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RBJfaraway
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 Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:25 pm Post subject: OrientNow Shanghai |
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| Apparently they've been in business for about 4 years now, but I can't find any backstory on them. They've got an ad up on the China job board right now. Anybody know anything about these guys? Thanks ! |
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mat chen
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:06 am Post subject: |
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I had a bad experience with them. I got sick and was hospitalized. They wanted me to come out of the hospital to give a class. I had my friend talk to them and they asked me if he was black. It's an operation designed to help students score well on tests. You are there just for amusement because as they will tell you, "You don't know how to prepare Chinese students for tests."
If you take the job make sure they pay you well because they are making money. |
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RBJfaraway
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:01 am Post subject: |
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Hey, thanks for the info. Can you elaborate on your story a little bit? You briefly mentioned a few things. But I'd like a rundown of the basic situation if possible.
-What kind of people run the place? How many foreigners are there?
-How did they react to you being hospitalized and unable to work?
-Were they racists about your friend or something?
-What was the housing situation?
-What were your class hours and working conditions like?
-What did they pay you? What perks did they offer? (i.e. flight reimbursement, completion bonus)
-Did you finish your contract with them?
If I could press upon your time to answer these questions I'd be very grateful. Thanks again. |
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mat chen
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:27 am Post subject: |
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| RBJ I can't tell you these things because I am in China. I wasn't under contract with them. I was asked to do a summer camp for them. I don't think they have many foreign teachers. I never saw any. I went to meeting after meeting and was told the importance of making money. I ｈｕｎｇ ｕｐ ｔｈｅ ｐｈｏｎｅ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙ ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｌｉｋｅ ｂｌａｃｋ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ． Ｔｈｉｓ ｗａｓ ｏｎｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ａｔ ｏｎｅ ｓｃｈｏｏｌ． Ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｍａｙ ｂｅ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｐｌａｃｅｓ． Ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｗａｌｋｅｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｃｅ Ｉ ｈｅａｒｄ ｔｈｅ ｔｅａｃｈｅｒｓ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ｉｎ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ． Ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ ｌｅａｒｎ ａｂｏｕｔ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｐａｓｓ ｔｈｅ ｔｅｓｔ． |
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RBJfaraway
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:08 am Post subject: |
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| Oh ok thanks anyway, I guess they sound kinda sketchy. If anyone else can offer any information on this school it would be appreciated. |
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