"Basing any argument on sweeping generalities is fruitless. Wouldn't it be more useful to say that some Directors of Studies are doing less work than teachers? And, by the way, how many Directors have you encountered in China? Enough to make a determination as to their usefulness or whether or not by not being "at the blackboard" they are doing less work than teachers?"
Useful or not is irrelevant as far as I'm concerned - I'd NEVER work for a Chinese employer who'd appointed a foreign DOS.Teaching in China can even bring out the worst in ordinary unpromoted FT's,I've seen it happen.
And a former colleague of mine told me about a Canadian DOS in Shanxi,a loser who got drunk with his unexpected and undeserved elevated status,so treating his fellow foreigners there like dirt.A story like that is enough to make me shy away from Chinese employers with that kind of employment structure.
"Moreover, you've got to admit that working 18 - 20 hours a week for a salary you can live comfortably on is pretty much a cake walk. So far, after nearly six years in China, I've yet to hear an FT complain of being overworked. Lots of other complaints, yes. But being overworked, no."
Yes,I agree with you on that.That's the main reason I'm here - underworked and overpaid.Long may it continue!