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We agreed to extend another year.

I signed a 1 year contract in August 2022 to August 2023 . It was 10,000 in advance, and 20,000 deposit. The rent I pay is 10,000 a month. As I have changed jobs I need to more to another location. August 2023 I told her I would extend but there was no talk about the deposit. And this was just a verbal agreement so no contract was signed to extend. I have spoken to the owner to give her notice and she said that I will not get my 20,000 back as I would have to wait until August 2024. I explained that I have completed the contract for the first year. Just a side question I paid 1 month in advance on the first day I moved in along with the 20,000. i.e. 1st August 10,000 + 20,000. August 31 I paid my first months rent. My final day would be 31 March. So I would not need to pay for this month as I paid 10,000 in advanced? Thanks for any suggestions,

I have a tax ID card and I pay local taxes that get deducted from my salary. I have a work permit that my company has issued for me and I have been working for the same company for over 3 years. Would this be enough

I work in Thailand so the company is based in Thailand. I get paid in THB into my Bangkok Bank account

I will be renewing my marriage visa next month. This will be the 4th consecutive renewal. The first 3 years I had more than 400,000 in my bank account. But last month I bought a condo for a good price and couldn't wait until after my visa renewal. I work as a software engineer in a international company so I earn 110,000 each month so more than the 40,000 requirements. Would this be enough to get my visa renewed for the 4th time? Or would immigration still require the 400,000?

I am just wondering if anyone has this annoying issue with people streaming video content on their mobile phones without a headset. Normally, when I am listening to video content I will always use a headset. But recently everywhere I go i.e. coffee shop, restaurants I find there is always someone playing content on their device which can be loud and annoying. Especially parent with small kids who seem to play it very loud. Not sure if its just me but when I go to a coffee shop or a restaurant I just want to relax but when you have someone sitting at the next table is listening to video content without a headset, I find it unreasonable as I am not interested to listen to what they are watching. Its especially annoying when there is more than one table doing it. I do have headset noise canceling which I wear, but that doesn't really help that much. I think this is just way things are now with data packages being cheap and being able to stream unlimited content. Is it the case if you can't beat them then join them.

I am planning to buy a condo next year. I have been working in Thailand and have saved all the money I need from my salary. Which I will use to make the purchase. However, I was going to transfer my money from my Thai bank account to my Barclays Bank and then back into my Thai Bank account. However, that Barclays account has now been closed. What are my alternatives to have proof that I have transferred my money from overseas? I will be uses a Law firm to help with the purchase but just wondering about the money transfer. I would like to be extra careful as this is a large amount of money to transfer.

When I bought my condo 4 years ago I used sunbeltasia. I think I paid 25,000 THB and it was worth it. They explained the process, checked all documents, checked the seller, purchase agreement, some other things, and finally made an advance appointment with the land department. At the land office the process was finished in under 30 minutes, I was very surprised how simple this was made. I would recommend them

I work in a technical field and just recently I have been suffering from anxiety maybe related to the job. So I always feel this the night before and I am thinking about it over the weekend is not a nice feeling to have. This only just started this year. I would like to have some have some positive attitude towards my job and to rid myself of this anxiety. I have tried using some self-hypnotize from some articles on the internet but didn't really work. Just wondering have anyone tried self-hypnotize or does anyone know of any certified hypnotherapist in Bangkok that has reasonable rates.

For anyone who is interested. I did speak to our head of HR and they confirmed if they want to get rid of you on low performance then they have to pay whatever is required by local law.

I have been working for a tech company for more than 3 years. At the end of last year business hasn't been very good as we have lost some of our major clients. So at the beginning of this year the company has let a lot of people go. The company pays them what is required by local and the notice period in their contact. However, after that there has been a shift in style of management and a lot of micro managing and pulling people up for silly little mistakes. Even if you can explain they tend to say these things, no excuses, or you need to improve yourself, or you have really slowed down, etc. I can understand the middle management is under pressure and this could be the reason why. I find its best to ignore these comments than getting into a argument and risk being fired. But its very annoying. However, in my team there seems to be extra pressure on the team members to complete unrealistic tasks and deadlines. This has created a very stressful work environment. It seems to us they don't want to lay off team members but to pressure them to resign by constantly telling them to improve. I am wondering what are the steps to be fired. I would imagine they would put you on a months probation and if you don't improve they will fire you. However, if you have done nothing wrong and only them saying you haven't improved do they still need to pay the local law (3 months, 6 months, etc) and the notice period? Or can they just come up to you and say your are fired and give no severance package?

I am keen runner and a regular at the National Sport centre on Ramkhamhaeng Rd. I used to do athletics when I was in my 20s and now I am back in running shape I would like to test myself with a few 5K running competitions. The trouble is I never see anything advertised but I have seen some 5K races being ran, that I could have entered if I had know about it before hand. Just wondering if anyone knows of a websites that advertises them.

For the future going forward starting from Monday. I will work in another part of the office and just avoid this situation all together. Maybe it will all be forgotten soon and keeping my head down. However, if he is unhappy with me asking him then a warning should be issued first.

I work in an office environment for a large corporation. And I have been having issues with my senior manager. Basically, its an open office and he seats not far from me and he does conference calls without any headset. As I need to focus on my work I find this a distraction as you can hear the whole conversation over the speakers. I have asked him polity to wear an headset many times or take his calls into an office, I have also spoken to HR about this issue and asked them to tell him. I think he looks at me as a junior rank that has no business asking him to do that. I think he is getting very frustrated with me asking him. There are many private offices where he can work in. The other day I asked him and he refused so I just abruptly moved all my equipment to work in another part of the office. I think I will do this in the future rather than ask him again. But he might think I have stepped over the mark. I think now he might recommended me for being fired for having an attitude problem or an abruptive nature as he is getting fed up with me. I have decided to bite the bullet and work in another part of the office and keep my head down. But I am not sure if its too late for this now. We have a very good HR department and they are understanding on this issue. And they do follow procedures correctly. Do I have any legal protection from getting fired if I think its unfair?

I have a brand new unopened Google Pixel 6 Pro for sale 6.7" 128 GB Cloudy White Price 30,000 THB

I am looking to sell a brand new smart device Pixel Pro 6 I have looked at https://www.kaidee.com/ But there website is in Thai and they don't have a English language that you can switch it too. I have also tried craiglist without success Any good other websites that anyone knows off? Thanks,

During this Covid-19 my wife and I decided to have a weekly BBQ, and bought a small portable BBQ. Which just lasted a few hours and we had a lot of fun doing it. We have been doing this for the last couple of weeks. The condo complex is large as there are 4 main buildings and areas for recreational. We decided to have one near the back entrance which is the farthest point away from any buildings and is rather isolated. During the this BBQ session a Thai resident walked passed and complained to the security about our BBQ. The security and I am sure they don't know told us that we are not aloud to have a BBQ outside. We ignored him and carried on cooking. He then called the Jursitic office and some the management came over and told us to stop cooking as its against regulation. I asked him to show me this regulation in English to confirm. However, to avoid any having any issues. My wife and I decided to take our BBQ outside the complex which was a bit frustrating and not convenient. I did some checking on the regulations but couldn't find anything about this. Can't really see what the problem is, as we always cleaned up the area after we finished and you wouldn't even know someone had a BBQ there. And the amount of smoke is minimum.