I received the following e-mail from one of my current workplaces in Beijing. It is an excellent example of how 'workers rights' are not part of the Chinese vocabulary, and why China needs English schools. Please note that a complete list of the evaluation scores were included!
Check Your Place In The Competition: Should be known!
Ladys and Gentlemen,
Teaching Department will eliminate 10 teachers at the beginning of February. We will add your December evaluation score into the January one and get a total ranking from the highest score. The last 10 people will be eliminated from 15th,Feb.
Those who always rank in the top 3 will have more chances to get a raise and those who are always in the last 5 of the ranking will be cut the class' hours or salaries. This will not include the teachers who did not participate in December evaluations.
Please pay attention and Good luck! Peace, Jacy
My favourite part is still the well-wishing at the end! As you can imagine this e-mail was met with widespread discontent. Here are some of the responses:
1. Make that nine teachers. This is my two week notice. Jivan
2. Correction, make that 8 teachers. This is also my 2 week notice. Ryan
3. Hello Jacy, I take it the ten eliminated will not include those that sleep with, bribe or otherwise coerce their students which is the reason why they are at the top of this list. This is a very bold action resulting in some very good teachers being lost. But I understand the business side of it. Regards, Gerald
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Check Your Place In The Competition: Should be known!
Ladys and Gentlemen,
Teaching Department will eliminate 10 teachers at the beginning of February. We will add your December evaluation score into the January one and get a total ranking from the highest score. The last 10 people will be eliminated from 15th,Feb.
Those who always rank in the top 3 will have more chances to get a raise and those who are always in the last 5 of the ranking will be cut the class' hours or salaries. This will not include the teachers who did not participate in December evaluations.
Please pay attention and Good luck! Peace, Jacy
My favourite part is still the well-wishing at the end! As you can imagine this e-mail was met with widespread discontent. Here are some of the responses:
1. Make that nine teachers. This is my two week notice. Jivan
2. Correction, make that 8 teachers. This is also my 2 week notice. Ryan
3. Hello Jacy, I take it the ten eliminated will not include those that sleep with, bribe or otherwise coerce their students which is the reason why they are at the top of this list. This is a very bold action resulting in some very good teachers being lost. But I understand the business side of it. Regards, Gerald
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