Web International English Reviews

Pros

good curriculum, training covered everything

Cons

Company went bankrupt without any pay-offs to its employees

Advice to Management

don't steal money

Pros

You get money. Some staff are nice

Cons

Racist. The management are full of Nazi racist

Advice to Management

Please close down

Pros

Lesson plans are already prepared

Cons

Massive prostitution ring, keep yourself professional at all times They will find ways to deduct your salary even though you have fulfilled your required hours They will ask you to work overtime and pay you only a quarter of it You won't find any support from the directors or HR of the company They will give you off days and deduct salary which contradicts contract There is absolutely no business ethics,... anything goes If you inquire about your pay they will give you the run-around Be smart, open your own bank account, don't give them any information about your account, they'll pay you in cash

Advice to Management

Please turn yourselves in to the local police

Pros

Lesson plans are provided and very easy to teach. The work hours are convenient.

Cons

No room for growth as a foreigner. Must bow to the whims of customers, no matter how ridiculous.

Advice to Management

None. My complaints may have already been resolved in the time since I worked there.

Pros

Students are usually great(most not all). Pay, depends on your nationality... But they pay the standard amount (training centre).

Cons

Oh boy, where to start.(please keep in mind that I'm sharing my Beijing Webi experience, don't know how other parts are run) - horrible management (both within the centre and HQ) - no accountability, non, nothing of the sort... - pointing out issues and trying to give advice on how they could be fixed...not appreciated - your basically a monkey (one of those white monkey jobs just teaching adults) - your always... made to feel like you're dispensable, no real security - lessons are horrible, copy paste from the web, and outdated (even students complained) - nobody cares about their job - local staff is treated very poorly - policies will be enacted that go against your contract and you can't do or say anything about it (see rocking the boat) - ...

Advice to Management

Change, make way to those who actually care, promote more from within, give a chance to your foreign talent to move up in the company( there are many who care, and many whom you guys pushed out). Adopt a new mentality and company culture Don't mix adult centres with children, this creates and awful experience for your clients and staff.

Pros

It's a doorway into China. You get to meet a wide variety of people. The students will be generally nice people and are quite welcoming.

Cons

LOTS of office politics going on. Lack of any real structured curriculum. Students and Teachers alike can be seen as cash cows. Revolving door keeps spinning yeh .....

Advice to Management

Pay more attention to who you recruit. Develop the initial training more. Introduce more courses like travel and IELTS English. Stop the revolving door yeh ??

Pros

Higher level adult classes are good to teach. The content can be adapted and they have a desire to learn.

Cons

Management is absolute garbage. Zero communication, organization or administration. Pathetic leadership and stupid children's classes with no materials, resources or plan. No common sense with anything and you are completely discarded to the side if you're a foreigner. Most unprofessional place I've ever worked at.

Advice to Management

Communicate and do some work to create a harmonious environment for your staff.

Pros

-Always get paid on time -Don't need to create lesson plans -Able to have new students everyday -A good stepping stone for gaining experience

Cons

-Low salary -Overtime is only worth 150 CNY/hour -Always ask you last minute to do things -Care more about money than employees -Redundant, boring -Incompetent management -Hardly any vacation days -High employee turnover rate -Every ESL must work on weekends -No room for an ESL to advance in career at the company

Advice to Management

-Pay more -Be more flexible with your teachers -More vacation days -Train headquarters employees better -Stop offering potential employees things they don't receive once they get the job (free Chinese lessons)