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Q: Which of the Big English Schools Pay the Best?

Does anyone have experience at Wall St, New Oriental or English First? 

 

I'm tired of my job and have a TEFL and was thinking of switching to ESL for a year before deciding my next move. 

 

(Also, me and the girl broke up, so I'm thinking of moving to somewhere like Shanghai or Shenzhen)

 

Which of these big schools have the best benefits/ salaries? I know the basic salary will be advertised with the position, but do they have flights allowances, do they offer growth?

 

Are they actually organised? (compared to the mess I'm dealing with in my current job)

 

Thanks!

 

 

9 years 7 weeks ago in  Business & Jobs - China

 
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You will earn more than anything they offer by taking a low hours full time (yes) teaching position at a public school for ~9000/month just for the visa and giving private lessons during your (extensive) free time. If working for big training center chains you can kiss goodbye to most of your free time, and you will probably be too exhausted to do anything during whatever free time you still have.

 

You have to find your own students but it should be easy, many Chinese out here are looking and desperate for a NET and willing to pay 250 or more per hour for private tuition, they will surely be more motivated than the students you will get at training centers.

 

Also you can give tuition at Starbucks or some other coffee place, in a much nicer (but less professional I admit) environment than any classroom. Hint: Only take a cup of water, it's free.

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None of the above, the only way to make good money in ESL is to get into managemetn of one of the big schools or to be your own boss. That being said, EF is generally the worst of the one's you mentioned while Wall Street and Disney typically pay more and have some advancement opportunities. 

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if you can deal with kindergarten it pays more. you need to do the whole silly dance routines, acting like a kids tv presenter, but on the upside much less preparation is required and generally the hours are lowest.

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You will earn more than anything they offer by taking a low hours full time (yes) teaching position at a public school for ~9000/month just for the visa and giving private lessons during your (extensive) free time. If working for big training center chains you can kiss goodbye to most of your free time, and you will probably be too exhausted to do anything during whatever free time you still have.

 

You have to find your own students but it should be easy, many Chinese out here are looking and desperate for a NET and willing to pay 250 or more per hour for private tuition, they will surely be more motivated than the students you will get at training centers.

 

Also you can give tuition at Starbucks or some other coffee place, in a much nicer (but less professional I admit) environment than any classroom. Hint: Only take a cup of water, it's free.

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