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[JJ711]

I was wondering if it was usual for employers to refuse flight reimbursement, based on the fact that the receipt was not stamped by the Chinese Tax Bureau. I bought a round-trip ticket from an agency in Guangzhou. They sent me the receipt per my request, and when I returned to the mainland I gave my employer my flight stubs, the e-ticket, and the receipt. He told me that I would not be reimbursed, because the receipt didn't have the red Chinese stamp; some of you might be familiar with this symbol, of course. The school is Peking University, and they are usually extremely good about foreign teacher support. Personally, I think it's a good poll question, because I've never heard any of my colleagues complain about getting their travel money back.

[arioch36]

With what you gave, and a contract that says the flight reimbursement is part of the contract (which is, after all, the SAFEA guideline/rule) I have almost never heard of a school saying no.

One exception, maybe 5 years ago, arrived at my new school, and they wanted me to sign the "real contract" The real contract mentioned they would give me 3,000 RMB. They said, "oh we're sorry, it's the best we can do" One trip to the Hnean waishiban took care of that problem, and they apologized for the "misunderstanding"

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[loboman]

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[loboman]

I interviewed with Peking University at Wuxi. Was offered the position and turned it down. There were just too many loose ends and I got the feeling I was being sold the extended warranty and undercoating before I even decided to buy the car.

There were just too many cons and very few pros.

Salary offered was 8000 a month.
Airfare was stated as 1200 us dollars for 1 semester contract and 2000 us dollars for a one year.

Cons:
They would not state how many hours a week or month to work. Just that I would work �full time� for PKU.

Told that when not teaching I would have to work with the students and guide them but when asked specifically what I had to do or what hours I would do this the answer was �when you are needed�.

The rooms were very small. No cooking. No refrigerator. No Microwave. No washing machine (told there was a communal laundry room for students to use). No computer.
The school location is terrible. There is nothing close by! Not even a bus line.

The visa situation is what really scared me off. They wanted me to work on an F visa. Gave me plenty of doubletalk when I asked why they would get me an F instead of a real legal working visa. Especially after they told me what a great and big school they are.

I had several interviews with them. They called me and offered me the position but, I declined as I had too many doubts about what they told me and what I thought was the truth. One of the interviewers told me that I would not exactly work for the school but the school would pay me. My internal thought was WTF? SO I asked if I would work for him and he replied, �not exactly�. So I wasn�t sure who I was working for and I didn�t like that one bit.

On top of that he gave me the textbook that the class would use. He told me he �wrote� it. And then after I had a chance to read it I realized that is was manly the work of other and he bound it and printed a textbook. There were no credits to the true authors or anything that pointed out that it was anyone�s work but him.

So Peking University at Wuxi- too many alarm bells went off in my head and after reading the ops issues I see my Spidey Sense was correct and if I let my guard down the thread may have been my own � except with the title �I was listening to 50 Cent and my school tried to steal my ho and my airfare and why I trashed their office and stomped them like a Crip would stomp a Blood��

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