Well the compound was one example of where Yuncheng IELTS did not provide a self contained apartments with a kitchen, laundry etc. There were other examples where foreign teachers were dumped into accomodation whereby they had a room off a courtyard house and had to share a kitchen and laundry with a random Chinese guy who liked to bolt the door into the courtyard. There was no toilet in the courtyard so the ft was expected to make use of a public toilet outside of the courtyard. So this arrangement definitely could not be described as a nice apartment whereby the ft could live like an adult. So basically when approaching Yuncheng IELTS like any other employer you have to be prepared that they will sell you short with accomodation that is below what is stated in the contract.

FT's are not known for their successful lifestyles in their own countries- maybe sharing a council house with a family of 6 using one toilet- maybe dossing down on a mate's floor- maybe living in a bedsitting room. Lo and behold he arrives in China with degree in an ology and for some reason expects to live like a Lord, en suite toilet, AC, all the business, all on the back of his dubious status as a teacher. And before the one or two rental incomes types start bragging again -WE KNOW YOU ARE THERE! but you are in the minority.

I'm sorry but I don't believe that you were locked in your courtyard all night without even the use of a urinal.

Sod the contract- if you did your research before coming to China and accepting the job you will know that the Chinese have a tendency to lie by omission and not come up to scratch with what is said in the contract. All of this stuff you are levelling at ielts is well documented back in the days when Turnoi and his troops considered ielts the top crap school in China- he knows, you should ask Turnoi. What I am saying is why didn't you do your research, and in that way you would never have experienced Yuncheng ielts. That said I believe that ielts was and remains a first class gig for newbie FT's.