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Cubism · Joined: 04 Jul 2008 Posts: 283 Location: US

I left the country when I did a flit a few yrs. ago. But what if I simply wanted to take a job in a different province? What's your opinion? I know the stuff like they cancel your visa.

This area's quite hard on a person's health & I could legitimately leave. Classes haven't started and I'd rather avoid the red tape if possible, just ease out the door...to another place.

Thanks.

Duboshi · Joined: 11 Feb 2009 Posts: 11 Location: China

How does your contract allow you to legitimately leave?

I'll add my opinion here.

Runners make all FTs in China look bad. The next person this school tries to hire will have a more difficult time with this school, as this school will be more careful in the future. This may mean lower wages for the next person. If they paid for your visa expenses, how do they get this back when you leave them hanging like that? As of last year, I think, some things related to foreign experts are now kept track of with a central computer. How do you expect to get a new visa without recommendation letters and release letter from your last contract? You might be in for a surprise, or you might be lucky. However, you'll add to the bad perspective that some Chinese have about foreigners in this country and ultimately you will hurt everyone here to some extent.

My advice is to talk it out with the people you have the contract with and try to find some compromise. I don't think it's ever commendable to promise something to someone and then just break your word, but that's just my opinion.

mike w · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:19 am Post subject:

It's also very unprofessional!!

crunchyone · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 65

I quit my first job here after 3 months. There were no problems from the school I was leaving as I kept them informed of my progress looking around for different jobs.

However, as I had a Z visa, they canceled that, and I was given a 10 day L visa. My new school promptly sent me off to HK.

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Hansen · Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 737 Location: central China

In mental health circles, what "Cubism" is doing is asking for permission. He knows doing a "runner" is irresponsible, so he wants his "peers" to tell him it is "OK." Then he can seduce young women, smoke, and get drunk to deal with his already defiled conscience.

Save your typing fingers. He is likely to do his own will anyway.

Boo hoo, the place is not too good for your health. That's a legitimate reason for leaving?

Eating excess meat, drinking alcohol, and using tobacco, not to mention bangin hoez isn't good for your health either. Going to do a runner on those too?

edit: changed "****" to "irresponsible."

LanGuTou · Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 621 Location: Shandong

I guess it's just like the words a soldier may use in Afghanistan or a firefighter in the middle of an inferno or rescue workers battling against the elements in Taiwan right now:

"This area's quite hard on a person's health & I could legitimately leave. "

Or maybe that's a legitimate reason not to go there in the first place!

Dan The Chainsawman · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 302 Location: Yinchuan

waxwing · Joined: 29 Jun 2003 Posts: 719 Location: China

At least offer to work out your notice ... they need to find a replacement!