Using teaching as a gateway for other work

Cant advise on the stress of teaching, but it is always better to find a job in Thailand when you are here vs the home country

And speaking some Thai definitely helps as well, so I would focus on that... start today, Ling is an affordable and great app for that purpose

THanks man, I'll get that app, by here do you mean Thailand?

@swim0200 Yes, here is Thailand where i and a few others live

    Sup guys!I'm moving to Thailand soon to take up an English teaching job, however, I quit my PGCE here in the UK as I found the stress and workload of teaching here made me unhappy and without much time (I'm committed to the gym).Realising this, I'm seriously planning to look/apply for other work when I'm there, such as sales (which I have experience in), real estate, gyms, hotels, or remote working, and just using teaching as a gateway to get in first, and to then look for other work once there.My 2 questions are:Is the stress and workload of UK teaching similar to Thailand English teachers?Is it a smart idea to use teaching as a gateway to then look for other fields of work while I'm physically there?Thanks guys        -@swim0200

When working as a teacher in Thailand, you're actually signing a contract with the school. Many schools takes these contracts very seriously, and start working and then quitting just to change for another field of work before the contract ends is not very popular. A work permit isn't valid if you change for another field of work,as you put it. Your wp will be cancelled by your school (that is if they will let you go) and you need a new wp for next type of job (a job not prohibited for foreigners) to be able to keep your permission of stay based on business.

So theoretically if I just told the school at some point that it's not for me anymore and gave them a month's notice (as per contract), it would work out if I attained a new wp through another job field?

    So theoretically if I just told the school at some point that it's not for me anymore and gave them a month's notice (as per contract), it would work out if I attained a new wp through another job field?
   

    -@swim0200

Officially when a wp has been cancelled you must leave the country within 7 days and then return. I have heard of expats not leaving when a wp has been cancelled and they have a job offer. I guess it's up to the local immigration office. This is Thailand,you know. You'll probably get more answers than mine. You can always ask immigration or check it out online. Google it.

@swim0200 . . . by the same token, I've known many teachers whose contracts were ignored and teachers terminated without explanation. It's a precarious situation.

When I came here 15 years ago, I spoke to one of the universities about teaching. They wanted to hire me right away because I would have been the only English teacher on their staff with a university degree in English. They were ready to give me an office and all the perks. However, they wanted me on campus all day. I was only interested in a part-time position for 3 hours or so a day. Things didn't work out for either of us.

Good luck, but expect anything to happen.