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[Goddess711]

Hello those who know much more than I about this and even to those who don't.
I'm wondering if anyone can tell me about this INLINGUA chain thoroughout France. I've just had a recruitment *experience* and I'm wondering what exactly is going on I haven't been able to find anything on Black List boards anywhere.
Thanks in advance!

[Moore]

Hello, just press the "search" button at the top, enter "Inlinuga" into the search field and there you go, millions of comments.
I worked for them for a year in Toulouse, they treated me pretty well, gave me a full schedule, but the pay was rubbish. They�re a chain of franchises, there are better schools about, but they�re not bad as such; just a bit as you�d expect of an unholy cross between McDonalds and an English school.

[Goddess711]

I did a search and didn't see many posts for the French franchises - I was wondering if maybe they were better than the norm. I'm guessing "no".
Almost two decades ago, I worked for a similar outfit in Japan...now, that same owner has schools worldwide and was a millionaire THEN, it's mind boggling what he'd be worth now. It was the same then - I remember one fellow teacher saying that soon we'd probably be given equipment to teach the kids in-utero, lol. It's appalling how integrity and money are like oil and water ( and worse that teachers are still dispensible!)
I also think it's strange that in trying to *regulate* the whole ESL thing with demands for TESOL etc., it still hasn't made more demands on employers. (Oddly enough, the salaries are slightly lower than a couple of decades ago as well!)
Thanks for the reply, though, it's much appreciated and makes me feel better about what happened!