By some of the posts about Hess, I assumed the school was named after Rudolph Hess???[/quote]
It was. They decided Goebels was too long to fit on the sign.[/quote]
Try and get a Taiwanese to pronounce “Goebels”. Go eeeeh bellls or something similar.[/quote]
To the tune of “Colonel Bogey” (River Kwai Theme)
Hitler has only one sticky ball
Himmler has two but very small
Zimmler has something simlar
But poor old Goh balls…
[strike]has no balls, at all[/strike]…is the dogs bollocks
By some of the posts about Hess, I assumed the school was named after Rudolph Hess???[/quote]
It was. They decided Goebels was too long to fit on the sign.[/quote]
Try and get a Taiwanese to pronounce “Goebels”. Go eeeeh bellls or something similar.[/quote]
To the tune of “Colonel Bogey” (River Kwai Theme)
Hitler has only one sticky ball
Himmler has two but very small
Zimmler has something simlar
But poor old Goh balls…
[strike]has no balls, at all[/strike]…is the dogs bollocks[/quote]
:bravo: Nice.
Isn’t it written in all capitals on the sign that looks like a coat of arms? I can’t remember because I have repressed the memory, and much like with the story of the medusa, if I do look it up, I will be turned to stone.[/quote]
Sure, but a lot of companies have their names in all-caps in their logos (Sony, Philips, Casio, Nokia, 7-Eleven). It doesn’t mean that their names should be written that way in a sentence.
I’m not justifying it. I’m just saying that’s how it is (with Hess) here.
Isn’t it written in all capitals on the sign that looks like a coat of arms? I can’t remember because I have repressed the memory, and much like with the story of the medusa, if I do look it up, I will be turned to stone.[/quote]
Sure, but a lot of companies have their names in all-caps in their logos (Sony, Philips, Casio, Nokia, 7-Eleven). It doesn’t mean that their names should be written that way in a sentence.[/quote]
Agreed. That’s like saying you have to shout the word IKEA because their signs are so large and all presented in capitals. 
Oh wait, should you write IKEA or ikea? 
Isn’t it written in all capitals on the sign that looks like a coat of arms? I can’t remember because I have repressed the memory, and much like with the story of the medusa, if I do look it up, I will be turned to stone.[/quote]
Sure, but a lot of companies have their names in all-caps in their logos (Sony, Philips, Casio, Nokia, 7-Eleven). It doesn’t mean that their names should be written that way in a sentence.[/quote]
Agreed. That’s like saying you have to shout the word IKEA because their signs are so large and all presented in capitals. Oh wait, should you write IKEA or ikea? [/quote]
This is still retarded, but “the company’s name is an acronym comprising the initials of the founder’s name (Ingvar Kamprad), the farm where he grew up (Elmtaryd), and his hometown (Agunnaryd, in Småland, South Sweden).” (Taken from Wikipedia.)
I personally think it’s ridiculous the way many Apple products are spelt.
My concern upon crawling this thread is that one’s wife may end up learning how to teach Taiwanese English, which isn’t English.
Being a HESS current employee at the moment, I wouldn’t recommend anyone working for HESS in Taiwan, whether you’re a foreign teacher (like me) or a Taiwanese teacher. The company is just out to make money and doesn’t car at all about it’s emplyee’s or how much the kids are actually learning. It’s ALL about keeping the parents happy. In the training you attend they will tell you about how great it is working with kids but any ‘hairy’ questions that you really want to know the answer to before you sign the contract (which costs around 20,000NTD to break) they’ll say “It depends on what branch you’re placed in.” So, they avoid telling you all the bad things in this way, such as you’ll have to attend numerous weekend work days (Taiwanese teachers work far more Saturdays and work hard out of hours more than foreign teachers do) you’ll be expected to do ridiculous parformances and dress up in ridiculous costumes even if you hate it, and practice in time you’re not paid for…and various things like that. In Taiwan, the boss is king and it seems like it’s taboo to ever say no to doing something, even if it’s very inconvenient for you and you’re not paid for it. I think this should change, and it’s the young taiwanese people that should start demanding more for themselves and get what they deserve from the work they’ve done. You can’t expect to get what you deserve working at HESS. What’s more…they won’t guarantee (although they’ll try) to place your wife in a school near you, and you only find out at the end of training. So it’s possible she pays the training fee simply to get told she can’t work in a school that’s convenient to her. In short, be VERY wary at HESS, i havn’t gotten on at all well there.
It’s worth reading other people’s reviews, good and bad, to make your decision, of course remembering that in the end, it’s your wife’s decision and you’ll surely support her through it 
good luck!
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