Nattie,
Just have the time to respond on your unexpected email to everyone. Although it wasn't address to me directly, I felt the eagerness to react after reading it. For whatever reasons you have, sending it to everyone, or to whom do you exactly addressing it to, was not supposed to be my business, but not after reading it. So far, I think I'm good, with my work and my colleagues, because it matters to me, to keep a good working relationship, as well as, a good working environment.
To be honest with you, I'm not okay with the way you said things, especially the part that concerns me. Correct me if I'm wrong, but, you just made me look antogonist in your self-made story, whether or not it's your intention to do so, just how you made me feel.
I'm lost with the part where you said, " I don't want them (referring to the students) to come and study with just VDO over and over again,?or study with other Thai people which is not P'Sherry", I strongly disagree! But if you insist, please do remind me, when was it exactly?, and what exactly do you mean by saying what you said? Because I've been around for the past few weeks, and I've never seen any students who come to study and "just" watch the VDO "over and over again" or saw P'Kong, May, nor you, training the students while I'm around. If you'll tell me, that you were talking about the past, I won't buy it. Why tell now? So, when you sent the email to everyone, you supposed to be talking about recent events, right?
One more thing, with regards on what you said; " train with the real teacher and not just train with Thai person like me, K.Kong or K.New." Honestly, I don't know how to react with these revelation of yours. Should I be feeling happy, because you were trying to say to everyone, that I'm the real teacher, or, should I feel sorry for you, for P'Kong or May, because you were covering my training classes, when you have yours (work) too, so how would that made me look like? or should I be more sorry when you said, "Train with the real teacher, not just train with Thai person?", Seriously? You didn't just say that. Are you looking down at them? Because for me, that's how it looks like, and just included yourself to make an excuse. (My opinion) You obviously know the fact, that when I'm not around, only my "Thai colleagues" can help me cover my training classes, because there's no other foreign staff besides me. So why say that? Again, whether it's your intention or not to do so,still, it's not good to say such things.
Again, be reminded with the rules; specifically for the weak ones (below basic students). As agreed, we supposed to let the students learn first by watching the VDO, until they get familiar with the vocabularies, before learning with me, remember? But when I'm around, they just learn straight from me, which is fine, for as long as it doesn't ruin my schedule, nor affect the quality of learning that a student's should get. (because I have my own standard, not just for my work sake, but mostly for my students). And you don't know that.
FYI Nattie: Indeed, I'm so thankful that I already have a work permit, which made me worry less... You described it as "perfectly done?", asked first. I don't need to tell you everything, because I'm not accountable to you. I'm just telling you some stuff now to clarify that I'm doing something, which obviously you're saying in your email, "I don't indirectly". I've been training students for the past weeks (not everyday, but I did & I have a list), and also interviewing new students for AYP and INT. Well obviously, you don't know that. And whenever I don't have students, I'm still trying to be productive by doing my own research about the new placement for INT, including the updates for old ones, if there is. So when I train the students, I'm assured that I can give them the right information. Other than that, I'm also doing my script for Ta, (For additional VDO Classes), which by the way, I'm done. And guess what, you don't know that either. And yes, I already have a work permit, but, I still have to work on extending my Non-B Visa which by the way, next month, before it expires. That's what I'm doing for the past few weeks that I'm around. True, it's pretty hard to do things at the same time, but I'm doing my best to handle it without jeopardizing my work, just so you know. But then again, as I've said earlier, I don't have to report or tell you every single thing that I'm doing, because I'm not accountable to you.
Lastly, I don't have issues with anyone, or working with AYP or WAT in any way. Well for INT, I don't know, you tell me, because I thought, it's getting better, until you emailed everyone. Didn't actually realize there's been an issue all along.
Word of Advice; Before announcing your concerns or issues to everyone, (whether it's personal or work issues) it's still best to talk to the person/s involve directly, to avoid misunderstanding, that might mislead to a worse case scenario. Just like