Terrible stressful place to work - EF Kids and Teens Teachers English 1 Employee Review

2.0
Aug 28, 2015
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Pros

The visa is legit. Some good support when you arrive in China. Some average promotions available at local head office, if you are willing to put up with a lot of hell for one year. Lesson plans are all provided ready made to teach. Everything else, I can't think of anything good to say.

Cons

Refusal to pay bonuses originally promised. Constantly giving extra hours. They refuse to help with your visa if you decide to change jobs---they often lie to make sure you don't teach anywhere else. They don't pay enough for the work you are required to do. Poor training and development, duplicitous about legalities of transferring visas. If you're going to work for a language training centre in China go to Wall Street. Holding onto teachers' visa documents (Foreign Experts Certificate) for 'safekeeping', so that you cannot break contracts and continue to work in China. Lying to parents about teachers future prospects once they leave.

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English 1 Response
10y
Thank you for your review. As you mentioned above, the visas that we offer people are completely legitimate and legal. With this comes with a string of laws and regulations as set by the Chinese government. It is almost impossible to transfer visas between companies and many foreign documents are indeed kept for safekeeping because, if they are lost, they are irreplaceable. However, teachers can access these documents at any time should the require them.

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