why don't you just go with the flow, it's their school? What you should be concerned about is do they cough up with the cash on time? Is your flat free? Do you have a new carpet in your bedroom? I started insisting on the latter since my expensive watch fell from the bedside table smashing its glass on the hard tiles. Do you have to pay for electricity(out of the question)? Does your water dispenser also heat up water for a quick cup of coffee. Can girls gain access to your flat without let or hindrance-that would certainly be a deal-breaker? No No, don't try and take charge or poke your noses into things that should not concern you.

The problem is if everyone thought like you and decided not to do anything about things that need to be put right, such as teachers disobeying bilingual non smoking signs,slippery floors with no wet floor warning signs, low ceilings without signs warning you to watch your head, all the chinese teachers receiving a school provided notebook and textbooks but the FT being told just get on with it, then life for all future FT's would be harder. Personally I couldn't give a rats, as I leave here in 2 months, but I think it's pretty sad that so many choose to bury their head in the sand and not stand out and point out things that are wrong, over fear of losing a job, where another could easily be found. This is China, there are other english teaching jobs, n'est pas?