This interview explores the notion that 2011 was the year the TBI Mafia moved against all “non-allied” managers with a series of axings, cementing their control over the company. It also touches on the way they terminally damaged their reputation in the process. The interview is with a former manager of TBI Kuningan who Luke…
For this, the fourth interview probing into the tactics and methods of the TBI Mafia, we interview SW, the former manager of TBI Kelapa Gading. He has interviewed all of the TBI Bekasi victims as well as several former victims of Luke Preece. In this part he discusses the similarities between Luke Preece and Chicken…
Having spoken to a number of Indonesian managers who fell victim to Luke Preece, I have learnt that he manufactures crises in the schools managed by his rivals as a way to try and force them out. Did you experience this in your time with the company? The first time I saw it was against…
In this part of the interview we investigate the chronology of events and try and determine how and when the interviewee (a former manager of TBI Kuningan) became aware that something was very wrong within TBI. Can you describe the process by which you became aware that TBI was riddled with corruption? It happened gradually…
In this interview, we examine why many former teachers and managers have concluded that an unscrupulous and dishonest clique, popularly known as “The TBI Mafia”, control the company for their own selfish advantage and bully anyone who is a challenge to their authority within the organization. This interview is with the former manager of TBI…
In recent weeks I have become increasingly aware of how common “troll” attacks are when ordinary people come forward to expose corporate corruption. Our experience here at this blog is actually completely normal. I guess it does make a certain amount of sense when you think about it. The kinds of businesses who are most…
Direct English is the Linguaphone Group’s world-renowned English language program for adults, already delivered to thousands of students across Asia, Europe and the Middle East through a network of franchise partners. Ms Eni Suhartini, Director of PT. Gitajaya Sejahtera will oversee the launch of Direct English in Malang which will be the first Direct English…
We have been alerted to a disgracefully cheap new promotion from TBI being run in November 2013. Even for these jaded TBI observers who have long doubted they could sink any lower, this one comes as a surprise. It turns out that TBI is now so cheap, nasty and miserly that it is now charging…
There have been a great number of views of the email we showed where Luke Preece thanked Cam for “bringing TBI back to life”. Why all the interest? I suspect it is because of the glaring inconsistencies in the half-baked narratives offered by the TBI misinformation agents. This email alone (and there have been many…
Some people reading this might be wondering: who in their right mind would send their children to TBI Sun City when there are plenty of other courses nearby? At first the answer might not be that obvious since as another TBI Bekasi victim stated Binsar spends no money on advertising. This is true, and he…
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