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jfurgers
Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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 Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:37 am Post subject: U.S. economic crisis....starting to hurt Mexico and EFL?? |
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OK, I thought I would do a part time shift for WSI while looking for something more permanent. I've been there for about two months and I want to let anyone know who's thinking about working for them....DON'T!
All of the teachers (if you can call us that since we only have one or 2 students at a time and only go over cards with them) received an email last night stating that WS hasn't met their sales quota so we teachers will be getting paid 2 to 3 days late, if then.
The email was saying that the economic problems in the States are starting to affect things here. Not sure if that's true or what the real deal is on why we're not getting paid.
The center I work in doesn't even have a phone or paper to print with. So, stay away from WSI unless you don't mind getting paid whenever, if ever. I'm wondering if other language schools in the D.F. or other parts of Mexico are experiencing this?
Will the current economic crisis in the States start to hurt those of us teaching EFL??? |
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Guy Courchesne
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:49 am Post subject: |
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| Will the current economic crisis in the States start to hurt those of us teaching EFL??? |
It's going to help us. Wait and see. When times are tough and jobs are scarce, people here flock to English classes in order to land the dwindling jobs.
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| The center I work in doesn't even have a phone |
No phone? Guess it's hard to call to ask about classes. Maybe they use carrier pigeons?
edited...some kinda typo on a lost thought
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TheLongWayHome
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
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Location: San Luis Piojosi
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
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| Will the current economic crisis in the States start to hurt those of us teaching EFL??? |
It's going to help us. Wait and see. When times are tough and jobs are scarce, people here flock to English classes in order to land the dwindling jobs. Companies |
Mr. C makes a great point, just make sure you're undercutting the chain schools as they seem to be taking over. Uni drop-outs are another great market - those that feel obliged to study something during their semester or two off. |
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El Gallo
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| WSI sound like Euro Center in Tuxtla. They paid teachers late without bothering to offer a reason and teachers were expected to call their absent students to come back to classes. The problem was the school didn't pay its phone bill either and, without a telephone, they expected teachers to pay for the calls themselves. |
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thelmadatter
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
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Location: in el Distrito Federal x fin!
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject: sky is falling |
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I dont know if its just an excuse but they are screaming "the sky is falling" around where I work too.
Sheesh guys... we went through the same thing in 1987... but thats the Stone Age, I guess. |
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Gary Denness
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Just to add a little something....one of the companies I go to give classes, a US giant, is closing due to the economic situation.
On the plus side, they've given a years notice, but then some lay offs are expected before then.
I have a sneaky feeling that students without an income won't be students for long. |
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