The Salary of Graphic Designer is Higher than The Salary of English Teacher If I work as a graphic designer in a virtual office, I can earn a salary above the regional minimum wage, ranging from five million to fifteen million rupiah. Furthermore, I can pay for my housing expenses and save for the future. Meanwhile, if I work as an English teacher at a school, I earn below the regional minimum wage, ranging from two hundred thousands to nine hundred thousands rupiah. However, my salary is not enough to pay for my housing expenses and save for the future. If I needed more money, I would have to find a side job besides teaching English at school. I had to work virtually as a graphic designer from home to increase my income and pay for my household expenses. Because my economic needs were increasing and my salary wasn't enough to pay my living expenses, I had to start a business besides teaching English at school at that time. There wasn't Training for Teachers at My Work...
I would like to share my experiences when I was trainee at an English course. This story has served a learning experience and it has helped me to improve my skills. However, I will not return to teach at an English course, although, I still need a comfortable office for working in the future. I applied for a job at my English course in August 2022. I then had an interview and met with my division head at the time. After that, I attended a two-week training. On the first day of training, I shook hands with the students and then I saw the students studying with the English teacher from nine o'clock that morning to six o'clock that evening. After observing the teaching and learning activities at the English course, I returned home at six that evening. Then, I had to observe the teaching and learning activities and accompany the English teacher at work from morning until evening. However, on the third day of training, my supervisor came and forbade me from using gadgets dur...