Workplace reviews and discussion: 台北市私立艾力美語短期補習班

The process of interacting with the children is the happiest part of this job. Although the children can be quite mischievous at times, when you need help, the first one to rush over is usually the naughtiest one. It can be very healing.

This is a bit long, so if you can't get through it, you can apply in person and experience it for yourself.

First, let's talk about this company's traditional culture. If you are a newcomer and need to get a supervisor's approval for teaching supplies for a foreign teacher's class, the supervisor will “very seriously” ask you about the purpose and quantity of every item. If you don't know, they will ask you to go back, find out everything, and then submit the request again. The important point is that this supervisor attends every meeting about supplies with the foreign teachers, so they are also the one who approved the quantities and purposes, but spends most of the time scrolling on their phone. Oh, and if the supervisor forgets something and is blamed by upper management, they will say without hesitation that the Chinese-speaking teacher forgot.

Next, let's talk about how information is communicated in this company. If you discover a problem in your work and ask about it, management will tell you, “Okay, we'll discuss it at the meeting.” And then... nothing. Ask again a few days later, and management will say, “Didn't we already mention this last time? We'll bring it up again at this meeting.” And then... nothing again. If the problem does not affect the progress of subsequent work, then fine. If it does, congratulations—you become the designated scapegoat. The problem is not limited to communication through the hierarchy; even communication among peers is completely inconsistent. Two supervisors can hold the same meeting and give two different answers. This is a company run like a multi-headed cart.

Finally, let's talk about the most serious issue: bullying. This company has a foreign teacher whose emotional control is baffling. Sometimes they slam doors, sometimes they throw things, and yelling at colleagues and students is an everyday occurrence. When you report this kind of behavior to management, they will respond, “You have to endure it and make sure to keep him happy.” Once, because of a completely unfounded accusation by the foreign teacher, they assaulted a Chinese-speaking teacher. The incident has already been reported to the police. Afterwards, that Chinese-speaking teacher was transferred to another branch and privately told: either be sensible and leave on your own, or I will make you leave by saying you are unsuitable for this job. As you can imagine, that Chinese-speaking teacher left too.

If you really need a job, don't care how much money you earn, don't care whether you will be trusted, don't care whether anything will be expected of you, and don't care about being a second-class citizen in Taiwan, your own country, then welcome aboard.