tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post4428826313280897205..comments2023-10-11T16:41:47.245+02:00Comments on The Pain in Spain: Response to reader question: Good English language academies in Madridmusicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625584727857057060noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-10098818754321636372010-07-01T09:20:01.752+02:002010-07-01T09:20:01.752+02:00while this maybe an old post, it's undoubtedly...while this maybe an old post, it's undoubtedly still coming up on searches, so I'd just like to add a second thumbs up for Chester. very good place to work. My wife and I both worked there this year and really enjoyed it. very supportive boss - our first child was born in January, and rather than being pissed off at the inconvenience our boss was amazingly helpful, helping us sort out 1Kate1Theoandnospannershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138310278654886841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-14409307640533731682009-06-09T20:19:12.986+02:002009-06-09T20:19:12.986+02:00Thanks for the info, Unpaid. I also heard good thi...Thanks for the info, Unpaid. I also heard good things about Telephone Teaching from an American girl I met in Madrid about 5 years ago. I believe one of my Spanish friends was taking telephone-based classes through them as well and always had positive things to say about the teachers.musicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625584727857057060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-29736194018698152652009-06-09T19:49:34.660+02:002009-06-09T19:49:34.660+02:00Beware of PopEnglish located by Metro Retiro.
They...Beware of PopEnglish located by Metro Retiro.<br />They are very unprofessional- late class cancellations, rarely respond to e-mails and phone calls, and often pay late. When I finally put in my months notice to quit they stopped paying me altogether and they now owe me over 800 Euros. Meanwhile, the director refuses to contact me back other than calling me last month to cuss me out for leaving. Unpaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10456239419413159446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-65797580797952683382008-09-21T13:22:00.000+02:002008-09-21T13:22:00.000+02:00Interlang was by far the best school I worked for ...Interlang was by far the best school I worked for in Madrid. Decent money, decent hours. Fantastic timetable.<BR/><BR/>Astex wasnt bad either. The only gripe with them was that they never told me when classes were cancelled - very rarely anyway. This was annoying as you often have to hang around for classes so waste more than just the travel time.valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761822267071170339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-67540657021387589212008-06-28T13:10:00.000+02:002008-06-28T13:10:00.000+02:00Hi,My blog's now up and running. The URL is http:/...Hi,<BR/><BR/>My blog's now up and running. The URL is http://www.businessbyjanice.com, so there you go,posts from "the other side".<BR/><BR/>Once I get my links stuff sorted out I'll put you there with the Wandering Brit", but still need to get my head round that as this is still quite new for me.<BR/><BR/>Janice, Windsor IdiomasJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359961842906238140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-80904427563092664192008-06-15T23:46:00.000+02:002008-06-15T23:46:00.000+02:00Hi Janice, Thanks for leaving a comment. It's nice...Hi Janice, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for leaving a comment. It's nice to see that at least one academy out there is actually interested in hearing what their teachers think and how to improve things!<BR/><BR/>As I said in my post, the complaints I heard personally about Windsor concerned the pay and organization. In all fairness to your academy, these complaints probably apply to many of the English musicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625584727857057060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-58517453273158288782008-06-15T18:14:00.000+02:002008-06-15T18:14:00.000+02:00Hi, this is Janice from Windsor Idiomas.I was inte...Hi, this is Janice from Windsor Idiomas.<BR/><BR/>I was interested to read your comments about Windsor Idiomas and would be grateful to get some feedback about the areas where it was considered we're not performing. I'm sure everyone and every place has room for improvement and if we can make changes we definitely will.<BR/><BR/>By the way, the "other side" ie. running a school is equally as Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359961842906238140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075580797214689120.post-27213604117911337012008-03-31T06:04:00.000+02:002008-03-31T06:04:00.000+02:00Hi!Allow me to add the name of Chester. I haven't ...Hi!<BR/>Allow me to add the name of Chester. I haven't worked there myself, but have a couple of friends who were there for some years and spoke well of it. The only downside seemed to be that you had to work alternate Saturdays in your first year there. I believe it's pretty well-known in Madrid.Takahiwaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642260517726399381noreply@blogger.com