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Thread: Teaching position at Ameson in Nanjing
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[quote=GUEST72475,503044]Ameson. Where to begin... Interviewed back in May for the teaching position with Ameson Year in China. Got interviewed by some monotonous intern over skype who couldn't answer most of my simple questions (what age group would i work with, what are the living arrangements, etc). I got my letter within a week saying i was accepted. Was super excited about this, got TEFL training, took some weird test after that, etc. my "regional project coordinator" Deborah did not return my calls or emails which was a little shady but i eventually got in contact with other year in china people via Facebook and found out she was just an idiot and that were other regional project coordinators who could assist me. things were Ok but the clock was ticking. Now it is August. I have plane tickets next week to jet off to Shanghai for our orientation. The program still hasnt come up with visas, and i still do not have a city placement. The American office in Washington D.C. has been largely out of the picture. All calls and emails to any one in that office go ignored. I have gottten the contact information for one of the head honchos there (Aaron Sisko) but he ignores me as well. I try getting in touch with the China Ameson office but they ignore me too. not exactly good customer service. Yesterday I get an email saying that A. my flight may not actually be compensated (like they originally said it would), and B. i may not receive a city placement until OCTOBER. despite the fact that they told me to fly to Shanghai for orientation at the end of August. i am not alone in this. Several other Ameson AYC teachers are being told the same thing. but on the bright side a few "lucky" individuals HAVE gotten their city placements and are happy and ready to do the program. a bunch of us have been screwed over though. We have been lied to, ignored, and misled for months. but we held out hope we would get the "opportunity of a lifetime" and a "great adventure". after passing up job offers, ending leases, selling possessions, etc... our dreams have come to an end. i could pull out from the program right now without telling anyone and no one at ameson would know or care. but either way I am stuck here in the USA now, with no job, no apartment, and half my stuff. I am stuck having to explain to everyone why my big China adventure, doing my dream of teaching english to children, is kaput. but, there is a silver lining: i can help others make an informed decision on this excuse for an organization. And i have time to re-evaluate my life and what I want to do. so, thank you Ameson! [/quote]
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