American Linguistics??!! That's a bit of a iffy oxymoron to stumble across on a dark night!
I don't recognise the fantastic establishment I worked for in Tianjin in what you you write about them. I had previously, before taking a position with Yuming, worked in several seedy schools in China. I couldn't believe my luck, and felt that I had totally landed on my feet at Yuming. I found them well-organised, reliable, caring, totally honest, and sympathetic. My word, they didn't even mind me sleeping with staff members as long as I kept it under my hat(not literally you understand.) I could't fault the pay, it was always on time and usually contained a little bonus. My flat was like a penthouse and wasn't once asked to contribute towards paying for a single watt of electricity. After being with them for only two months, there was a knock on my door one evening, a senior member of staff arrived sporting a porters trolley loaded with a brand new computer(500 gb hhd and 8gb of ram) The considerate young lady helped me plug everything in- And I refer to everything. No, I can't fault Yuming.