I agree,

Below is an account for my experience with ABIE (American baby International English).

I had to work for ABIE (American baby International English) for a year ! I couldn't have left earlier because I was tied to the visa they gave me. During that time I became popular in our district as the best English teacher there, most of the students have left the training center after I left.

They let me work overtime -sometimes double my workload or even on weekends- for peanuts against our contract.

My salary was deducted on two different occasions just for having my annual holiday that was agreed in the contract.

They accommodated me in a studio for 1300 CNY a month whilst our initial agreement before I arrived to the city was an apartment for 2500 CNY. They have refused to reimburse me if I was to rent my own place -against our contract-

I didn't receive my last month salary until now. I had to stop teaching just to get half of the flight reimbursement that I was promised in the contract. They have refused to give me my release letter -one of the documents you must have to transfer your employment in China- so that I can transfer my employment to a new school even though I finished the contract with them -Just because they wanted to keep me or force me stay-.

ABIE (American baby International English) didn't offer me any training at all.They hired me illegally by getting me a work visa from another school, which I discovered later whilst applying for my work visa abroad. ABIE obviously didn't even have a school licence and of course no right to hire a foreigner at that time. They probably still do the same or sometimes offer teachers a visa from Beijing/Shanghai or HK or even a business visa from another country. Most of the staff they hired were incompetent and even the people who were supposed to teach English or assist in the classes couldn't speak English or just had very poor communication skills.

They hired a friend of mine in another branch in Hefei and her last two months salaries weren't paid to her, they ate their words and failed to give her a work visa and they even let her pay for a flight to HK and a visa from there to let here stay and work with them.

I have another friend who left them right after they finished the first year contract because of all the ridiculous salary deductions and breaches to the contract they always did.

This Franchise is owned by a lady who can't speak any English and claims to have an MBA from the US. Their website also says that the parent company is in NY (doesn't exist).

They sell the courses to the parents claiming that all teachers are native speakers or Americans to be more specific. I was forced to lie to the parents and hid my real nationality.

ABIE (American baby International English) doesn't have any curriculum/books to teach students. Last time I checked they bought a subscription to a phonics website that anyone could get just for 35$.