Comments on: Frustrations

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:18:00 +0000

A bit like the zebra crossings in the street… they’re a common sight but no one follows them!

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:10:51 +0000

I’m with Steven in Hangzhou. Contracts aren’t worth the paper they are written on! I wonder why they even have them – really.

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:36:44 +0000

Wow, this definitely sparked some commentary!

No strike, although Stick suggested that I come back to school after I’d been paid, and no lemming-ish leap to my death, either. Just a LONG freaking day of being told that no one can possibly help me and that I’m a really troublesome foreigner.

By: Simpson’s Paradox » Blog Archive » Empty Paper Tray

Simpson’s Paradox » Blog Archive » Empty Paper Tray — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:37:56 +0000

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By: Old china hand

Old china hand — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:35:08 +0000

Remember, you get what you fight for, NOT what you’re promised!

By: All About The Maos

All About The Maos — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:37:54 +0000

So? Did you have to go on strike? Did you get your pinkies?

By: steve in hangzhou

steve in hangzhou — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:29:54 +0000

and by “guidelines” you actually mean bullshit

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:12:47 +0000

I guess you didn’t know Chinese contracts are actually more like guidelines…

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:50:23 +0000

Of all the problems I ever had in China, getting paid was not one of them. Thank God.

I had a friend who went to China before me though who told me a story about how he didn’t get paid for 2 or 3 months because the school was in financial ruin. He was pretty calm about it, and did eventually get paid – after he went on strike. I would have been a lot more mad than he was. That’s for sure.

By: Simpson’s Paradox » Blog Archive » Dragon Boat Day

Simpson’s Paradox » Blog Archive » Dragon Boat Day — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:31:00 +0000

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