I also work for this company and I find this post completely over the top towards the Bai Da Wei school and unnecessarily personal and nasty towards Maria. I’m not a fan of keyboard warriors. If you’ve got something you want to say at least have the balls to say it to the person’s face. Maria will admit herself she hasn’t got a lot of teaching experience. As I see it she’s there in a management position to manage the foreign teachers and for that role teaching experience isn’t vital. I understand she has previous relevant management experience and I think that shows. It’s not a job I would like to try doing as you’re dealing with a lot of different characters and some very big egos. Working as a teacher in China isn’t like a normal 9 to 5 job back home. Personally I would definitely recommend Bai Da Wei School as a safe and reliable school to work for in China. I feel the school has looked after me, but as with any workplace from time to time there will be issues to resolve – you find that in any place of work. Ok, maybe the management have made some mistakes in the past, but they are trying their best in my opinion. As for Maria she helped me to resolve something that was outside the control of the school which was a big problem for me. Also I understand she’s looking into improving the standard of the apartments the school offers its teachers. For me she’s a good manager and a decent person – I just hope she’s also got a thick skin too! As for the area we live in I just don’t get what this person is saying. There’s nothing wrong with the area where we live. I feel safer here than I do back home and the local people are friendly. Location wise we’re not that far from the train station, fairly close to Guilin Lu… a western hang out area. We have 2 big supermarkets close to us. We have small local shops of course and one that’s a mini supermarket that’s open 24 hours a day 365 days a week. And if you want to go to a gym there’s a really good one within 10 minute’s walk. Alternatively you can go to Changchun Park to participate in some Tai Chi or whatever you fancy.