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When's a good time?
I just received an e-mail from a dance studio I talked to last week. They want to know if I'm interested in teaching my PiYo and Swing classes for them, what days I could do it, etc...
I know they hire their teachers as independent contractors but that's all I know. When's a good time to ask about how they pay (hourly, percentage of tuition from the students enrolled, etc...)? I'm thinking when I respond to this e-mail might be good... something along these lines... yes, I'm interested in this day and time dependant on the rate of pay.
When/how would you ask?
Re: When's a good time?
I would just send an email or call with your questions. Obviously pay is something you would want to consider before accepting the position so I think it is totally reasonable to ask up front.
Good Luck!
I'm unclear on the e-mail: were they offering you the opportunity to teach, or were they offering you an interview to possibly be hired to teach?
If it's the former, I'd either ask about compensation up front, or if you feel more comfortable, say you're interested, but you'd like to come in to iron out the details.
I would email back that you are interested in teaching, and ask to set up a meeting (or phone call) to iron out the details on both ends- ie pay, days/time you teach, any other questions you may have about the gym/classes, or any questions they may have for you.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems a little too forward to me to say "Here's the days I'm avaiable. What's the pay like?" (Although I'm sure you'd say it more politely than that! I just mean for the gist of it...)
Thanks for your thoughts so far!
For a little more background, I went in last week to interview to be their backup voice teacher (for make up lessons because their current teacher can't really adjust her schedule and if all her slots fill up and they need a second teacher). We ended up talking for over an hour about tons of studio and teaching "stuff". When I left, she said she'd love to work me into their schedule more but they already have their fall schedule set so she wasn't sure what she'd be able to work out. So it's not as abrubt as I made it sound to start off with.
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So if their fall schedule was set, are they offering you Winter/Spring teaching opportunities?
I would go in and talk to them again specifically about this opportunity, especially since the last time you talked it seemed to talk about "tons of stuff."
Go in and talk about specifically what kind of schedule they're offering and your compensation.
They're looking at fall... both classes she was asking about are classes they don't currently offer and she has a few time slots she can work them in if I want to.
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It sounds great! I agree with pp and respond first by telling them that you are intrigued by the opportunity and want to further discuss the details. Then feel free to ask about it in the meeting/phone call/whatever. IMO, nobody works for free, so it would be weird of you not to ask about it at that point. HTH!
Agree! And good luck! VERY exciting!