Hi,
I’ve been offered a job at Dell. I’ve done some digging around on the forums and found one mediocre review and one extremely negative review. The negative review is based on the exact branch that I’d be working at:
Re: Blacklist of schools, DELL Kaohsiung, Jhonsang Rd
Postby Interpol » Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:40
Like to share an experience that just happened to me within the last week.
I’d been teaching IELTS classes at DELL adults’ cram school on Zhongshan Rd (sorry if it’s the wrong spelling) in Kaohsiung, for a year or so. I’d been told to expect a new class beginning Tuesday this week, running for the standard 12 week cycle. At the very last minute: late Monday night, I get a text telling me the class had been postponed, due to low numbers. I was bit miffed at the late call, but these things happen. I went to work there on Wednesday evening as usual, and in passing ask about the IELTS class start date, told to expect it to start “very soon”.
Later at home I checked my Facebook account and found a message from an IELTS student -from DELL- asking me why I quit teaching that class, and wishing me all the best, etc. Then, it dawns on me…Next, day I called them, and, politely at first, demand an explanation. First I got the standard b/s until finally I got an admission that “someone had lied” to me about the whole thing; not the person on the phone (name’s Mona), who had in fact, been the one who told me.
So that was the thanks I got for showing up 45 mins early for every class; doing placement interviews for free during my unpaid prep time, and staying behind after class to discuss the test with students. This is my warning to the unwary, and also to Mark, my replacement, whoever he may be.
Confuzius gave Dell three stars on his review thread here: http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=151984
Does anyone have anything to add?
Thanks