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geekyguy · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:48 am Post subject: Contract Question

Can someone explain what happens to a teacher who bails upon receiving their passport back. For the record, I am very happy in my gig but a friend in a nearby large city has been less than thrilled with his employer. They have misled him, changed schools on him and generally jerked him around.

I'm on my first contract here and things are great so I'll ask, is this just the way it goes? If, when he gets his passport back with z-visa, he moves out and looks for another job what retribution can his current employer unleash on him? He has yet to receive any monies from them if this might matter.

Thanks.

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Babala · Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 1303 Location: Henan

Geekguy,
You said that your friend hadn't taken any monies from his employer, but he has. The employer just paid for all his visa processing and they will none too pleased if he just takes off. If he is really displeased with the job he should sit down with the employer and try to work things out. He should offer to pay the school for the visa fees. How long how has been there? What exactly has the school done that your friend feels is wrong? Is this your friend's first experience in China? Some teachers come over with unrealistic expectations of what it's going to be like. Doing a runner is not an option I would advise if he plans to remain in China.

geekyguy · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:04 am Post subject: Re: Contract Question

kev7161 · Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 5880 Location: Suzhou, China

to the OP: You've only been here for a short while, so you may not understand the attitude of some posters. The fact is that there are many, many previous posters who have come on here with similar stories as your "friend" - - dissatisfied with the school, wants to leave, what are the options?

However, generally speaking, the posters in the past left scant details as to why exactly they were dissatisfied. It's tough to adjust to China and the Chinese way of life - within the school and outside the world around it. What a person may see as an "injustice" may be a typical way-things-are situation (in other words, it's common in many schools throughout the country). If you (or previous posters) were to come on here and say, "my friend is dissatisfied with the school because . . . he has worked there for two months and has not received a lick of pay", for example, then that is something that others can give learned advice about and you could pass it on to your friend.

Sometimes we also come on here just to vent, not really looking for advice. Then others commiserate (or criticize) and post their similar stories. It's a good way to let off steam and to find out you are not alone. But if you want help with a problem, then details can be very important. Hope this helps.