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FDNY
Joined: 27 Sep 2010
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 Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:10 am Post subject: Is ATEK Dead? |
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| If you try their URL (www.atek.co.kr), it is dead. I thought these guys were going to transform Korea into a workers paradise? |
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rollo
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: China
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| DEad and buried Thank goodness before they did real harm. |
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fosterman
Joined: 16 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:14 am Post subject: |
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that site started off good, then very quickly went down hill!
I posted their for a while, but unfortunately the mods there
really just wanted to be mods here and express power.
finally everyone left and just kept posting here. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:37 am Post subject: |
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A fairer take than 3 Monkeys...
http://roboseyo.blogspot.ca/2012/03/atek-eulogy.html
The demise of ATEK was obvious and became unavoidable when the organisation became more about people wanting to assert power than about actually focusing and helping people on a reasonable scale. |
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heavymetalpancakes
Joined: 24 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:40 am Post subject: |
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| Why am I not surprised? |
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Koharski
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Joined: 20 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:48 am Post subject: |
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| fosterman wrote: |
that site started off good, then very quickly went down hill!
I posted their for a while, but unfortunately the mods there
really just wanted to be mods here and express power.
finally everyone left and just kept posting here. |
Care to expand upon this statement?
Koharski |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:11 am Post subject: |
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that three wise monkeys link has a great link to the Bill Kapoun story, a must read for anybody coming over on an independent contractor status
man talk about memory lane tonight...man maybe I could write a book about working here, nah too much trouble besides nobody would believe the stories |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| Speaking of expat-related things that are dead, anyone know if the Seoul Podast bit the dust? Been a while since a new ep... |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
that three wise monkeys link has a great link to the Bill Kapoun story, a must read for anybody coming over on an independent contractor status
man talk about memory lane tonight...man maybe I could write a book about working here, nah too much trouble besides nobody would believe the stories |
First you'd have to take a refresher class on grammar and punctuation. But I think you might be able to squeeze one out in between all of your competition runs.  |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Speaking of expat-related things that are dead, anyone know if the Seoul Podast bit the dust? Been a while since a new ep... |
Didn't someone involved get kicked out of Korea? They tried to keep it hushed up and pretend that they were still in Korea but eventually word got out. No one ever told the entire story, though. At least that was the rumor. What has anyone else heard?
Isn't it "funny" that just as Korea started requiring police background checks that some prominent expat teachers, including well-known bloggers, suddenly decided to hang it up and leave Korea? The timing was curious. But maybe it was all a coincidence for all of them.  |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Died By Bear wrote: |
| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
that three wise monkeys link has a great link to the Bill Kapoun story, a must read for anybody coming over on an independent contractor status
man talk about memory lane tonight...man maybe I could write a book about working here, nah too much trouble besides nobody would believe the stories |
First you'd have to take a refresher class on grammar and punctuation. But I think you might be able to squeeze one out in between all of your competition runs. |
it's idiots like you that make me wonder why i even post here or heck even bother to read it, force of habit i guess
no wonder it has such a crap rep now |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| toby99 wrote: |
| Speaking of expat-related things that are dead, anyone know if the Seoul Podast bit the dust? Been a while since a new ep... |
Didn't someone involved get kicked out of Korea? They tried to keep it hushed up and pretend that they were still in Korea but eventually word got out. No one ever told the entire story, though. At least that was the rumor. What has anyone else heard?
Isn't it "funny" that just as Korea started requiring police background checks that some prominent expat teachers, including well-known bloggers, suddenly decided to hang it up and leave Korea? The timing was curious. But maybe it was all a coincidence for all of them. |
No, I haven't heard this, but I hope it's not true; enjoyed listening to the podcast. Which one allegedly got booted? |
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fosterman
Joined: 16 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Koharski wrote: |
| fosterman wrote: |
that site started off good, then very quickly went down hill!
I posted their for a while, but unfortunately the mods there
really just wanted to be mods here and express power.
finally everyone left and just kept posting here. |
Care to expand upon this statement?
Koharski |
nothing, just got the impression they wanted to be police rather than help. |
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nora
Joined: 14 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| toby99 wrote: |
| Speaking of expat-related things that are dead, anyone know if the Seoul Podast bit the dust? Been a while since a new ep... |
Didn't someone involved get kicked out of Korea? They tried to keep it hushed up and pretend that they were still in Korea but eventually word got out. No one ever told the entire story, though. At least that was the rumor. What has anyone else heard?
Isn't it "funny" that just as Korea started requiring police background checks that some prominent expat teachers, including well-known bloggers, suddenly decided to hang it up and leave Korea? The timing was curious. But maybe it was all a coincidence for all of them. |
AFAIK, they're just busy. I know one of the guys, and we were all hanging around and someone asked about it and his response was something along the lines of "yeah, haven't done one in a while, should get back on that." Nothing sinister, just busy. |
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