In our quest to bring about positive changes in these industries where employees get unfairly and abruptly left stranded we must first make ourselves aware that there is a method which allows the breaking away from one's employment contract. It’s key for all current/forming ESL teachers or anyone who wishes not, should be totally prepared when their job requires them move mountains with little to no support – this isn’t exactly news but something about China where we have spoken at length previously makes me question my approach on how I am supposed write these lines and go back over an entirely new thought process.
There’s a rather interesting side fact here that might bring some smiles onto ESL teacher faces - did you know for example the very term “ESL” actually has absolutely nothing to do with your everyday English as a second language but is more about how it was adopted from another acronym altogether and stands instead, 'Education’ by way of Science & Learning.
Not all China based work visas hold their ESL status quite so literally - I mean this can be an enormous concern for those that end up on the receiving ends with some pretty deep financial losses in tow – where essentially we’re talking about being paid under false pretenses or not getting enough hours logged while working full-time, it does make sense to want such things like ‘false ESL teachers’ who aren’t really teaching anything at all but have more than likely been completely caught up and sucked into the whole mess as a form of some sort higher authority with regards.
As we talk about being an employee under false pretenses in China - this is indeed something which poses quite the problem, especially if you're left stranded by your work provider who has ghosted ESL teachers mid employment contract – or worse still they never show up again but then also do absolutely nothing to resolve their own circumstances. I mean we could be talking about some pretty deep financial and reputational losses here when looking at all of what these ‘ESL’ folks go through as part of the process itself.
One might say it is quite a big risk for employees, especially ESL teachers in China who decide they will break away from their employment contracts there - doing so without any sort notice or formal communication but rather choosing instead to entirely ghost someone. Breaching privacy rules isn’t anything you really want on your hands when working anywhere near Chinese cities and this makes the whole situation a lot more complex, especially since breaking those very same laws in which one ends up being forced into taking their ESL status away - because who doesn't know that education is just as important to them now?
There’s another way of looking at things here where all we've discussed comes down simply put – “the act” itself isn’t exactly anything new nor does it hold any sort hidden connotations. As an employee, one could very well be ‘ESL’ but not necessarily ESL certified - meaning that you don their teaching hat when accepting job descriptions which aren't what they seem at all; in fact some of the most common jobs offered now are based upon entirely different grounds – say for example we talk about IT or Science instead and then go ahead to learn even more new skills from scratch.
It turns out China isn’t exactly ESL friendly as you would have thought when getting through your contract - after breaking away without so much notice given of what is going on, one might end up being left with their entire life hanging in the balance – especially if that person decides they will never show again; because then all we really get to see from this point are more ‘ESL teachers’ dropping like flies and creating an incredibly large mess along the way - I'm talking about those people who haven't been heard or seen since taking up new ESL teaching roles, yet continue working without a moment’s notice.
In conclusion it appears that no matter what has happened with regards to all these so called “ESL teachers” – whether you decide not show at work anymore nor care an ounce for your job - there still remains the most important question which asks if they will ever be able see their way out of ESL in such a manner, and more importantly; would we really have been given any leeway to ask these questions had all our Chinese based teachers simply ‘ESL’ gone awol without answering back – who knows what actually happened behind closed doors but I'm sure about one thing now - that’s the biggest part for me: an ESL teacher or anyone else should never feel too worried
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