既然正義可以遲到，為什麼上班不能遲到？
The Struggles of a Tutor
If justice can be late, why can't I be late to work?
Ever wondered what it's like working at a one-on-one cram school?Well, here's a little story from my diary—an old rant from back in the day.
It was winter. A seriously cold one.
At 6:50 a.m., my alarm went off.
Half-asleep, I fumbled to turn it off and rolled over in bed. I thought, “Next time, I'm telling my student not to book early morning weekend classes. Getting out of bed in this kind of cold is actual suffering.”
I glanced over to the other side of the bed—thankfully, my darling was still asleep.
I just want 163 to eat well, sleep well, and be safe.
163 is probably the only thing in this world I truly cling to.
I sat up and spaced out for a bit.
“Ugh, no. It's already been ten minutes.”
I got up as quietly as I could and headed to the bathroom to wash up.
After a short mental battle, I decided not to crawl back into bed. Because let’s be real—if I did, I was definitely going to be late.
By 7:30, I finally made it out the door.
At 8:15. No sign of the student. “Probably just running late,” I thought.
I asked the front desk,
“Hey, XX student isn't here yet—could you help me check with the parents?”
A little while later, the admin came back and said,
“His mom said he's taking the day off.”
I said, a bit annoyed, “I'm already here at work—how come I'm only being told now that the student isn't coming? This kind of thing affects whether I need to work or not—you really need to let me know in advance.”
The front desk staff replied, “Sorry, I only just found out the student was taking the day off."
I asked, “So… what about my pay for today?”
She gave an apologetic smile. “Really sorry. Maybe you can go grab a coffee or something and come back later for your next class?”
I just stood there, stunned.
Then I started thinking about where I could kill time nearby. I only had that one student in this time slot, so now I had a full-on gap. These one-on-one cram schools are basically like private tutoring—one or two students per session. If the student doesn't show, there's no class. And if there's no class, there's no work. Which means… no pay.
I thought, “Well, there's an 85°C next door. I'll grab some barley tea and maybe wander around. Is there a bookstore nearby? Or a park?”
Actually, bookstores probably don't open this early... maybe I'll hit the gym. I think they open at 6 a.m.
你們會想知道，在家教式補習班工作是什麼體驗嗎？
回憶
我在看很久以前的日記
裡面寫到我某一天的怨念
某年冬天
那年冬天，很冷
冷得像什麼都不願醒來。
早上6:50，鬧鐘像一把突如其來的針
刺破了被窩中的暖意
我迷迷糊糊地伸出一隻手，
按掉了手機螢幕上跳動的喧囂，
翻了個身
我想說：「下次一定要跟學生說，不要排我周末早上的課。這麼冷的冬天，從床上掙脫出來實在是太痛苦了。」
轉頭望向床的另一邊，
我家寶貝還蜷在柔軟的被窩裡，睡得安穩、呼吸均勻。
還好，沒吵到他就好。我希望他好好吃飯、好好的睡覺
我家寶貝大概是我
──生命中的錨點
我坐起身，
讓寂靜與寒氣一層層包住自己， 思緒像結冰的湖泊，直到
「啊！不行， 已經坐了十分鐘了！」意識忽然驚醒
我儘量不發出聲響，去浴室盥洗
刷牙的泡沫裡都透著一絲哀傷。
洗完臉後，我站在鏡子前猶豫了幾秒，
望著那個眼神迷濛、髮尾還捲卷的自己，
內心有個聲音誘惑著： 「不然回去躺一下，只要五分鐘……」
但我知道， 那五分鐘會把我直接拖進遲到的深淵。
掙扎了一會，我打敗了被窩的誘惑
躺回去大概率上班就遲到了
七點半，我裹著大衣、踏著寒風出門。
街上行人稀少， 只有機車熱車聲在還未清醒的城市裡迴盪。
到了八點十五分
我坐在教室裡等候，時間一分一秒地滑過， 門口沒有學生的身影，
我心想：「大概只是遲到了吧……」
問了一下補習班的前台
「xx同學還沒到，你可以幫我問一下家長嗎？」
過了一會
行政人員跟我說：「xx同學的媽媽說，今天請假。」
我有點生氣了：「我人都到了，怎麼會現在才跟我說。」
行政人員：「不好意思，我也是剛剛打電話才知道學生今天要請假。」
我：「那我今天上班的錢？」
行政人員：「這方面很不好意思，要不老師您出去喝個咖啡，下一堂課再回來。」
我愣了一會
開始思考，補習班附近有那裡可以去晃晃，畢竟我那時段就一個學生。家教式補習班，其實就跟家教差不多，一班一個或兩個，那個時段的學生是排一人班。
我想了想，隔壁有一間85度c，去買杯熱的麥茶，再去附近看看有沒有書店或公園逛一逛好了。是說書店應該沒有那麼早開，要不去健身房好了，健身房好像早上六點就營業了，我的八塊腹肌還沒練出來
補充
其實不同補習班，算錢的方式不一樣
有的公司是學生有來才有錢拿，學生沒來你就不用上班 (就算去上班也沒錢)
有的公司是不管學生有沒有來，只要你在約定好的時間來上班，就會給當時面試說好的薪水
有的是看客戶是不是當天請假去算錢；有的則是看客戶請假時老師有沒有到公司去評判
有的公司是學生有來，會給全部的薪水；學生當天上課臨時請假，只給說好薪水的一部分
有的公司是看老師有沒有到公司去給薪，老師已經到公司了客戶才請假就會給錢，老師還在半路上，公司打電話通知就不給錢
當然，給老師福利比較好的公司；可能對家長來說就不是那麼友善了。(如果公司不管學生有沒有請假都會給老師薪水，可能學生請假那堂課錢也不會退給家長)
當然，這真的是比較有爭議的一塊。有的客戶會說我請假又沒有上到課，為啥要給錢？
有的公司會和客戶說課程都排好了，我才去請老師。學生請假，即使沒有上到課，但我薪水還是照給，否則老師突然沒有班可以上。那這樣我們是要怎麼簽老師？(我之前簽過一年一聘的，有的則是按學期算)
有的公司針對這種爭議，一期學收2堂課以內，學生有狀況(例如遇到校慶或生病要請假)，可以延課 (一期學收12堂)
有的公司則是規定，一人班、兩人班的學生都不能請假，請假一律不退錢；能夠請假的只有團班學生。
疑問
各位朋友，你們覺得比較好的制度是長怎樣呢？ (針對一對一家教式補習班來說？)
你覺得，怎麼樣的制度是老師、學生、公司三方面都可以接受的呢？
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