View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
dekkard
Joined: 01 May 2010 Posts: 69
|
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:22 pm Post subject: Working for International House in Europe |
|
|
I've searched but can't find any recent threads on this.
Any thoughts on working for International House? Any red flags or major things worth considering when working for them? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
James Brown
Joined: 02 Oct 2015 Posts: 23
|
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:52 am Post subject: |
|
|
All the big chains are crap. Unless of course you are in the "club." |
|
Back to top |
|
|
dekkard
Joined: 01 May 2010 Posts: 69
|
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
In what way ? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
James Brown
Joined: 02 Oct 2015 Posts: 23
|
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
Subsistence wages, micromanagement, 30h/w.... and no, the "club" doesn't accept new members. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Dave Rochester
Joined: 08 Jun 2016 Posts: 13
|
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:33 am Post subject: |
|
|
Standards vary dramatically. I've worked for IH in two locations - one was fine, one not. A friend worked for IH Tarragona last year and said it was a nightmare - low pay, poor conditions, overworked and unhelpful DoS, condescending, lazy ADoS. The problem is that you're never really sure until you get there.
I get the impression IH would like British Council-like standards with regard to professional development, support and salaries, but they're a very long way off. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
iknowwhatiamtalkingabout
Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Posts: 97
|
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2016 6:37 am Post subject: |
|
|
Dave Rochester wrote: |
Standards vary dramatically. I've worked for IH in two locations - one was fine, one not. A friend worked for IH Tarragona last year and said it was a nightmare - low pay, poor conditions, overworked and unhelpful DoS, condescending, lazy ADoS. The problem is that you're never really sure until you get there.
I get the impression IH would like British Council-like standards with regard to professional development, support and salaries, but they're a very long way off. |
I'd echo this. I worked for IH for a few years when I was starting out and it was great. I know of colleagues who moved on to other IH schools in Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and probably more if I thought about it.
Some had great experiences, other had terrible experiences. It's a bit of a gamble. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|