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DosEquisX
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 Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:29 am Post subject: Shane English School in Beijing |
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I have heard some mixed reviews of Shane English, most of them have been pretty bad. Also, most of them have been about their branches in Japan.
I haven't had heard anything specific about their branch in Beijing. I just had an interview with them and it was a surprisingly intense and rather long by ESL teaching standards. Not sure if I have had a 30 minute+ interview with a private academy in China or Korea.
They put up a front of being pretty serious. Their package is also sort of goofy. Basically, 10,500 RMB/month but no apartment, health insurance or airfare reimbursement. Most places at least provide an apartment.
Not sure what to think about it. Opinions? |
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TexasHighway
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:42 am Post subject: |
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DosEquisX wrote:
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| Most places at least provide an apartment |
...or an apartment allowance so you can find your own place. |
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DosEquisX
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| TexasHighway wrote: |
DosEquisX wrote:
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| Most places at least provide an apartment |
...or an apartment allowance so you can find your own place. |
Yeah, I guess that's incorporated into the monthly salary.
Still, is it worthwhile? I am offered 10,500 RMB for 20 hours work (no office hours) but nothing is paid for by the school (health care, apartment, utilities etc). Is that enough to live on? |
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jazzprings
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:21 am Post subject: |
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It is (just) enough to live on, but why would you take a position that you can only scrape by on. This level of pay and lack of benifits is unacceptable; if they run a professional interview process and work in a professional way then they should be expected to pay accordingly.
If you're good at what you do then don't accept this offer. |
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Skyblue2
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| Well said. |
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Skyblue2
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| Well said. |
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DosEquisX
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you folks. The huge variance of cost of living in China makes it difficult to evaluate what deal is most financially suitable. |
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