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Q: Youwell/Pumpkin International English. WTF?

WTF? This company is terrible to work for, all they care about is getting more money for their schools. Not a single person in the company has any teaching qualifications and you're treated like nothing more than a white monkey to be wheeled out and exhibited.

 

If you have experience with this company, please post here. I made a huge mistake working for them.

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What did you expect from a company called: "You Well, Pumpkin?" It's like saying, "Hello, Kitty."

Sorry you are having a bad experience with these folks.

GuilinRaf:

A school called "Hello Kitty" would not make me think twice, since said feline is quite popular here among women and girls in China. However, yes, the name of this particular school would have given me pause.

On a similar vein, I knew this one teacher in Guilin, who gave out business cards because he taught on the side. His card identified  him as "Proffessor"  instead of "Professor". Interestingly enough, a lot of potential customers caught the mistake and would not hire him due to his mistake.

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I agree, but I still don't think I would want to work at "Hello Kitty International School of English (HKISE)," lol. And I do feel bad for this fellow. Unfortunately, one has to be so, so careful, and then, in many circumstances, there is still no guarantee even after you have done your homework.

 

 

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GuilinRaf:

yeah,  I would be a bit self conscious if asked where do you work....

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I don't have any first hand experience with this company, but I have read bad things about it on another forum. 

yian:

What's the name of the other forum? I'd like to see if I can guess who it was by what they wrote.

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This is not the first time someone has posted a question about Youwell pumpkin international. Next time do your research before signing a contract.

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I worked for them too and had to fight every step of the way to get them to honour the contract. Which centre did you work in?

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A: No, it's not allowed to work under RP at 2nd job! I'd say, Z visa
A:No, it's not allowed to work under RP at 2nd job! I'd say, Z visa/RP sponsor can have an objections to your part-time job. I did the same at my English teaching in China and elsewhere, butT ... I casually mentioned at my prime job, some kindergarten or another school asked me to work with them part-time. Then, my Q: "Is that permitted?" ...  Answer from RP sponsor was always "Yes, but you can't be late or miss the classes at our school ..." with my reply: "No, our work schedule has a priority, and I'll arrange classes at kindergarten only in my free time." When I cleared that, I was undertaking any extra teaching hours at other schools and private students in my free time.Sometimes, teachers at my prime job asked me if I'm willing to have some extra classes elsewhere.I accepted after the talk with School's principal. I suggest, you test the felling at your Z/RP sponsor and once you see they don't object, you can work at 2nd job. Keeping your 2nd job as a secret from your employer won't work, 'cause you're laowai and Chinese know exactly what you do in your free time. However, despite your employer's agreement for extra work, you are still in violation of Chinese Labour law, and even if your sponsor agrees to your extra work, you can still get in trouble, because it's clearly written (somewhere ... ) that under Z/WP, one can work only at the Z-sponsor and nowhere else. Penalties ... I'd say, there won't be any warnings and you'll be required to exit China in short Exit time.It never happened to me, so I can't really advice how is when manure hits the fan ...  -- icnif77