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ramchop
01-29-2003, 11:46 AM
http://www.scumbagsinjapan.com/shane.html

Why Shane Lipscombe and his sweat shop
"Shame" English School are BIG scumbags in Japan

Now I know this guy has a screw loose (didn't he get done by Metropolis in court?), but is there any substance to his claims? I know an English teacher seriously thinking about coming to Japan to work with Shane.
Taro Toporific
01-30-2003, 08:56 AM
Why Shane Lipscombe and his sweat shop
"Shame" English School are BIG scumbags in Japan
I know an English teacher seriously thinking about coming to Japan to work with Shane.

Scumbags? Who really knows anything about state of a Japanese EngRish business. However, looking at this piss-poor keitai-cam shot of their subway ad, would you wanna go to such a school :? ?http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jan/20031293888853157935761.jpg
ramchop
01-30-2003, 10:25 AM
However, looking at this piss-poor keitai-cam shot of their subway ad, would you wanna go to such a school :? ?

That ad's targetting potential students (and I have no idea how successful they are at convincing the Japanese mindset). The overseas recruiters seem to do a reasonable job of convincing teachers with little inside knowledge or contacts in Japan, I'm sure they must use different material.
Taro Toporific
01-30-2003, 11:23 AM
The overseas recruiters seem to do a reasonable job of convincing teachers with little inside knowledge or contacts in Japan, I'm sure they must use different material.

Their website is somewhat better than their sad subway poster...
http://www.shane.co.jp/index.html

Check out the TV CM spot--it actually looks fun...
http://www.shane.co.jp/images/shane-cm.gif

What salary are they offering to overseas FG wannabes?
Anonymous
02-03-2003, 05:03 PM
...it's indentured servitude. All these Engrish-factolies are pretty much the same. If you don't mind being treated like a Kleenex in the intellectual 'Battan Death Stampede,' go for it. The screw you just as well for saying "yes," as saying "no," and like nothing better than unpaid labor.
Anonymous
02-03-2003, 05:04 PM
...it's indentured servitude. All these Engrish-factolies are pretty much the same. If you don't mind being treated like a Kleenex in the intellectual 'Battan Death Stampede,' go for it. The screw you just as well for saying "yes," as saying "no," and like nothing better than unpaid labor.

Typo: 'they,' not 'the.'
Taro Toporific
02-03-2003, 08:57 PM
...it's indentured servitude. All these Engrish-factolies are pretty much the same...

Check out the amusing Shane "history" here (http://www.saxoncourt.net/pages/history.html).
Anonymous
02-28-2003, 05:07 AM
I remember there was a thread about that Antonio Ferreira guy before - the webmasters closed it down as it descended into a farce dominated by Antonio and his mates filling it with their rancid comments. :(

I think all you need to do is read: http://www.crisscross.com/scumbagsinjapan/

The website has been closed down by 3 hosting companies already, he has lost at least 3 court cases and he is in hiding.
Camarao
10-12-2003, 09:32 PM
they seem to have picked up a bad rep, I don't know whether its all down to that site. I do know 2 people that have worked there (one for 4 years) and they said it wasn't bad, though hard work.
silver_blue
01-06-2004, 09:05 AM
Did 2 years with them. As good/bad as any other eikaiwa. Will overcharge you for shoddy accommodation, not make any pension payments, and force an illegal two month notice period by threatening to withhold your "discretionary" bonus.

The British English thing is a lie, too, at least for kids' lessons - Shane's own in-house texts are US English.

Still, I don't think they're any worse than any other eikaiwa - it's fine for a year or two.