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RJ - 2009-01-02
In response to Meten/Metro English (Alexander)

It would help if you said exactly WHICH Metro location. I've been in China for more than 2 years and I've heard they're OK in SOME places here.

But be careful. Ask yourself, "Have I ever stayed at a brand-name hotel that just didn't live up to my expectations or previous experience with that same brand name?" That's probably because the hotel was just using the brand-name "flag" which is really just a franchise agreement. Sure, they've got Holiday Inn ashtrays and bath towels, but the walls have unidentifiable encrustations and the drawers aren't clean and the carpet looks like your room might've been the scene of a murder-suicide...

And this is the case with a LOT of schools in Asia: some investors grab a franchise and use the crap out of the name until (MAYBE) the franchiser gets dissatisfied with the complaints and they (MAYBE) get the flag removed. But the school could, under a new name, continue as usual and go on with their shady practices. This is just the tip of the iceberg where "ownership" is shuffled through sleight of hand so they can avoid liability. I once saw a school sign more than 50 new students, close their doors without giving more than 3 classes, and then reopen under a new name in the SAME location with the SAME bosses!

I recently had an interview with another relatively popular company franchise. The office was nicer than most and everything seemed up-and-up, but the facts that they had one classroom, an unstable whiteboard, that they admitted they hadn't employed a foreigner in more than a year and their reluctance to let me keep my passport and work permit got my attention.

I declined.

Messages In This Thread
Meten/Metro English -- Alexander -- 2008-11-24
Re: Meten/Metro English -- Andrew Dewitte -- 2009-02-09
Re: Foshan and DongGuan Meten English Centre /Metro English -- JacktheHack -- 2009-09-15
Re: Foshan and DongGuan Meten English Centre /Metro English -- RobertVC -- 2011-11-25
Broken Dreams, Broken Promises -- Angry ESL Teacher -- 2010-05-16
Re: Broken Dreams, Broken Promises -- englishgibson -- 2010-05-17
Re: Broken Dreams, Broken Promises -- Reconciled -- 2010-05-17
Re: Broken Dreams, Broken Promises -- Da Wei -- 2010-08-04
Re: Foshan and DongGuan Meten English Centre /Metro English -- Jon smith -- 2009-12-09
Re: Foshan and DongGuan Meten English Centre /Metro English -- earthling -- 2009-09-15
Shenzhen Foshan and DongGuan Meten English Centre /Metro English -- JacktheHack -- 2009-09-15
Re: Foshan and DongGuan Meten English Centre /Metro English -- JacktheHack -- 2009-09-15
Re: Meten/Metro English -- RJ -- 2009-01-02
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