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evaforsure · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 1217

Eddie, when ever a work position is posted the employer is requesting workers...when a applicant answers the ads.. they are requesting to be considered...not to be subjected to trickery

as I have said before Eddie, instead of getting caught up in one up men ship .. the best service to members of this board is to examine why these three treachers were presented with the bill and others were not..

Fred Smith · Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Posts: 77

Here's the latest:

More meetings with the school.

Then come the individual meetings.

The school says this is very embarrassing for them and has reached the office of the president.

They admit they have NO RECORDS but stopped short of saying they just made these figures up.

So now the only records they do have are for the last 3 months.

So based on the last 3 months usage they have revised the figures as follows:

5000 bill became 700 rmb

4000 bill became 550 rmb

3000 bill became 100 rmb

for 3 different teachers.

The reason only 3 teachers had bills are: The Japanese teachers don't use as much because they are female.

The other teachers are a couple and they are Scottish and are used to cold uninsulated living, plus they get a double electric allotment.

Now for the phone bills they said they don't have any exact records either but will try to get them.

We discussed future plans for the next round of teachers and they agreed discussions and bills will be coming on a monthly basis just like for the Chinese teachers.

We also discussed how when we stay in a hotel we expect an exact and timely bill that clearly explains all charges and they were understanding and agreeable to that.

So the question is, so I think 550 rmb for electric usage is fair...?

Well, it's more agreeable than 4000 I would say.

But compared to other places I have worked and neighboring school, well I never had to pay utilities before, except for the first school. And that was at the most 100 rmb a month for anything - water and electric.

The Ever-changing Cleric · Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 1523

if this is the outcome, i'd settle for that and consider it case closed. don't try to quibble to get it lower than it is now, i think you were fortunate to get this result.

Ariadne · Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 960

I agree with the cleric. Pay the bill and be done with it. I pay electric and water where I am. At some schools people don't pay any utilities. As with everything here, things vary. The 550 doesn't sound too bad for a year.

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Fred Smith · Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Posts: 77

I won't argue over 550 rmb and the other teachers accepted that the amount was not worth more discussion.

ymmv · Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 387

Go to the phone company and get a print out of the usage and bills. They have that and they can do that. That's how phone systems work. They keep records of calls and times and minutes, etc. THAT'S HOW THEY BILL!

If they can't/won't provide that to you (ie, the school is the customer and not you, so sorry, we cant provide that information) then somebody's fucking somebody and they're both fucking with you.

eddy-cool · Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 1008

Ariadne · Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 960

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