Korean Job Discussion Forums

[ella]

If it's less than four months, what work is your university having you do during vacation time?

[Canuck Teacher]

I get 6 weeks minimum. I have the "option" to work for my uni during the summer/winter. I guess we will see how optional it really is. There are always summer programs at other universities that pay guest lecturers much better than what I would make doing "overtime" with my school. I'll probably go that route.

[gsxr750r]

I never work. They just pay me a wage, and give me an apartment.

I get to come to meetings at my leisure, and tell them why I think things suck here, and what they should do about it.




In truth, I get about 2 1/2 months off total per year between the two semesters. They ask me to work/strongly encourage me to teach either summer or winter classes. They only last 2 weeks, so I am happy to do it and make some extra money.

[ajgeddes]

I have 5 friend who work in 2 different universities and they all get 20 weeks vacation per year.

[legalquestions]

just over 5 months, with an option to hang around and teach unigwon classes at 35,000 per hour (a few hours per day)

[Trumpcard]

ella, did u land a uni position yet?!

[Gamecock]

gsxr750r wrote:

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[420bro]

Five months off...2.5 in the summer and same in the winter.

No winter camps (b/c they are given to the guy who has been here the longest), but that suits me just fine.

Did I mention that I only work 3 days a week?

I love my job.

[ella]

There's supposedly a trend among universities of reducing vacation to one month and keeping their teachers around during "vacations" to work the university's camps so they don't have to hire and pay outside teachers. That's a big cheat for the teachers, though, who not only lose months of vacation but also the opportunity to do camps elsewhere for a real wage.

[gsxr750r]

[SuperHero]

20 weeks

[Hollywoodaction]

[tzechuk]

2.5 months in the winter.

2.5 months in the summer.

[The Chewbacca Defense]

5 months