Anybody here who works for the Primeone school in Medan?

**Donkk** · 30-10-12, 17:08

And its illegal as well.

1. its not yours to give
2. Its the only way you can prove who you belong to

A school that dose that has lost or is worried the teacher will not stay, must be a reason for that.

**deliverypasta** · 31-10-12, 10:06

Originally Posted by Minah

If you really are a "Professional" teacher, I guess you don't have to worry about signing any form of contract.

And I quote, "Action speaks Louder than Words!"

You seriously cant see the condition he's facing. He's pro enough to realize and to ask around first before signing stupid contract. They gonna hold his passport and they can simply make stupid excuses for him to pay fine!

sounds like someone who carry a fake vuitton to cotillion.

**Donkk** · 31-10-12, 13:59

sounds like someone who carry a fake vuitton to cotillion

wkwkwk.... good one

**Baerhold** · 14-02-13, 14:01

I live in Medan but have never worked at Prime one. I have spoken to several former employees and have heard nothing favorable. I keep in mind that they are FORMER employees, so what was said must be taken with a grain of salt. Without going into specifics, every story I have heard gives the impression that teachers are treated badly. The school has very good facilities, I know nothing about the pay.
I have worked in several countries and I would NEVER surrender my passport for more than a week or two and only then for visa processing. If a school refused to return it, the ONLY thing to do is IMMEDIATELY contact your embassy and report it stolen and ask for help in retrieving it. It is ILLEGAL for anyone to take your passport!!!! If a school will not allow you to communicate unsupervised, (Preferably on video chat) with a teacher, who works there, the only possible reason is that they have none that will recommend the place.
In fairness, I don't actually know as fact whether prime one does any of these things. So if you are considering them listen to what they have to say...but if the things above and what I have heard is true...well, there are A LOT of places in Indonesia that want foreign teachers. There is no reason to take a job you doubt if you are a native-speaker level or highly qualified subject teacher. There are just too many other GOOD jobs available.