Every such story has two sides.China may not be the best country to teach EFL in.But FT's who've also taught in South Korea have posted on this board that teaching and living in China is MILES BETTER.
Before we make a judgement as to how bad things are for FT's in China,we should listen to the other side of each FT's tale of woe,ie what his(or her) employer has to say.I expect in many instances there will be faults on both sides.
And we should try to put the number of louwai who complain in perspective by trying to estimate that group as a % of the total number of FT's teaching here.You might well find that it's a lower figure than you think!
Another thing that I've noticed is that on occasion an FT has complained bitterly about his(or her)employer only to be contradicted by his(or her) fellow FT's.Maybe that louwai is bad,not the employer.
What's more,louwai teaching here seldom unite when they have common problems with their employers - too many louwai here are grovelling weasels who compete with one another to be their employers' pets,especially ex backpackers who are so grateful they've landed a reasonably well-paid teaching job for the first time in their lives that they are unwilling to rock the boat!
In a word,as Turnoi has previously posted,EFL in China is a grey area!