They were deceptive in the recruiting process, as many companies are. Their shifts are split, and they successfully hid that from me until after I was hired. “Hid” is polite, they straight up lied. I could possibly excuse the split shift thing if I am placed near my current location as I’ve requested ( I already live in Japan ), but that’s 15 wasted hours per week. Their contract is only a year, which is much better than my last company, but I don’t see how I could trust this situation. Especially for what it pays ( Barely over $1000 a month after rent is deducted ) I begin the job in April. It’s also worth mentioning that the recruiters work for a completely separate company from Shane.
Despite this, many people insist Shane is an excellent school for people seriously interested in gaining experience and developing into a professional English teacher, which is something to consider because that is exactly what I am after. They also have schools in other cities of Japan and even other countries that I am interested in living in. However, I worry. I know recruiters are known for misleading their recruits, but my worry is if they were this misleading about split shifts, what other shady practices are in store for me at their company? Do I have anything serious to be worried about, or are they actually a decent company who are going to help me and offer real support in my development? Any advice? For now, I am going to continue to look at other companies who I know do not split shifts, many are not hiring until later this year, and there is still a very good chance I will wind up going with Shane. It all depends. I would greatly appreciate honest advice or thoughts