Twenty years later, the infamous Helen is still in place doing her ugly business.

There are warnings about her on every site on the Internet that deals with China.

And there are hundreds of pages about FT's back experiences with her all over the 'Net.

So why do FT's continue to do it? Doesn't anyone around here do his or her homework before
jumping off the cliff?

My own personal experience with her was one of endless lies, deception, half-truths, no
truths, late payment, no payment, reduced payment.

She and the infamous Frank Zhang are the worst...but at least with Zhang you are paid even if
you end up in a school not of your choosing.

D.

Well, Dr T, what can I say?

I'd say those foreigners who enlist the services of dubious agents or recruiters have probably had no other options if they want to teach in China.

That said, it doesn't necessarily follow that they will all be screwed over in China. If they perform adequately in their jobs, it wouldn't make sense for their agents or recruiters to piss them off. Such foreign teachers can be re-sold time and again to generate ongoing profits for their agents and recruiters.

But of course, foreign teachers who have turned to agents or recruiters, but who have thereafter been found to have taught inadequately, or cannot adjust to Chinese culture and work ethics will oftentimes discredit their agents and recruiters to shift the blame from themselves. That's cowardly and deceitful!