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what my director gave me for christmas

 
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crazylemongirl



Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...

PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:06 pm    Post subject: what my director gave me for christmas Reply with quote

AKA my job is driving me crazy.

Apologies but I'm having an angry rant.

So I was lying in bed this morning catching that last bit of sleep before I have to get up and go to work.

At around 8.30 I get this phone call. After finally locating my cellphone I pick up and find out that today I will be moving apartments, but you get the day off kindy (as if this makes things better).

As 10 the director's hubbie and some guys come around and start moving stuff. At this time I have barely got all my clothes packed. The directors husband picks up a bucket which had all my delicates in that I had put to soak last night. He throws out the water and the clothes are chucked into a bag with my clean clothes.

I find that chocolate syrup as leaked down the back of my fridge as I grab stuff out of the fridge to take with me. I left the place in such a mess for the new tenants, I actually feel very ashamed.

I have just enough time to move my stuff before I'm taken to school to start work.

My current job stats are
Number of different timetables for this month: 10
Apartments lived in: 3
Schools worked in: 3
Days left in current contract: 42 thank christ!

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maxxx_power



Joined: 17 Mar 2003
Location: BWAHAHAHAHA! I'M FREE!!!!!!!

PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you think they're going to fire you or try and make you quit? From your posts it seems they are deliberately making your worklife and living conditions chaotic.

Brace for impact.
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crazylemongirl



Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...

PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

maxxx_power wrote:
Do you think they're going to fire you or try and make you quit? From your posts it seems they are deliberately making your worklife and living conditions chaotic.

Brace for impact.


The bizzare thing is she could have got rid of me a lot easier 3 weeks ago when she sold one of the schools.I really do think my director is really that incomptent rather than evil. I am discovering there is a fine line between the two.

But I'm sure she'll put up a fight over severance. Just like christmas, hogwons have time honoured traditions.

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Hyalucent



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: British North America

PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 10:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Same thing happened to me last year. On a moment's notice, "You change apartments!"

The owner of the apartment found out there was a foreigner living there so she came up will all manners of excuses to cancel the lease. She eventually said that she was moving in there herself, but in the middle of the move, with boxes all over and movers going in and out, she dropped by with a new tenant to inspect the place.

I'm a bit concerned this year too. The lease will come up for my new place in March and a mudang already predicted another move for this year. Shocked

I sympathize with you CLG. Sad
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Blue Flower



Joined: 23 Feb 2003
Location: The realisation that I only have to endure two more weeks in this filthy, perverted, nasty place!

PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 12:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

But did you have to wake me up too? Sad

Full sympathies though.
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The Bobster



Joined: 15 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 1:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

CLG, any chance the new apt is better than the old one? Just lookin' fer a little sunshine here ...
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crazylemongirl



Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...

PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 3:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Blue Flower wrote:
But did you have to wake me up too? Sad

Full sympathies though.

yes misery loves company. Esp. now I don't have a phone Evil or Very Mad

the new apartment is better, but to be honest not worth getting a phone call at 8.30 saying have your stuff ready to go in 90 minutes.

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Juggertha



Joined: 27 May 2003
Location: Anyang, Korea

PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 6:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

not good, i'm a fan of stability.

sorry to hear baout it.
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Mr. Pink



Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China

PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a good reason why it is nice to get your OWN apartment and have your school fork over housing money.
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2CuteNCanadian



Joined: 10 Dec 2003

PostPosted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Figure it best not to write anything

Last edited by 2CuteNCanadian on Tue Dec 30, 2003 6:16 am; edited 1 time in total
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crazylemongirl



Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...

PostPosted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

2CuteNCanadian wrote:
I always see posts where people are venting about their school. I'm new to the forum so maybe it's tabu to do so, but why not mention the name of the school so that others may know to stay away from them....just wondering...


Simply because I still work there. I promise to name names later.

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Starperson



Joined: 23 Mar 2003

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 6:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you make them feel bad or do you just go along with it all with a cooperative smile on your face? Just curious. I"d make them feel guilty.
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