For people who have worked at smaller eikaiwa schools and had the rug pulled out from under them, or for people who decided to leave a failing or floundering eikaiwa company, what were the red flags that prompted you to either stay or (hopefully) leave?
Here's what I got:
- Principal / owner's office is a stymied mess.
- Pay comes but is routinely late without any sort of acknowledgement or apology.
- Nothing has been updated in what seems to be over ten years.
- The walls need to be painted and the owner knows it, but won't pay anyone to do it so it never gets done.
- Mottainai is taken to the nth degree.
- Principal / owner does not speak with families on a timely basis.
- Owner does not take responsibility or initiative on business matters.
I'm sure this barely scratches the surface. FWIW, I don't work at this eikaiwa for any more than 5-6 hours a week, so it's not the end of the world if this business goes under.
by ChickenPaul3745