| Well I worked for Shane for one year in Japan and found it OK so I want to defend it a bit based on my experience ( I know there are many varied experiences).
The basic pay is pretty much the same as anywhere else. If you are starting at a new school the pay is gonna be pretty standard anywhere. But I did lots of overtime at the school and got well paid for it.
Also I requested to work close to where I was living and they allowed me to work at a place a few minutes walk from my appartment for two days a week.
Another good thing about Shane are the holidays. You get a lot of days off. Much more than a regular company in Japan. Only problem is you can't choose when you want to take your holidays they are set out in the schools yearly schedule.
My main gripe with Shane was some of the scheduling. There were often many lessons in a row with no break.
A good thing is the variety of classes - I was teaching business english, doing culture classes, teaching privates and a whole range of kids and adult classes. ( Although this variety and some tight scheduling made planning lessons hard and caused some stress initially)
Anyway Im now back in Australia and I miss my time at Shane and think back to that time fondly. |