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[Generasian X]

Any word (good or bad) about Wall Street English School?

Also, any news about the NET requirements? I read that they might be changing????

Thanks!

[kurva]

From what I know Wall Street doesn't pay so well, requires alot of hours, and has a high turn over rate. I used to know someone in the organization. Also, they are almost always advertising for teachers in local papers and websites which makes you wonder why they can't hold onto anyone. It's a pretty big international company so someone should have more insight.

[kurva]

Hey what happened to Freddie Unbelievable's remarks?

[Freddie_Unbelievable]

I took them off. Why? Because I really don't know that much about Wall Street English to give such comments.

NET's make $50,000 and WSE (who say they want a NET) make 15,000? You fill in the blanks.

[kurva]

Did someone get to you Freddie? You don't seem like the self-censoring type.

[wanderlust1066]

WSE have the sort of set up that EF has over in the PRC; high hours, low pay, high turnover, high expectations, low results.

It's for people who should really be in China working for 7 or 8 thousand pieces of Chinese toilet paper a month. The minimum starting salary for a NET is 30,000 a month. Only those who CAN'T get that go elsewhere.

[Roger]

hi, wanderlust,
interesting name 'wanderlust' - do you know what language it comes from? OR are you that celebrity, Bertrand, whose German is somewhat unreliable although he (she?) believes he can outtalk Gerhard Schroeder in his native language?
Your reply in this thread is quite informative in more ways than one - one being, of course, on the earning potential of HK-based teachers that want to make extra money tutoring at private training centres. I quite appreciated this part in your post.
The other piece of info is on you, however: You are a rather conceited chap, opinionated, and not a little arrogant, right?
Of course, I may err - just like yourself: maybe you are a dedicated, culture-interested, cosmopolitan, sophisticated and, above all, personable NET.
Rest assured that we here across the border have much the same qualities although most of us make do with a lot less money.
But that does not give you the right to slight us in the way you did, nor the money we make here - it's as good as HK dollars, if not better. I can honestly say I give my students as much as you give yours - perhaps even more, and I enjoy my work even though I have now been here many years, not counting two years teaching in Hong Kong.

[wanderlust1066]

[Roger]

as said (and that only on a hunch, but now with your reply to prove it) you are a conceited, arrogant boor.
You a teacher - ? I am sorry for the kids. ANd your colleagues - if you have any!

[once again]

No idea about the NET requirements but recently met a guy who, until very recently, worked at Wall Street. He told me..salary was 19,000 HK dollars a month. Hours were 12pm till 9pm weekdays and 10am till 5pm Saturdays. He reckoned on average of 6 teaching hours a day. He left, he said, because they were only interested in making money and not the students or teachers. It was ok at first, but then dreaded going into work so he quit after 6 months.

[bella]

One of my ex-colleagues also worked for WSE a couple of years ago. The pay was HK$18k for average 25 teaching hrs per week. He couldn't stand the working hours (12pm - 9pm) which were unsociable. Lunch time at 4 or 5pm in the afternoon really messed up his normal eating pattern. Management were constantly breathing down his back and he felt that he was in a business conference for every class. Turnover for teaching staff was extremely high. Not the best place nor the worst. He quit his job after three months.

[Freddie_Unbelievable]

Kurva,

"Did someone get to you Freddie? You don't seem like the self-censoring type"

Truth be told, I found my softer side. I have found thousands of reasons to be kind.

Don't worry Kurva, the real Freddie will be back soon.

[ChrisRose]

Being desperate i just went for an interview.

These are what they offered.

$17,000 a month rising to $18,000 a month after 3 months

Hours: 12:00pm - 9:00pm Monday to Friday
10:00pm - 5:00pm alternative Saturdays

1 hour for lunch.

Teachers not to leave premisies except for lunch break.
14 days holiday a year. I think that is the public and national hoildays mixed together.


At a qucik off my head calculation that is 100 an hour, I was told overtime is $110 an hour.

[ChrisRose]

Correction $73.21 per hour.

[briandwest]