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Begging for Recommendation Letters?
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tacoeater



Joined: 03 Jun 2011
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Great Wall of Whiner wrote:
It is possible that the school is in fact not legally allowed to hire foreigners, so cannot issue the letter at all.[/i]


"Tough luck" for the "teacher" taking and working at an illegal job.
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xjgirl



Joined: 02 Feb 2010
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes because Judge Dread will find you
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igorG



Joined: 10 Aug 2010
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Come on guys! The uni's as legal as it can get on mainland China.

Now, any letter i want/need from my current employer will apparently be given to me upon my departure, which means that i have to move out and hand my keys to the school. It seems a standard in some Guangzhou schools as another poster has had similar experiences here. However, one of my foreign colleagues has been living in a flat rented by himself and he also cannot get the letters (yet).
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Salvatore



Joined: 22 May 2011
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

China has changed.

Now, they think they hold the cards and are playing hardball with people.

I'm going home. No thanks.

Why do I need permission to get a different job?

Kiss my white ass China.
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xjgirl



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

right on salvator
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igorG



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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China has changed.

Now, they think they hold the cards and are playing hardball with people
No kidding. I blame myself for helping them use our language, when i was here in late 90s. And, the educational institutions in English speaking countries that accept Chinese mainlanders should kick their own arses as well. Many of these are also funded by the CPC party. They, well at least some of them, return "smarter" to play the hardball.

As for my Rec and Release letters, mine are being issued as i am posting here now. Well, i did have to check out according to the local standards. But who knows what my last employer has said, is saying, or will say, when called upon by my prospective employers in the country. To recommend an employee on a formal letter is one thing but then to provide his/her own view via phone call conversation (behind the employee's back) is another.
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