non-IB job thinking I would never be offered an IB job. Even though it was in a country I was not excited to move to, at least it was a job. I stopped looking for other jobs.

Early March: a close family member was diagnosed with cancer. I started checking the country I am moving to in order to see how the Coronavirus was developing in that country. At the same time a school that I applied to in December contacted me about an IB job in another country. Even though I had already signed the contract in country 1, I decided to interview for the IB job in country 2 because (1) it was IB, and (2) I was afraid that the Coronavirus conditions in country 1 would preclude me from being around my relative with cancer (I could pass it on to him when I see him, probably killing him).

Late March/right about now: I found out that the country I am moving to has horrible Coronavirus problems. In addition, the school in country 2 offered me the IB job.

I contacted Search and told them my dilemma that I did not want to work in Country 1 any more because with so many Coronavirus issues there, I could easily carry it and pass it on to my family member when I see him. I said that I wanted to accept the job in Country 2 because, as I learned from my research, Country 2 has almost no Coronavirus issues. Search said that if the school in Country 1 finds out you accept the job in Country 2, the school in Country 1 will call the school in Country 2, tell them I broke contract, and the school in Country 2 would rescind the offer. Plus, they said I would get blackballed.

Here are my questions:

1. HOW LIKELY DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT, IF I BREAK CONTRACT WITH THE SCHOOL IN COUNTRY 1 (the contract will actually begin in August 2020), HOW LIKELY DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT THE SCHOOL IN COUNTRY 1 WILL CONTACT THE SCHOOL IN COUNTRY 2?? HAS ANY ONE EVER HEARD OF THAT?

2. HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT I WOULD GET BLACKBALLED, WHICH WOULD BE THE END OF MY INTERNATIONAL TEACHING CAREER?

Sorry this is so long and thank you for your insight!!