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5h09un
Joined: 01 Jul 2010 Posts: 140
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:04 am Post subject: management positions at large companies like EF, etc. |
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what is it like to work in these positions? some comments here regarding them have gotten me curious. |
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Denim-Maniac
Joined: 31 Jan 2012 Posts: 1238
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Post deleted.
My opinion is worth a lot less than Babala's actual experience posted below.
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Babala
Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 1303 Location: Henan
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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I'm a DOS at EF however I must state that my particular centre only does corporate training. I am lucky that I have a great owner and CD. There are definately pro's and con's.
Pro's
-you work less teaching hours
-you work directly with both foreign and Chinese staff so you see both sides of the coin
-EF encourages teachers to stay and there are quite a few incentives
-I am able to have a lot of input into course material
-in CLT we don't have the crazy summers that other EF schools do
-I can hire who I want (in my school we do not take new teachers, they need some experience)
Con's
-you are the go between management and teachers
-some teachers can be a serious pain in the @ss (i feel very lucky as I have a great staff) but in the past.... if a drunk teacher gets locked out of their apartment at 2am, guess who they are calling
-I have to deal with corporate clients who can be very demanding
-you have to learn to pick your battles
All in all, I really like my job but it all boils down to who you work with. As I said before, I have wonderful Chinese and foreign staff so that definately makes my job enjoyable. |
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Non Sequitur
Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 4724 Location: China
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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From my observation over the years it is the 'ownership' that is the big variable.
EF generally seem to be franchises, which sets up that variability.
I think there needs to be two aspects. The other is company-owned outlet models such as Disney. |
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