Glenn
San Luis Obispo,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, May 28, 2013
Since this woman, Yelda has commented on this student, I have a question for her.
I am wondering if she can explain the 12+ other complaints listed on the BBB.org website regarding services, or billing/collection issues.
Or is she going to say that the fathers of the other people who complained also do this all the time?
I mean, you can explain away maybe one or two, but when you've got twelve of them, that's a pattern of questionable business practices that leaves me to wonder about this company even if I chose to ignore the original complaint posted here.
Maybe she can explain the BBB's 'average' (B-) report on this company.
Sorry, but I really have to wonder about this company myself.
Yelda
San Diego,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, April 10, 2013
My name is Yelda, and I worked for TESOL Training International. Unlike what this person said I had 4 people helping me. This student Ryan came in without an appointment which is fine if they need a simple thing done. He got a few job offers from South Korea and Taiwan. I looked at the contracts briefly and took out his file. In his future teaching work-up it said that he wanted to go to Korea. I showed him this, and he decided to take one of the positions that he was offered. He signed the contract.
A few weeks later, I got a call from Sung Hee Kim from the school in Korea asking where he was. I said he should be in Korea as that school bought him an airplane ticket. She said he was not on the plane and that she spent $1233 for the ticket. I called (Ryan) and he did not answer.
A week later, he came to the office again with no appointment, and asked for a refund. I said no. He said, I did not take the job. I said you signed a contract, agreed to take the job and due to the fact that you did not even tell our partner that you were not going so she could have gotten some of her air ticket money, we can not offer him a refund.
I spoke with his father and his father 100% agreed with me and said that this is something his son does on a regular basis.