It's such a shame Cris. I was actually looking into applying for a job at the said company too. I am "kind of" missing teaching English already. But yeah, when you mentioned about the salary months ago I was hesitant already. Now this gave me more reasons not to anymore. Well, I'm pretty sure there's still some other ways where you can still teach English if you want. Anyway, all the best Cris. Take care x

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, def not worth your time! That's why I left immediately (which is not typically my style coz I still believe in work etiquette) but then, if I stayed longer, I'm just prolonging my burden as well.. So I had to do the hard decision of leaving.. But God gave me something right away.. The same day I left, I got a new job as well. I am still in awe of His perfect timing of provisions!!! ❤️❤️❤️

I’m British and have also left before the pay cut happened. The worst part is that I couldn’t even tell my students or explain why. PalFish are so cruel. Good on you for leaving too! 👏🏼

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

Sending hugs and love🤗❤️

I am leaving as well and I am an OKC teacher… it’s so sad.. I hope you find something better😀

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

It was quite hard to leave especially when you get attached to your students at some level.. Bur i had to do what is best for me as well. Thank you ❤️

It's disgusting with what's happening at Palfish. Good on you. Know your worth. 💯

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

It's very sad

@Skate247allday123

3 жыл бұрын

@@CrisGoosen same. :( I just was not getting any appointments and I had to ghost palfish. I eventually got fired from OKC (I think that’s what they called it) From there I just deleted my account

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

@@Skate247allday123 good on you Chris! All the best.. 🙏❤️

@Skate247allday123

3 жыл бұрын

@@CrisGoosen you too!

Same! I’ve been with PalFish for over a year now and it’s really just my students that made me stay. But with what’s happening right now, the environment is just slowly becoming toxic. :(

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

Sending hugs... Yes it has become very toxic indeed.. I was blessed to be able to leave but I didn't really burn the bridge.. The admins says they would take me back anytime if ever I change my mind..

This is also happening to the native English speaking teachers too. We’ve had around 30% pay reduction and messaging turned off for 2 weeks. We have also lost so many bonuses and incentives over the last year too. I’ve also decided to leave after 2 years with the company because the low level of pay just isn’t livable for me now, however, I’m staying until the end of the month so I can message my students and say goodbye. Such a shame.

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

I was also thinking the same at that day they released the pay cut announcement.. But I can't focus, I was too bothered by the fact that I was working very hard for less than $5/hr...it was draining.. Plus the fact they kept watching me on my classes like weirdos... There's constantly a message popping up in my last few classes, saying I needed to increase my volume, but I never changed my tools(headset) nor my teaching style.. So, I found that very annoying.. I even got so pisses in the middle of 1 class that I had to verbally ask my student about my audio and she says it was perfectly fine, only then the pop ups ceased.. Anyway, its a shame but i will come back after this week just to say goodbye to my regular students, hoping I can still access my account by that time. 🤞

@huskydusky6237

3 жыл бұрын

So weird, if the student is responding fine and not reporting, then I don’t see a problem. I think there are a lot of people leaving now. I don’t know if it is true, but I read somewhere you can get a fine for telling students you’re leaving due to pay reduction, hence why I will wait until I am paid, then message them to explain why I am leaving. I also told palfish I am staying so they don’t close my account, I’ll just close my schedule. It’s so sad when you’ve been teaching the same students for a long time and genuinely care about them. I also spend a fair amount of time before and after class going through lessons, having props ready and filling in reports - I’m already not paid for that! I just hope the company feels the negative effects of treating their loyal staff this way.

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

@@huskydusky6237 so true.. One of my students cried on our last class.. My heart was shattered.. But it was my only chance to say goodbye to him.. He messaged me saying he'll miss me too..

Yes teach!!! I waited for two months just for them to launch me as their teacher and suddenly they changed their rate twice! I invested time and effort just for this. Fortunately I got hired from another esl with higher pay.

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear that.. It's very sad but it is what it is now.. Let's all hope for the best!

@charlynconsolacion9312

3 жыл бұрын

What company? Please advice thank you

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlynconsolacion9312 hi Charlyn? Are you asking about my new company now? I work as a private VA

@mybigfatexpatlife6865

Жыл бұрын

@Cris Goosen I also quit Palfish due to several reasons mentioned in your video. May I ask what company you work as a VA through? Is being a VA easy? Pay is good? Thank you!

