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14 人中、6人の方が、「なっとく」の口コミです。

投稿者:英会話のジオスへの悪い口コミ さん

10/05/31 01:54

これで全国に伝わった。

Telling the other side of the Geos story

By NAME WITHHELD
Re: "Eikaiwa on the ropes after fall of Geos" (Zeit Gist, May 4) by Richard Smart:

Thank you very much for printing the story regarding the Geos bankruptcy. As a former Geos teacher, I was glad to see that you told the other side of the story, as other media had made it appear that there weren't any problems because G.communication had taken over the company in advance. This is not true.

I chose not to sign the vague contract with the new company, for the same reasons as the teacher mentioned in the article, and because I was due to leave the company in a matter of weeks.

I had been employed with Geos for more than 10 years when they declared bankruptcy in April. I had given the required four months' notice and was due to leave the company in May, but had offered to extend my employment to help the school as they were having trouble finding teachers.

As I was on a very old-style contract, I was due a leaving allowance of \1 million -which I lost - in addition to April's salary. I have also had to fight to be allowed to stay in my apartment until the end of the month, despite the fact I had paid May's rent directly to the landlord.

Many teachers signed the new contract as they were worried about being left homeless and visa-less with no money in a foreign country. A letter in Japanese was sent to staff who chose not to sign the contract saying that the documents required to claim the unpaid salary would be sent by May 15, and that teachers should be out of their apartments by that date. As many ex-teachers are already having to leave the country, there is no way that they will be able to make a claim.

In the school where I used to teach, the instructor who replaced me left after only a few days' teaching, and the other teacher is due to work until only the end of May. However, the students are not being told about this when they sign and agree to continue their lessons, losing the right to a refund if they cancel their contracts. Students who do not want to continue under these conditions are being told that they will not be able to obtain a refund.

I agree with the article that the large eikaiwa school models are on their way out. In the area where I live, smaller schools that allow students to pay monthly are seeing an increase in students.

I hope that you will continue to print articles showing the other side of the story.

Send all comments and story ideas to community@japantimes.co.jp

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22 人中、13人の方が、「なっとく」の口コミです。

投稿者:↑ さん

10/05/31 03:26

毎度のしつこいヒマジン星人さん…笑
目的は何?
何度も見てる内容で、飽き飽きなんすけど〜。
ネタ切れ?笑

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17 人中、10人の方が、「なっとく」の口コミです。

投稿者:↑ さん

10/05/31 12:49

GEOS teachers, be prepared to have a very very HARD time using your vacation days....its G. Com policy not to be involved in your vacation requests. YOU the teacher will be responsible for getting other teachers to cover your vacation days...company managment will NOT get involved with it...YOU will have to do ALL the leg work. The problem is...at almost all NOVA schools...teachers usually have just Tuesday and Wednesday off...or Wednesday and Thursday off...so good luck in finding anybody to cover your vacation days beyond 4 days at one time...unless you want to take unpaid holidays. Most teachers I knew got their vacation days on the week before they quit or during the New Year break...so save at least 4 or 5 days of your vacation days to cover December 27th to Jan. 4th (will vary), because you will NOT be paid for these days, as the company will be closed. The company is closed for a week...but you will have your regular two days off, so you need about 5 days of vacation to cover your salary during this time. Also...you will never get a raise or a bonus either.

GEOS teachers, be prepared to do alot of traveling, because you will be sent out on help shifts to cover other schools....you will get a help shift schedule every month...dont be surpirsed if you have to travel 1 hour or even 90 minutes one-way to a school...you will be reimbursed for the train fare, but not paid for your time. You ask, "Why do I have to do alot of traveling?"...good question...the answer is simple. G. Com will maximize teacher efficency...and schools that do not turn a big enough profit (or enough students) to pay for a teacher, a manager, and rent will not have a permanent teacher stationed at said school and the school will have a rotation of teachers teaching the classes. Example: I worked at a G. Com NOVA school in Mie prefecture ....we had 5 teachers in February 2008...in February 2009 there were only 2...February 2010 there were ZERO teachers working at this school...why?? Very simple, the school does not make enough money to keep a permanent teacher. The school is still open, but all teachers come from Nagoya or Gifu 5 days a week (the school is closed 2 days a week). If G. Com decides to reduce the number of teachers in a school, they will offer the teacher a position at a different school....most likely in a different prefecture on short notice. Its a take-it or leave-it situation....take the position or dont have a job. I have known some teachers with a family to support to be forced to relocate or be fired. So, GEOS teachers with families...G. Com is NOT family friendly and could care less if relocating causes hardship for you or not. There is a long line of people looking for work and they can easily find someone else.

G. Communication will require you to have insurance...either J-government insurance or travel insurance..no exceptions.

Be prepared to sign the same contracts as NOVA teachers and you will find that you will receive a "regularity bonus" of 25,000yen if you dont miss any days during a pay period...its actually part of your monthly salary, its not a bonus at all...if you miss a day of work...you will be penalized and your regularity bonus is forfeited and a day of wages deducted from your salary...you could easily lose 40,000 yen for one day....so NEVER miss a day of work!! If you are late...you forfeit your regularity pay and a prorated deduction for the time you were late. ITS ILLEGAL and the labor ministry and labor union have both said this activity is illegal, but G. Com has brushed it off.
You will NEVER feel comfortable working under G. Com...I gaurantee it. You will feel a dark and heavy cloud above you and the feeling you could be screwed over at a moments notice. G. Com has no problem breaking its contracts with its teachers and students...this company will lie its ass off to make a dollar. I could go on and on about G. Com, but I think I covered the main points that are waiting for GEOS teachers....some points may vary...but not by much.

I also want to note....G. Com`s core business is food and restaurants and they have a long history of taking over troubled businesses(usually restaurant chains), rehabilitating them and reselling them as franchises. We are seeing this played out with GEOS at the moment.

Just remember this...G. Com lies and lies and lies...dont believe a f-ing thing they say. Just do your job and cover your ass

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20 人中、13人の方が、「なっとく」の口コミです。

投稿者:英会話のジオスの悪い口コミへの返信 さん

10/05/31 14:09

ジオスと全然関係ない記事載せてなにがしたいの?
いつものリストラババァが誹謗中傷か

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15 人中、8人の方が、「なっとく」の口コミです。

投稿者:英会話のジオスの悪い口コミへの返信 さん

10/05/31 14:43

英語読めよ。ジオスが以下に危ないか切々と書かれているじゃないか。英語めないなら来るなよ。

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23 人中、14人の方が、「なっとく」の口コミです。

投稿者:英会話のジオスの悪い口コミへの返信 さん

10/06/02 23:53

酷い会社だね。騙される奴もバカだよ。
逃げたもの勝ち(笑)

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13 人中、7人の方が、「なっとく」の口コミです。

投稿者:英会話のジオスの悪い口コミへの返信 さん

10/06/03 22:23

22 人中、11人の方が、「なっとく」の口コミです。

投稿者:英会話のジオスの悪い口コミへの返信 さん

10/06/16 06:11

Re1&3 かわいそ。非難ばかりしてるのは友達いないからだよね。

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