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kda213 · Joined: 08 Mar 2010 Posts: 14 Location: USA

i did go about it the right way, and they still tried to make it as difficult as possible.

regardless, this was my experience and the experience of several other people i know, so it's not completely wrong. if it was completely wrong, then what i said would be completely untrue, and it's not.

so allow me to rephrase, IN MY EXPERIENCE it is not easy to leave during the probation period and contracts don't seem to hold much weight based on what i have read. also, if you do leave and the school has paid for all of your visa materials, it doesn't seem out of line for them to charge you for them, and in my case they did. just something to think about. no need to be harsh.

igorG · Joined: 10 Aug 2010 Posts: 1473 Location: asia

In fact, this above is why some FTs run without notices.

JohnnyTrippia · Joined: 19 Sep 2010 Posts: 22

[quote="Ki"]Thank yourself lucky you did NOT get the job for the school which said you would be difficult. More like they would be a difficult employer. If you are confident of your abilities then get a 90 day tourist visa (if allowed) and just don't hand over your passport to them for a week or two until you are certain they are good for you. It will take a week just to get your health check sorted out anyway. You may end up working for free but you could always search on the ground for a better position once you are here. Once you find that ideal position though keep it. Don't *beep* around.

I interviewed for a part time job the other day. It was great. They loved me. I loved them. Then I saw the contract. If I am sick twice in a month (even with a valid excuse) they can deduct my entire month's pay. They can fire me at any time with any excuse but I am not allowed to leave for any reason or any excuse (unless they don't pay me).

Some contracts are merely bad. Others are to be avoided at all costs.[/quote]
I'm new here but if I may intercede. 'I knew you would be difficult' might be taken out of context. Maybe she meant 'difficult to screw over' but who knows.
There are good schools and bad schools. There are good teachers and bad teachers ..

igorG · Joined: 10 Aug 2010 Posts: 1473 Location: asia

What's a "good school"? Wouldn't the answer have to do with how professional its ownership and management are, and then what quality is/are its product (s)? Wouldn't the answer include recruiting techniques of its employees and students, and then how the school treats and supports them all? Just look areound and see the leaders' offices and how they go about business on day to day basis. Ask about their background, and if you can, how they have got to their offices. From these offices move on to the teachers offices and observe futher. See how local schools handle their hirings, employee training, workshops and evaluations, and then how they go about their daily operations. Take a good look at their course books and suplementary materials.

So, a "good school" to a mainlander is usually not a "good school" to a foreigner from a developed country, is it? If China is really developing so fast, why are so many schools so behind? One party, one way, and that's what it's all about in this country, isn't it?

mat chen · Joined: 01 Nov 2009 Posts: 494 Location: xiangtan hunan

So now u know why so many Chinese kids are checking into the hotel california.