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Cleopatra
Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 3657 Location: Tuamago Archipelago
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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:52 am Post subject: Anyone for IH? |
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International House are advertising on Dave's for teachers in Jeddah and Dahran.
Mention of the salary they pay is conspicuous by its absence. Can't imagine why,. |
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Mark100
Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 441
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 9:07 am Post subject: |
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The trend of not mentioning salary seems to be growing.
Obviously the salary is lousy otherewise they would mention it and it would be a selling point. |
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steampig
Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Posts: 28
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 6:47 am Post subject: |
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I'm not surprised that they don't mention salary. You can guarantee that if it's IH it will be embarrassingly small (the voice of experience speaks). Still, they'll no doubt find a bunch of this years IH believers, who are prepared to put up with no money just so they can say that they work for the mighty IH. I have to say I found IH people to be, shall we say, a little odd (and I, for my sins, ran one of their schools. Still, it was merely a youthful abberration. Honest.) |
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Cleopatra
Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 3657 Location: Tuamago Archipelago
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 9:39 am Post subject: |
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IHers do tend to be a tad earnest - sometimes sound like they've swallowed the Headway teachers' book.
I too would be 99% certain the salary will be appalling. However, for Ihers coming from Poland or Byelorussia - which is where most IH schools are these days - will probably consider it great. Everything's relative, I suppose. They also don't offer the standard annual flight home or end of contract bonus.
No mention of whether it's for the lads or lasses. |
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grahamb
Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:45 am Post subject: IH in the KSA |
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According to the IH website, the salaries are 6000 Riyals a month basic for 35 contact hours a week. That's almost as bad as B*rl*tz! |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:00 pm Post subject: 6000 a month ! Too much ! |
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For the true believer in the message of IH there should be no need for a salary. They shoukd offer their services free. |
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Cleopatra
Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 3657 Location: Tuamago Archipelago
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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Scot, you remind me of a friend of mine who referred to IH as the "Body Shop" of the EFL business.
As in "Oh, we don't need a trade union or any of that confrontational nonsense: we all love each other here and are happy simply to be part of the organization!" |
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