I find myself in a real pickle. I have applied for and been hired by what "seems" to be a very good school.

However, when I asked for the contact information of other teachers who worked there, I got no response. When I kept asking I got a resounding "no" with no explanation.

No, I know as everyone else doe's this is a big red flag. However in this case I am not really sure. The staff seem to know zero about ESL in China, and don't seem to be aware this is a pretty common request. The person I spoke to seemed genuinely offended, as if I did not trust her or something.

I believe there lack of help in this area is due more to personal feelings then them actually trying to hide something.

This is what shocks me though, that so many schools have no idea how their own industry works. They are totally in the dark about the needs and wants of their future Foreign teachers. They don't seem to have a clue as to what we want or why we want it.