Toxic Work Culture and Excessive Workload - Teacher IIUM Schools Employee Review

1.0
6 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-The company provides medical benefits for staff. -Bonus

Cons

-A gossip culture among some colleagues creates an unhealthy work environment. -There are occasional personal attacks that undermine professionalism. -Leadership communication lacks clarity and effectiveness. -There are instances of harsh and disrespectful verbal reprimands from superiors. -The hiring process appears to favor candidates with internal connections rather than merit. -The school prioritizes KPIs over the actual quality of education. -Teachers face an excessive workload, with up to 18 teaching hours weekly plus duties and frequent relief classes. -Continuous programs and activities make it difficult to maintain a manageable workload. -Teachers are often required to stay late for event preparations without overtime compensation. -Student replacement tests lack proper screening, leading to admissions that prioritize numbers over quality and disrupt effective classroom learning.

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4.0
12 Apr 2025
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Pros

- supportive colleagues - they have benefits such as medical, dental, eyes, life insurance - easy to learn new things as most of the colleagues are open to asked for help.

Cons

- limited parking area for staff - too much adhoc task - almost every month need to work on Saturday

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1.0
19 Sept 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The salary is relatively higher but still underpaid.

Cons

The admin is unprofessional, practice favoritsm and ass-licking.

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