Following are responses from readers on the collapse of language school chain Nova Corp. and last week's Zeit Gist article, "Nova crash adds to 'eikaiwa' wage woes":
Sadly, I'm not surprised Nova has come to such an end. I was employed by the company at a Niigata Prefecture branch from 2003-05 as an English instructor, and witnessed a company run on exploitation.
The Japanese staff were bullied by area managers into working late, and when one staff member resigned she was told her colleague would not be promoted due to her betrayal.