this seems to be the story from most of the people that I talk to. There are exceptions of course but it kind of sucks that this seems to be the norm as far as ESL is concerned.

I know a few peeps who teach at proper international schools and have pretty great jobs but of course they are extremely well-qualified so I suppose that since my degree isn't actually in education or for the most part related to teaching English at all, I can't really expect to be a part of that.

I feel like you do though. Some of my friends are talking about moving to other Asian countries to try their hand and teaching there because they have heard there are better conditions but i really don't think this profession is for me. At least I learned it while i was relatively young.