To folks following this thread: You notice that "DalianTeacher82" is fuming that Silverboy and I (and others) have been demanding more concrete information, and yet, at last it has been provided.

I don't doubt the majority of information provided by "DalianTeacher82," but I must also say that during my time in China (again, both in public and private educational "organizations") I never once encountered the type of working arrangements and terms that "DalianTeacher82" details here.

I investigated and interviewed LOTS of teaching positions that I accepted, considered, or turned down, and not ONE of them presented similar terms. Frankly, I think a base salary of 5000-6000RMB per month should provide free housing, or almost 100% housing allowance.

Also, as you can find in hundreds of threads in the achives of this forum, LOTS of FTs complain about being ripped off when the school/employer makes salary dedcutions for utilities. I always paid utilities myself, because otherwise lots of mysterious and unexplainable "dedcutions" can occur.

Such posters get so annoyed that we are demanding more information, but we do it to protect unsuspecting newbies, often considering coming to China. We've learned a lot from experience, and we're trying to get to the bottom of thengs here, and also get as annoyed as they do when expected to be downright gullible. If I were trying to make someone believe they should work for me or my school, I would provide VERY specific and credible information -- and that's all I'm trying to do here.
So sue me. It brought the necessary results (and notice "DalianTeacher82" didn't say I was wrong about anything, just annoyed). Personally, I would never agree to such terms, but now others can make a more informed decision before venturing closer to NC in Dalian.