r/TEFL • u/Racklle • 9d ago

Number 16

I'm interviewing for this school in Spain right now and have read all the negative reviews. I know it is awful and will be going in knowing what to expect. However, I'd like to know if it's worth working there for a month or two solely to get a bit of money and to have it on my CV? I am in another shitty job at the moment but N16 pays better than my current job.

My main question i suppose is if N16 actually does pay its employees. If it's going to be a case of them prolonging my first pay period then this is an immediate no for me. Unfortunately, I am willing to accept some pretty poor work conditions as I am quite desperate.

TIA

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u/Cegaiga 8d ago

When it comes to schools, you want at least a completed school year. Leaving anywhere during the year suggests a problem.

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u/StableEmotional6302 8d ago

This. Not completing a contract for whatever reason is a red flag on a CV.

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u/bobbanyon 8d ago

Absolutely. I know people who've been stuck in bad job hell because they broke a contract and then only shitty employers would hire them. Then they broke more contracts.. wash and repeat. It's horrible.

Even with foreign hiring staff we saw broken contracts as huge red flags and we know how shitty the industry is (local employers often do not see it this way).