Lime English

Lime English Review

Lime English is a new company based in China. They are looking for English teachers and are focused on improving students reading and writing skills in particular. The students are mostly children from 5-12 years old. Peak teaching times are from 7pm – 9:30pm Beijing time. They offer flexible scheduling and pay $16 – $25 USD per hour with bonuses. They want native speakers with a BA degree and K – 12 teaching experience (a TESL certificate is preferred but not necessary).

I do not know much else about this company so if you have any info or if you work for them please leave us a review.

 

 

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  • I am a Master´s Level teacher with 23 years of teaching experience in America. I am very aware of what teachers need for support and what a good curriculum is.

    I also worked in China as a teacher for two years. I am quite familiar with how we, the English speaking, can misconstrue things said by the Chinese. I note that six of the seven complaints above are related to problems during the interview process. I write that off to simple miscommunication. It can take several months to a year to fully understand the meaning of what the Chinese say at times. Even while living in China, I found I did not always understand them.

    Only ONE of the complainents listed actually worked for LIME. That person states he was not paid on time. I am ALWAYS paid on time. If requested, they even send a very detailed invoice with all the classes I have taught - down to every minute. Their pay is commensurate with other online Chinese companies - equal to or higher than others. I know they check other companies frequently to make sure they are competitive salary-wise.

    I am completely happy with LIME. The teaching support staff are wonderful. They are dedicated to teaching and make good decisions in regards to what classes the individual students should be enrolled in. It is apparent they take great care of their students. In my three years with LIME they have given me assistance whenever needed. They respect my opinion as a teacher and give credence to any suggestions I make.

    The curriculum utilized is excellent. There are many classes available to match with student needs and interests. In my three years with them I have utilized a lot of the different offerings. I am very pleased.

    I encourage any teachers wanting extra money utilizing their skills to apply to LIME. Trust me - you will receive a great deal more than money. You will work with students who are respectful and appreciative. Every day I am refreshed after my classes. It reminds me of why I went into teaching!
    If you become confused during the interview process, just hang in there! If you become angry or annoyed with the interviewers or the hiring staff, I can promise you that you will not be hired. Be respectful as that is highly valued by the Chinese and they will treat you with the utmost respect as well.

    Open yourself up to this wonderful cultural experience!

    Karen Wrolson, MS MEd

  • I've worked for them for two years. I've never had any issues with them. They pay me on time and every month. They use the ClassIn platform and materials are ready and waiting for use. Students are great. Communication between myself and the coordinator (Sharon) is excellent. Everything is fair and professional and the pay is as good as I've seen from such Chinese company. Looking at other reviews, perhaps other teachers without issues just don't post a review.

  • It is a dishonest company run by dishonest people
    They will ignore you once they have been dishonest with you

  • I've worked for them before.

    So the reason I believe they tell you that you're hired in the interview and then reject you is that they don't want to pay recruiting boards a fee. That is a red flag right there, but it is what it is. They don't tell you this of course. They will say that they will 'cancel' your interview on TeacherRecord and then interview you. You then get a message from TeacherRecord saying you have been rejected. In fact they reject you there then hire you on the side. I'd assume calling them monkeys would get your offer recinded.

    It is brutally disorganized. The materials are all over the place and there are no lesson plans or instructions, so if you don't know how to make your own lessons you'll be in trouble. You need to remind them to pay you every month. They also cause stress by doing stuff like messaging you and telling you you ended class early. You didn't, the class started at 1050, not 11. They don't know when their own classes started.

    You also have to be forceful with them. Normally I want to be diplomatic and polite, but that doesn't seem to help. You have to write or respond forcefully. Not "I was wondering when I was getting paid" but "My pay is three days late, I cannot continue to work until I get it." You'll always get it, but it is unpleasant to have to be unpleasant to people just to get things done. But they don't respond otherwise.

    That said, they seem to have survived the Beijing purge when all the other big companies didn't. They don't require TPR and songs and all that other nonsense. They actually want you to teach. You can do a variety of subjects. The pay will always come and it isn't bad. Certainly you'll do better on Lime than in Cambly or some other $10 an hour site.

    If you have a job elsewhere and just want to make a couple hundred extra dollars it's a good setup. I wouldn't want to rely on them as my main (or even major) source of income.

  • Yup, same deal as David. Sleazy little moron named Daniel with a very poor grasp on English told me to expect a contract the next day. So, the next day-via Teacherrecord-I find out I had been rejected. Attempting tp contact them was useless (typical cowardly Chinese) and Teacherrecord (also Chinese) wouldn't look into it, natch. Scum through and through.

  • Hey gang, ABSOLUTELY unprofessional and idiot school (if they are). the same thing happened with me, had some monkey interviewer with poor connection acting like I had the job and then they decline. BTW, don't waste your time on teacherrecord job board .... another waste of time. REPORT TO THE FTC......how hard is that?

  • I had an interview with the recruiter. The interview only lasted for 5-7 minutes, despite him saying it would be a 15 minute interview. The interview itself was extremely unprofessional. He did not ask questions, and he stopped me abruptly during the demo class / interview. I did not receive an email (even thought he reassured me I would hear back after 2-3 days for my result). I am very disappointed and shocked at the unprofessional interview. Do not bother applying.

  • "Worked" for them for 2 months. Interview process was very disorganized. Had to reschedule more than once. Had to resend resume. Had one trial class. Asked for more classes. No reply. Obviously not a place I would recommend.

  • I had an interview scheduled with them yesterday. The guy turned up to conduct the interview outside where connectivity was poor. The connection dropped out after about 2 mins. Then received a text that he was on the way to the train and would rearrange my interview as he had an emergency. I’ll let you know if they get back to me or not.

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