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guruengerish · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 424 Location: Australia

Well done William Wallace!

As a former Prime Minister of Australia said when he was cussing (about) a US President at the time, "swearing in Welsh is so much more satisfying!"

Joe C. · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:24 am Post subject:

In Guanghou in 1996 I can remember the uni paying about 3,500 tops plus the usual benefits & allowances. Part-time work was generally 100 per hour. I seem to recall that expenses were much lower then, too -- the money went a lot further it seems.

yesteacher! · Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 31

My first job in Dalian I was getting 7,000 for 27 hours a week at Searich in 2001. Soon it became 8500. In Qingdao in 2002 I was getting 6000 plus apt for 20 hours.

In 2003 I was in Zhuhai making 4000 for twenty hours and no apt. In 2004 in Shenzhen that quickly became 9500 no apt for 20 hours.

Now in Shenzhen I just freelance companies, hotels, and privates and make almost 25000 for about 30 hours a week. Lots of hustling around town, lots of taxis, but some people pay 200 an hour for business English and companies pay around 450 an hour.

Not too shabby, but I have to admit that I was happiest in Zhuhai making something close to peanuts.

william wallace · Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2869 Location: in between

NateM · Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Posts: 358

Joe C. · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject:

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Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

Since missionaries have been mentioned - yes, this is a worrying current not just because they might undermine the remunerations packages to which FTs are by virtue of the law entitled; they also have sinister agendas that are not necesssarily in everybody's view when they first show up.
Even PRIVATE K 12 institutions resort to employing missionary teachers.

vikdk · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 1676