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Eiramaras
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 Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:51 pm Post subject: American School Foundation of Chiapas? |
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| Does anyone know any info about the American School Foundation of Chiapas? Is it a decent place to work/ do they pay on time/ do they deliver on their promises? I'd really like to hear anything you know about them. Thanks! |
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BadBeagleBad
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: American School Foundation of Chiapas? |
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| Eiramaras wrote: |
| Does anyone know any info about the American School Foundation of Chiapas? Is it a decent place to work/ do they pay on time/ do they deliver on their promises? I'd really like to hear anything you know about them. Thanks! |
The only thing I know about them is that they seem to have high turnover/always be in need of teachers/always advertising. That could be a good sign - maybe they are expanding/growing. Or maybe it is a crappy place to work. I remember seeing advertisements regularly for the last 7 or 8 years, could be longer, but that is when I started remembering them. |
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Fitzgerald
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The listed pay seems quite low, which could help account for the turnover. The one review at the International Schools Review is mixed, and echoes words that I myself was writing here just a few days ago: "Despite its non-profit status [my bolding], the American School Foundation of Chiapas (ASFC) is a business first and a school second...Most serious issues stem from the combination of a 'business first' mentality and a lack of understanding (with the owners and school board) as to what an 'American/International' style education looks like both on paper and in practice. Be prepared to deal with more than [a] few incompetent administrators."
Does this sound familiar? I've been living it, and countless others have and are living it, in Mexico and elsewhere. Sad, sad, sad. |
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Eiramaras
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| Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:37 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the information. They seem very competent and helpful on the phone and over email, but I know that doesn't mean much. From my research, the pay seems pretty average. What salary would you expect from a position like this? |
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Fitzgerald
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| Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 1:15 am Post subject: |
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| Eiramaras wrote: |
| Thanks for the information. They seem very competent and helpful on the phone and over email, but I know that doesn't mean much. From my research, the pay seems pretty average. What salary would you expect from a position like this? |
If they are offering less than 20,00 pesos / month PLUS housing, I personally wouldn't take it. |
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bdbarnett1
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| They just sent me a packet with salary at 9500 salary, 4000 rent, 2500 for insurance. Doesn't seem that great to me. I haven't responded to their request to schedule an interview, but I doubt I will bother. |
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BadBeagleBad
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| bdbarnett1 wrote: |
| They just sent me a packet with salary at 9500 salary, 4000 rent, 2500 for insurance. Doesn't seem that great to me. I haven't responded to their request to schedule an interview, but I doubt I will bother. |
Depends on where it is. In a small town that would be a LOT of money, you could probably save a few hundred dollars a month. In a city, you could live on it but that is about it. |
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bdbarnett1
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| This thread is discussing a specific school. |
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BadBeagleBad
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| bdbarnett1 wrote: |
| This thread is discussing a specific school. |
Right and I was addressing that, I don´t know where the school is located, but if it is in a smaller town that would be decent wages, especially with a 400 dollar housing allowance. |
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bdbarnett1
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| BadBeagleBad wrote: |
| bdbarnett1 wrote: |
| This thread is discussing a specific school. |
Right and I was addressing that, I don´t know where the school is located, but if it is in a smaller town that would be decent wages, especially with a 400 dollar housing allowance. |
It's in Tuxtla Gutierrez. |
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MotherF
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It's in Tuxtla Gutierrez. |
Which is the largest city in Chiapas and a large city for South Eastern Mexico, but rather a small town on the national scale.
Rather sweaty too. |
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bdbarnett1
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| MotherF wrote: |
| bdbarnett1 wrote: |
It's in Tuxtla Gutierrez. |
Which is the largest city in Chiapas and a large city for South Eastern Mexico, but rather a small town on the national scale.
Rather sweaty too. |
Yeah, I have been there - not a lot to offer, really. |
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