We all hear that a lot, that other teachers/employees/whoever will walk out en mass. But it never seems to materialize. Of course, if they all really are coming to the end of their contracts at the same time, then what's the loss? Chinese schools and companies come to expect teachers to not stick around. Mainly it seems there are plenty of others almost standing in line to fill the gaps, or others taking the over time.

But the idea of the people sticking together and sticking it to the employer often works great in the west, but hasn't really caught on in China. And if you think the Chinese owner/managers will lose face over it, they'll just put a different spin on it.

What somany teachers in China don't realise is that they are playing by Chinese rules, not western. And thats the big problem.