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ATK · Joined: 09 Feb 2014 Posts: 3 Location: United States

I was offered a position with Beijing Chaoyang District Vocational Education & Industry Cooperation Center. I was unable to find any details or teacher reviews from the school.
So I was wondering if anyone has taught here and/or if they have spoken with them and were potentially going to teach there.

It would be my first time going to teach in China and I am leaning towards going with them, not only because of the the offer but it also works with my timeline.

Thanks in advance for the help and potential details!

Non Sequitur · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 4724 Location: China

Not specific to BJ but any group appointment may involve multiple campuses and unpaid commute time between classes.
Pay to check.

JRJohn · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 175

I found this job a bit harder than the last job I did in Beijing. Last time I had a long commute. I got 8000 yuan per month, and a free apartment. I worked 4 days per week.

This time, with the organization you mentioned, I did not get a free apartment. Yes, the salary was higher, but it did not fully compensate. Let me explain. Chaoyang district gave me one day to find an apartment. On moving in, I had to pay up 4 months rent. Two months later I had to pay another 3 months' rent, for an apartment shared with Chinese people. The rent per month would be 2300 yuan. But it is not paid on a monthly basis. Paying up the rent ate up my savings from last year. I have savings now but I have just a little bit more than what I lost.