Work / English teachers in Poland - why are they so unhappy? [89]

Sorry if I'm missing something but as I understand as an English teacher you normally recieve around 50zl per hour.

By my calculations that comes to roughly

25 hour week (what I have heard is the norm)
25 (hours) x 4 (weeks) x 50 = 5,000 per month
or
40 hour week
40 (hours) x 4 (weeks) x 50 = 8,000 per month

Even considering ZUS and tax it still seems pretty ok, maybe I'm missing something?

Should I be including travel time or prep time into my calculations?

If no, then I would say teachers earn a pretty decent wage for Poland.

Work / Advice on Teaching English in Poland [709]

From personal experience, I can second that. Although speaking Polish is an advantage, it is by no means a necessity.

Where it is useful is
1) some students appreciate it when you can translate a Polish word on the spot,
2) writing an ad, but you can get a Polish friend to do this, and
3) for more sophisticated corporate engagements - whereby as Jon357 said, you could hire an associate

Can't for the life of me think of another reason you would need Polish to build up clientele. Most have been to school and can speak English pretty well and will contact you to brush up on their speaking skills.