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[maxxx_power]

I haven't been in Korea long enough to complain (about one month) but the hours at the school are terrible.

I don't mind 30 hours of teaching each week but I am required to come in an hour before starting for "mandatory" prep time, Meet with parents on my own time, a 50 minute class is not an hour blah blah and get hassled by the crazy director. And of course there's the little errands, nickel and diming of time and so on. Not to mention almost daily snooping into my apartment by the staff. I also feel this constant veil of secrecy with the director and boss, but that may be my own paranoia (I read this forum too much )

So my question...Am I being too picky as a newbie? If not, how should I go about voicing my concerns? Did anyone else go through this?

Thanks for the advice.

[The Great Wall of Whiner]

maxxx_power wrote:

[Zyzyfer]

Mandatory prep time ain't no thang, though.

The only thing that I find strange myself is the meeting the parents thing. I got a cozy job now, but I still have to stay after school for an hour, "preparing" lessons that were prepared on Monday, and I can't even get a day off, no matter what, though I do get random vacation days due to exams and all.

Don't fall for the guilt trips...that's my advice. I made that mistake last year waaaaaaay too much.

[maxxx_power]

[The Lemon]