No Name
I
was recently publish on Guardian sponsored Cactus TEFL.com I wrote an article
for the website advising people on life as a TEFL teacher in Poland only they
refuse to put my name on it! The following email excerpts are my only proof that
I even wrote the damn thing.
To me: ‘I don't know how much you know about Cactus TEFL, but we are a TEFL course admissions and advisory service. We get a lot of enquiries from people who are new to EFL and want information on teaching in specific countries. I am putting together 'country profiles' that will feature on the website, and would really like one for Poland. I have attached one that I wrote based on my experiences in Italy so that you can have a look.’
From
me:
‘Your
project sounds very interesting and I would have no problem writing a profile
for your website. I will try and get it done today but its a bit manic at the
moment so it might not be ready until Monday or Tuesday, is that okay?’
To
me:
‘Thanks
so much for this, it's perfect! I really appreciate it.’
From
me:
‘The
article looks good! Would there be any chance I could get my name on there
somewhere?’
To
me:
‘I
can certainly understand why you would want a mention on the profile and feel a
little awkward about saying no, but we discussed mentioning contributors when we
began this project and decided that for several reasons it wasn’t really
viable. Perhaps I should have made this clear when you agreed to write something
for us. .apologies for this.’
Please
email me with your interpretations as to what you think the moral behind this
story is: info@danielemmerson.com
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