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Filmstar · Joined: 13 Dec 2012 Posts: 21

1. It's an old, decaying, decrepit building with old, decayed, decrepit resources (not to mention an old, decayed, decrepit owner.)

2. The Italian staff i.e secretaries etc are cold and unfriendly which is a disease that has spread from the totalitarian boss down.

3. They expected me to drive the most dangerous, shockingly unroadworthy cars you've ever seen, 30 year old fiat pandas, falling apart, indicators not working, no side mirrors etc. in chaotic Italian traffic.

4. When I refused to drive their cars and gave notice they tried to NOT PAY ME.

5. The female boss is Hitler incarnate.

Nuff said.

Verona is beautiful. Work there. But FIND ANOTHER SCHOOL! Laughing

xapis · Joined: 13 Jan 2013 Posts: 2 Location: Italy

Hi,

I'd be interested to know when you worked at this school so I can put this in perspective and find out whether you are referring to current premises (I believe they have moved recently) and staff or ex buildings and staff!

Many thanks!

Filmstar · Joined: 13 Dec 2012 Posts: 21

I worked there over a year ago, so if they have new premises, great.

However, beware if it hasn't changed owners. If it's still owned by an Italian woman working for her mother, she is Hitler's lovechild, and will force you to drive crappy old life-threatening cars which I wouldn't be seen dead in (or probably would have been seen dead in had I agreed to drive one) and who will do everything in their power to make you work a grueling 30 contact hours per week and withhold your salary until they run out of excuses not to pay you.

Be warned.

Twisted Evil

xapis · Joined: 13 Jan 2013 Posts: 2 Location: Italy

Just to clarify, I deleted my previous question as there was some confusion about the name of the school, and my post referred to another school.
My previous post on this thread is now also irrelevant....

mephi · Joined: 06 Apr 2013 Posts: 11

Is there any update on this school?
They are advertising right now, and it would be an interesting city to live in for a while ....
Does anybody know the current situation there?
Thanks in advance for any advice.

siologen · Joined: 25 Oct 2016 Posts: 336

YellowMoon · Joined: 24 Nov 2016 Posts: 4

Well what can I say, this is the second year I've been at the Cambridge School and to say those 5 points are harsh is an understatement:

1: Yes, the building is old but we're in the old Roman town so every single building is old in the area. As to the owner, she is an old lady, who founded the school more than 50 years ago and who gave me employment. Branding her as “decrepit” is just insulting.

2: Unless the secretaries were different five years ago, I find them quite friendly and helpful.

3: This in Northern Italy, traffic is not chaotic. The fleet of cars is reasonable and because of the increasing number of American teachers the school now has an automatic car, too. We don’t drive Ferraris but all the cars are MOTed and work fine.

4: Well, I can't refuse any work as I'm employed by the school and I agreed terms before signing, and that includes driving. I assume it is pretty normal that if a worker refuses to work they will not be paid (let alone losing their jobs, in every walk of life). Things are different for those teachers who work as freelancers but I chose to have a full-time contract which gives me paid holidays.

5: What can I say, unless we are talking about a different person, It is simply not true.

I would imagine the original poster had personal issues during her stay here because all this bitter criticism can't be explained otherwise.
Personally, I hope to be here next year as well.