Anybody who has played the legendary championship manager or football manager series will know that it's vitally important to keep your players happy in order to ensure good performances.
I have found that the personal status of players in the game are often used by teachers in Thailand too. What do you think?
I have found that the personal status of players in the game are often used by teachers in Thailand too. What do you think?
Common Personal Statuses
- Is excited by the new challenge
- Every teacher goes through this stage in the
first month. It is the time when everything is new and exciting.
- Is happy with the conditions at the club
currently
- After the first month this stage normally kicks
in until there is a problem.
- Is content with the conditions at the club
currently
- This is the position most teachers find
themselves in neither particularly happy or unhappy in their job.
- Feels he was bought to the club under false
pretences
- This is usually seen by teachers who have been
assured that their 2 year diploma from Maidstone technical college would
be recognised or they thought they could teach legally without a degree.
- Wants to be paid what he deserves
- This is usually when the teacher has been asked
to do activities outside of their contract or they've been looking at
jobs in China or Korea.
- Is
homesick
- This is common in younger teachers who have never really travelled
before.
- Struggling
to adapt to Thai culture
- This is usually seen after Thai bureaucracy has been witnessed or they have been asked to pass everyone in their class regardless of ability for the first time.
- Feels
he need to leave in order to further his career
- This is most common in younger teachers who have ambitions to
establish themselves in either in their home country or in a more
developed country.
- Has
personal problems with John
- Personal problems between foreign teachers in the staffroom can be
common and I'm sure fights have broken out in some schools.
- Has lost faith in his manager
- This is if they had any faith in their head of department in the
first place.
Transfer
Statuses
- Refused
a work permit
- This is usually teachers without a degree who have been granted a
non b based on a future work permit application that will never be
accepted because they don't have a degree. They need to do a visa run
ASAP!
- Currently
considering a new contract from the club
- Usually occurs in February or March when they are asking the
question should I stay or should I go?
- Has
instructed his agent to look for a new club
- The teacher wants to stay in Thailand but wants to change school
so they give the agency a ring. The agency will probably be reluctant to
help unless you are firm.
- Leaving
on a Bosman
- They have decided to head off to pastures new.
- Given a
free transfer
- The school has had enough of you and haven't renewed your
contract. You might know why or you might be left in the dark.
I would like to see Thailand made available as a playable league in
the series so that we can see statuses such as
- On a visa run
- Has
chronic diarrhoea
- Is refusing to take part
in training camp
- Believes his agent is
stealing money from him
- Is questioning the system
