The Off Topic Topic

[Admiral Yi]

What are the prospects for advancement, possibility of lateral moves..,.

[DGuller]

And make sure you're actually interested in the answers to your questions.  It looks transparent and bad if you just try to show off in the form of a question.

[Jacob]

Is this job in Japan or the UK?

[Josquius]

Yeah, its teaching stuff in Japan.

And make sure you're actually interested in the answers to your questions.  It looks transparent and bad if you just try to show off in the form of a question.

But I'm not interested in the ins and outs, I just need a job. I hear its bad form to ask no questions though.

[The Larch]

But I'm not interested in the ins and outs, I just need a job.

Then at least pretend to care about it, or work on your attitude. Nobody wants to hire an uninterested candidate.

[garbon]

But I'm not interested in the ins and outs, I just need a job.

Then at least pretend to care about it, or work on your attitude. Nobody wants to hire an uninterested candidate.

Seriously.

[Josquius]

Of course, I fully intend to pretend to care. Such is life.

[The Larch]

Of course, I fully intend to pretend to care. Such is life.

Come on, man, you at least have experience in the field, isn't there anything at all about the job that you wouldn't like to know beforehand? Class sizes? Pupil profiles? Extra curricular stuff? Non-teaching duties?

[garbon]

Of course, I fully intend to pretend to care. Such is life.

Come on, man, you at least have experience in the field, isn't there anything at all about the job that you wouldn't like to know beforehand? Class sizes? Pupil profiles? Extra curricular stuff? Non-teaching duties?

Yeah even if it isn't something that would keep you from taking any job, I think one would still want to know about how one's life is going to be.

[fhdz]

But I'm not interested in the ins and outs, I just need a job. I hear its bad form to ask no questions though.

It's "bad form" because it immediately shows you as a substandard candidate.

[Eddie Teach]

Yeah, you gotta pretend like those answers might make the difference in taking this job vs all the other offers you're receiving.

[Josephus]

I would ask whether sex with the students is allowed.

[The Larch]

I would ask whether sex with the students is allowed.

"So, um, what was the age of consent in Japan again?"

"Oogling the girls during phys ed is not weird, right"

"You don't really have sexual harassment laws over here, do you?"

[Admiral Yi]

"Do you provide the bunji cords or do I need to bring my own?"

[Ed Anger]

Sen lautenberg kicked the bucket.