One aspect of working for that agent is the renumeration you receive for a ten month contract. The whole package should add up to around 60,000 RMB, including air fare compensation, for an FT employed in a public middle school in China. If that is applicable to you, as an agency teacher, you're doing okay. However, if you're making significantly less than that, I'd say you're being screwed over. Also bear in mind that it is standard practice for FT's to receive full pay during the long vacation that occurs in the middle of your teaching contract, as that's the way your Chinese colleagues are treated. However, unlike them, you should get a travel allowance of at least 2,200 RMB. Of course, your accommodation should be free of rental charges. I think now you are in a position to assesss your own employment situation accurately.