Warning for all ESL Teachers coming to teach at kindergartens/nursery schools in Changsha or other places in China using an agency called Work in China or Dragon Charm. It is the same agency which keeps changing its name. If you decide to teach in China using this agency, then I must warn you. I am one of the former ESL teachers who had very bad experience with the people of this agency. I worked very hard at King International Kindergarten in Changsha throughout the whole period of my contract and, in the end, I was not paid for the last month. They also didn’t reimburse my insurance as stated in the contract. I used different means to convince Roger, supposedly the main manager of the agency (but in fact, it is very difficult to say who the main manager is), to pay me what he owes me, but all attempts were in vain.

I asked then for help the Police of Changsha, the leadership as well as the owner of King Kindergarten, and the parents of my children’s  group, who all tried their best to force him to pay me, but he didn’t care about anything. Their all gave me lots of support which I will never forget. 

When Roger and one of his assistants arrived at the airport a few hours before my departure to hand over my money after being forced by the main boss of all Wanying Kindergartens and the director of King, he wanted me to sign a letter full of lies which I couldn't accept and sign at all. He then started very aggressively to shout at Mrs. Isabel who is one of the parents of King, who was there to monitor the situation and be my support. In the end, I had to protect her from his aggressive shouting. Apart from that he and one of the workers of the agency stole my statement which I prepared in advance for him to sign which simply says that Roger paid me 5200 rmb which cover July salary and insurance money, and declares that there is nothing else to pay on the part of the agency in the future. I think it was a fair statement. So, he stole it with my signature and without paying me anything - in front of kindergarten parent and security cameras. So, it can be considered as theft.

Regarding the insurance reimbursement. They first told me that they do not remember that I gave them money for insurance. When I brought a document signed by Roger which clearly says that they deducted insurance from my salary and will this sum reimburse at the end of my stay, then they tried another tricks telling me that I have no right to get it back. When I several times asked for the receipt of my insurance, Mona (one of the workers) told me that she doesn't know anything about my insurance. I wanted to see a doctor in Changsha but I couldn’t. I kept being sick since I didn’t have any insurance number, card or receipt. So, I think that they even didn’t pay any insuruance and just took my money into their pockets.

I think enough is enough. This kind of behavior isabsolutely unacceptable. I will be not surprised if the Wanying Kindergarten chain and other kindergartens will stop collaborating with this agency in the future. Roger laughed when I told him that I will report him and the whole agency of doing illegal things, breaking immigration laws, forcing teachers to do illegal things, promising them that work permit will be prepared upon arrival in China etc. 

I have enough evidence against them such as emails, voice records, sms, documents etc which I started collecting long time ago on recommendation of some foreign teachers who told me that the agency is very bad as they played with so many of them dirty games similar to what happened to me later. By the way on the Internet you can see already bad comments about this agency.

In addition to that, I can also say that some of the agency people have very poor English which often caused serious problems in communication if they didn’t understand what the teachers said. To mention is also the fact that I several times during my contract time discovered mistakes in my salary and electricity/water bills. I always had feelings that Mona or somebody else tried to cheat me. When I mentioned that there are mistakes there, they made corrections, but I don’t want to think of what would have happened if hadn’t mentioned it.

I hereby ask all former ISL teachers who also had bad experience with this agency, no matter what the current name was, to share their experience in order to warn all future ISL teachers of using this agency.

I am not giving up, I am going to continue my “fight” in diplomatic way because it is not only about my money but also about the principle. Somebody must stop these people of doing such bad things like cheating, playing tricks and stealing. I will fight for fairness and truth. I will fight against darkness which must be defeated. The world cannot work like this agency. Bad, rude and ruthless people must be punished.

So, please, do not trust this Agency!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They lie and cheat people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You will lose a lot of money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you do so, then you do it at your own risk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!