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cassette · Joined: 08 Aug 2006

I have a new boss. He's a nice guy and has lots of ideas for kick starting my failing hagwon. Some are good: new curriculum. Some bad: phone teaching.

Now he's organized this trip to Seoul Land. I was all up for it until I found out it was on a Saturday!

What's the best way to get out of this without all the "It's not in my contract to work Saturdays" business?

kat2 · Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Location: Busan, South Korea

Ask for overtime?

Or just tell him you are busy. He can't MAKE you go. ALthough it would probably earn a lot of brownie points for you if you did.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Seoul Land is fun. They serve beer. Get drunk and ride the Black Hole 2000 until you puke.

Or tell him you have previous plans.

poet13 · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject:

I mostly agree with kat2. The only difference would depend on the bosses attitude about it. If he EXPECTED me to go, I would make other plans. If really was nice about it, and was just hoping I would go, I probably would, cause as kat2 said, brownie points to burn, and maybe slack or a favor down the road when you need it...

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:18 pm Post subject:

ChuckECheese · Joined: 20 Jul 2006

Assuming everything is paid for, I'd go.

Ask him to book and pay for a room for you at a 5 star hotel so you can spend the night and come back on Sunday.

cassette · Joined: 08 Aug 2006

Yeah I guess I'll do it for the brownie pionts. I just don't like the way he seems to expect me to go. He hasn't said, "by the way do you know this thing is on saturday?" I just saw the date printed on a leaflet.

Scouse Mouse · Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Location: Cloud #9

Be sure to give it the old: "I do (XXXXX) every saturday but I will make an exception just this once". You will get the brownie points, have some fun, and make it clear that he can't make plans for you every saturday Smile

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Good boss - happy to go. Bad boss - screw you. I probably do far more on Saturdays than almost anyone not contracted to do so. I have a great ... well I'm sure exactly who my boss is - technically the figure-head principal - but I have a great school.

willneverteachagain · Joined: 17 Dec 2006

Pak Yu Man · Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Location: The Ida galaxy

If he wanted you to teach on Sat for free...screw him.
He's probably being a nice guy and thinks you'll want to go. Just go and enjoy your self. Hang out with the kids for a bit then ditch them.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

babtangee · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:43 am Post subject:

If I were going to do it (without overtime pay), I would certainly make it positively clear that it was a huge pain in the arse and that I was only doing it as a favour to him and for the kids.

If he never told me it was going to be on Saturday, and then I saw it posted on the wall, I would make a stink. I'd probably sh#t in his coffee and tell him, "this is how my Saturday tastes right now, arsehole, thanks a lot."

oneofthesarahs · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Location: Sacheon City

Dude, if it's paid for, just go. My boss took the entire staff skiing, all expenses paid. Might as well go with a positive attitude and have a good time.

yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

I'll go. Give me your ticket.