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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/leedade on 2025-06-16 01:29:40+00:00.

Original Title: Got asked to leave or I would be terminated anyway, they expected to be able to blackmail me over my visa transfer, but i blindsided them by saying i wont need their help at all as i’m taking a year off working, 1 month to go and I cant wait.

So I work as a foreign teacher in China, us teachers here earn a very good wage compared to cost of living, but we sometimes get held to ransom by these companies that sponsor our work visas. If they refuse to help us transfer to a new company, or refuse to provide references, it severely hurts our ability to go get another job immediately. Labor laws here in China are actually quite good, but they are often not followed by companies and to fight them on it is a long and difficult process, especially for foreigners.

My HR called me into the office and suddenly told me they dont want me to stay after summer, and asked me to sign all these forms agreeing not to sue them etc. (which i definitely didnt have to sign) They were saying they will help me transfer to a new school as long as i complete my duties until July 11th and complete the handover and give back company property etc.

They didn’t expect me to say that im actually happy to leave, because i feel very unsupported in this school, and i wont be transferring directly to a new school. I will take a year off, as im about to get married to a Chinese local I can get a spouse visa, and study/relax for a year and look for a new school post in a better school in the next year.

I could see that they didnt expect this as they expected to have more power over me until I finish here. The only power they still have is that i do want to get some references, but im going to write them myself and get them signed and stamped by the school, in return for me finishing my work and handover. Im so excited to take a break from working. I have so many stories of unprofessionality going on at this school, and the HR manager is one of the most manipulative and disgusting people i have ever met.

Anyway, about 3 weeks to go until my paid month of summer severance, and then no more salary but i have enough savings to support myself for a long while. Going to get my masters in education and teaching license sorted out, as well as take some well earned holidays and a break.