Cyber Poems

So you want to experience life in Thailand? Usually when individuals think about living in Thailand, they straightaway think they need to take up an English teaching job to pay for their time there. Even though there are lucrative English teaching jobs in universities like Chulalongkorn or Thammasat, most English teaching posts offer little pay.

In fact, don’t expect a decent salary for any highly skilled job, teaching or otherwise. It doesn’t sound very promising, but actually if you mean to live in Thailand for an extended period of time, such low salaries aren’t too much of a problem since Thailand is a low- priced place to live, the infrastructure is arguably the best in South East Asia, it’s a friendly and safe country, and there’s nonetheless every opportunity to advance your career and acquire some decent work experience.

Yet there’s a hidden problem that only shows itself after some time: so you’ve been living in the Land of Smiles for a few years, and you’ve gained great work experience, your pay isn’t great, but so what : things are cheap in Thailand so that’s OK. BUT, here’s the rub : You haven’t had the opportunity to save money while staying in Thailand. The cost of air tickets look ridiculously over-priced compared to your salary in Thailand. The cost of living back home gets to scare you when you compare your Thai wage slip. This dilemma troubles many non-Thai nationals in Thailand a year or two after deciding to work there. Lasting future plans are often delayed because you don’t have the nest egg of money to realise any ambition like purchasing a home, buying a car, or tieing the knot..

Consequently, key point : when considering staying in Thailand, also consider that it is very difficult to bank meaningful quantities of cash when considering the prices of your home country.

Nevertheless, it’s not all about money is it? You can gain a wonderful experience in Thailand, perhaps acquire the Thai language, make friends, travel around the country when you have time off work, and get some invaluable work experience.

So what variety of jobs can you obtain in Thailand? Browsing jobs-quality.com - a site listing job positions around the Chonburi and Bangkok areas of Thailand - they have listed HR work placements, Administration job positions, production supervisor jobs in Thailand, safety officer work placements etc. Essentially the types of work placements you’d find in your home country. Even though most of these job posts may be looking for a Thai national who speaks Thai, there are still English-speaking requirements for posts inside many international organizations located in Thailand.