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Hey guys,
Thanks so much for the replies.
I’m here on a Z visa, and I have just received my residency. The company sent me their electronic version of the copy after I pointed out that they had just forwarded my email I had sent them and this shows no proof of them actually signing and agreeing to the terms. Eventually after must persistence , they sent me a copy with both signatures and the stamps.
I’m still not happy with them though. When I 1st got here no one from the company came to the airport. Luckily I had 2 friends here who knew I was coming and picked me up. I stayed with them for 2 days before I was shipped off to a school in Yibin. This might have been my fault. But they had asked me to pack my bags and get ready for an interview. They said I’d be interviewed by a school and then they’ll take me to where I’d be staying for the week. It was mentioned I’d be teaching kindergarten but nothing of the location being so far out. I was brand new here so I didn’t know what was actually going on until I was at a bus station. I was really upset about this and they couldn’t understand why.
Also they’ve been really slow with everything of mine. When I got back they didn’t have an apartment for me. My friends who also work for them invited me to stay with them until the company had an apartment for me. That took about 2 weeks excluding the week I was shipped off outside of Chengdu. When I argued about this they tried to say my friends house was a stop for other teachers.
Then there was the bank account, I’ve been here for 2 months and only got my bank account (with help of a Chinese friend) last week. The company had my passport since I got to Chengdu after I’d done my medical and used the excuse of needing to do my residency to get it. It was only after I had mentioned that they aren’t doing their jobs and have broken contract with me, that they gave it back.
Last one, I got really sick in the 1st month and the company is meant to provide us with the proper care by taking us to a doctor who practices western medicine. They refused to take me stating that while I’m in bed if I don’t get a doctors note, I pay the penalty of 100rmb per a class missed. I asked to be taken but I was given a reply of ” you can find a medicare. They are very common here, just phone me when you find one and I’ll talk to the lady/man”. I thought this was normal until while speaking to another teacher I was informed that it was completely unacceptable. They had to send someone to take you to a proper doctor. So I finally got them to send someone and I asked for a doctor, but the lady refused and took me to a medicare instead. Saying this is just as good. When I asked if money would still be deducted because I am sick but medicares don’t give out doctor notes, she simply said I’ll ask. Which I’ve come to learn is never a good thing and basically you’ll be repeatedly asking her to ask the company for a while.
I got told these are all petty, common things that everyone gets, here in China and that I don’t have anything to really terminate the contract on.
Is this true? Or am I just being a huge sore loser?
Any insight would be welcome.
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