Work / Is teaching English the only way for a foreigner to work in Poland? [30]

Although I teach English myself I know quite a few non Polish speaking foreigners who have other jobs. I would concentrate on Warsaw or some of the other larger cities however.

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

Admittedly, beyond his role in the EU I don't know too much about his reputation domestically. However this article is a prime example of when a headline and the first part of the article contradict each other lol.

polandin.com/54758822/most-poles-see-return-of-donald-tusk-as-a-bad-decision-poll

Love / How do Polish men feel about gender equality? [780]

I think when it comes to feminism, most people would agree with the concept of equality and people being judged according to their actions rather than their gender, race, or anything for that matter. Also that women (and men) deserve to be treated with respect and not harassed or assaulted.

The difficulty arises when some feminists start claiming that men are solely responsible for the misfortunes of women and the notion of collective guilt. I've read a few articles recently which state that 'men do x' while later on stating 'we don't mean all men' (implying perhaps that its still the vast majority) when in reality its only some and a small minority. Quite rightly this would be called out as sexism or racism if it was against a marginalised group, just because its about a group in society that has had more advantages doesn't mean generalisations are ok.

Travel / Travel to Poland from the UK? (COVID time) [50]

I see on the UK government site that self isolation is not required if you are 'travelling for professional, official or employment reasons'. How does that work in practice?

Currently in the UK working online with Polish students, can't say I am in any particular hurry considering the situation but would like to get back when the restrictions relax a little.

Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]


Well, by school I rather meant private language school, apologies if it wasn't clear. I don't know about high or state schools as I haven't worked in one. Wouldn't be surprised if in the latter you earnt less money.

Private schools are businesses of course and have to offer a reasonable rate or teachers would go elsewhere. The salary of course depends really on just how many hours a week you can get. If you're able to get as many teaching hours for a private academy school or privately yourself as a full time office worker (which is possible if you cut down on the prep and try and avoid kids classes) and not get too stressed you would be laughing.

Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]


Well if you mean hourly pay, the minimum wage apparently is around 17 zl an hour whereas most teachers can get at least 60zl through a school and perhaps 80zl or 100zl privately. If its monthly then 25 hours a week would get around 6000zl before tax. I'm pretty sure minimum wage earners aren't getting that.

But depends what you would define as low pay I guess.

Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]

Providing a teacher can get around 30 hours a week, plus possibly a few privates I don't see why an above decent wage isn't possible. The key to that could be to work for different schools and as long as the main school allows for that there shouldn't be a problem.

Remember Poland as a whole doesn't have that many native speakers when compared to other European countries like Spain or Germany and there are many natives who don't actually work as teachers so there is significant demand and not that much competition, even in cities like Warsaw. Then providing you don't drastically overspend on lots of luxuries you can make a significant amount.