Sya, ang baba. You deserve more.

I just passed my TESOL certificate course and was about to apply to Palfish, so once again it appears my life features bad timing. I really need to make at least $15 per hour minimum to pay my bills each month.

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure there are still other companies out there that are better than Palfish..

@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023

3 жыл бұрын

@@CrisGoosen Thank you for the fast reply.

Does this apply to filipino teachers who are US/canada/uk citizens? I worked for palfish in 2021 and I was making $17-19 per hour when I left. Im filipino, living in the US

@CrisGoosen

Жыл бұрын

hello, i believe it affected all teachers

Hi Cris, Do you know of any Virtual Assistant Global companies, As I was a new PF teacher and have left., Thanks for being so honest.

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

Hello! I've heard about cyberbacker.. They hire VAs and you can do this remotely.. 🙂 Thanks for watching and may God bless you on your next journey! 🙏🤗

@joanneclaire

3 жыл бұрын

Hi @@CrisGoosen I hope that you could also create contents about applying as a Virtual Assistant in the company you are working for. I'm interested to try applying but I don't have any experience/ideas about being a Virtual Assistant. Thank you. ❤️

Can't blame you teach.

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

Yea.. It's very sad. ☹️

I quit PalFish last year because they were constantly changing their policies that negatively affected teachers. I felt like lead teachers were sneaky and would rather catch you doing some wrong instead of being supportive and helpful. When I had to change my schedule, I got nasty messages from lead teachers AND parents. If I ever posted a question in one of the forums, I ALWAYS got sarcastic and rude responses from other teachers. And don’t forget to mention how teachers always tried to steal other teachers’ students! It felt like a cult! I switched to Outschool and it’s been a breath of fresh air!

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

Awww... So happy for you.. Do they ever hire teachers from Philippines in outschool? Maybe not.. Lol

now it's 7yuan :(

I got jerked around by PalFish when I applied to work there. During the application process, they alternated between first accepting and then not accepting my TEFL certificates. I’m a veteran teacher, both online and brick-and-mortar, with degrees in language and teaching. Despite all that, they didn’t accept me and gave no rational explanation for why not. At the end, PalFish and others were destroyed by the PRC’s Double Reduction Policy. Oh well.

Palfish is an absolute nightmare! Awful treatment of teachers. It's not on phillipino teachers! All other teachers got a 30% pay cut!

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

I just found out that they changed it all for everyone now.. It started with us (Filipino teachers)...apparently it's just going downhill... 😔

Any advice or esl company recommendation ?

@CrisGoosen

2 жыл бұрын

I would recommend Preply if you want to set your own rate. I haven't explored other teaching platforms yet.

Hi teach I’m a palfish teacher. You can apply at Novakid

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

Hello teach.. Thanks but I'm just done with teaching English now.

I was working for them for a little bit but it was just not worth my time because it gets really competitive With other teachers. I hated how everybody in the group chat was bragging

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

I feel you Chris. I even had to excuse myself from one of the local group chats because it was a bit extreme for me..they think it was cool.. I thought otherwise... Maybe the intention was purely to encourage other teachers who doesn't get get any bookings at all.. But I'm sure there are other ways of doing that than just showing all their bookings, or their salaries. 🤣🤣🤣

Does palfish have tax?

@CrisGoosen

2 жыл бұрын

No they don't take care of tax.. I think you need to do it independently like an independent contractor

What are you doing now . Iam from India .

@CrisGoosen

2 жыл бұрын

I'm currently working as a real estate virtual assistant. 😁

@Shinebrightlikeastar

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrisGoosen Hmm teachers can do anything ❤☺

Im still in palfish right now and I didnt even recieve any bookings from them 3 weeks now. I only got pop ups, but very often :( Filipino teacher here

@CrisGoosen

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no... I wish you the best teach... But you can also try to venture out some other options.. I'll be releasing a new vlog tomorrow about another platform you may wanna check out as well..

@akisenglishhub

2 жыл бұрын

Are u still with palfish paul?

Three dollars per hour? That's crazy. Too cheap. Please don't sell yourself too cheap. It'a an insult to all teachers.

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

It's crazy indeed!!! I think I'd rather be jobless than work for this rate🤣🤣🤣

Absolute racism and taking advantage of the Filipino people. Sickening.

@CrisGoosen

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you're correct 100%, very sad. 😢