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fred zepplin
Joined: 21 Sep 2010
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 Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:46 am Post subject: what do you think?? |
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http://www.eslcafe.com/joblist/index.cgi?read=24491
link to a job listing.
Does is sound too good to be true? What are the potential pitfalls?
Or on the other hand do you think it may be fine, but, they will get lots of applicants that walk all over someone who's just finishing their first year in Korean PS?
It's coming up to renewal time and basically just analysing my options. I already have a pretty worthless online tefl cert so the 4 week course sounds particularly appealing especially in Thailand. The relocation to China after sounds a little scary but I could live with a change of scene for a while.
I like to hear some opinions from some peolpe who've been in this game longer than i have. |
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DaHu
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:22 am Post subject: |
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| All that "Free" stuff is going to be "you pay now, we'll reimburse you if you last a year" |
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koreatimes
Joined: 07 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:40 am Post subject: |
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| Monthly income of between 10,000 and 13,000 RMB, depending on location. |
If you have to pay 3,000 or more for rent, then this brings down your salary. I don't see where it says free housing after your training. This is all a gimmick. If it was such a great deal, then why aren't people already in China wanting to do this?
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| Monthly housing allowance of 3,200 � 4,350 RMB (depending on location) |
Is this in addition or part of the 10-13,000 salary?
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| Three months advance housing allowance to secure a nice apartment where you are living |
This is evidence they WON'T get you housing at all. In China, you have to pay all months upfront, plus one more month as a security deposit (called yajin). Usually, it's 6 months, so you will have to pay 4 months. You want to be locked down to 6 months and 7 months pay when you start working in China?
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| Opportunities to grow and be promoted within Disney English |
This pretty much means pyramid scheme. Read about Nova in Japan. It was run the same way. Now it is no longer around. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| read the details on the company website and look at the pictures on the company website its downright scary between the uniform and other requirements. its downright scary |
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fred zepplin
Joined: 21 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:19 am Post subject: |
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[quote="koreatimes"]
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| Monthly income of between 10,000 and 13,000 RMB, depending on location. |
If you have to pay 3,000 or more for rent, then this brings down your salary. I don't see where it says free housing after your training. This is all a gimmick. If it was such a great deal, then why aren't people already in China wanting to do this?
This was my first thought as the salaries qouted are ok from what ive read. It does seem strange that they can't find people in country to fill them. |
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Guajiro
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:55 am Post subject: |
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| This pretty much means pyramid scheme. Read about Nova in Japan. It was run the same way. Now it is no longer around. |
Apparently Nova is making a comeback. I don't know if it's any better or worse than it was. |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:33 am Post subject: |
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| Walt Disney China has been pushing their, "hot," job since last May. Last May, they were offering an all expenses paid trip to Thailand for a 1 month TEFL course before setting off to China on a 1 year job. I noticed their pay and benefits offer is decreasing where you no longer get a prepaid flight, but they increasingly tout their Mickey Mouse job as a really awesome opportunity. I'm afraid it sounds too good to be true and I'd be performing in sweaty hot character costumes 10 hours a day on stage with cameras and staring pressure during the other estimated 4 hours of wearing a company t-shirt and your real smiley face. It looks to be a high pressure boiler room $5 an hour entertainer job where you are treated by strict, but disorganized corporate style management where you are told nothing until you are 5 to 10 minutes behind schedule and then you'd be treated as if you are perpetually late for work. It surely is too good on paper and would go something like I described. I'm keeping an eye for a real review of this job as it's an interesting idea. |
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