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[Kiddirts]

Sorry to reference the ol' MC Hammer, but throw on some baggy clown pants and put yourself in my shoes...what would you do?
I work at a Hagwon, here's the big picture...

PROS:
-2.6 for 120 hours
-700,000 won housing, brand new apartment in Kangnam
-In total we're talking (3.3)
-I have good relations with the boss
-The school is walking distance from my house
-The gym is right across the street, just started another 3 month membership
-The school is small but healthy, maybe 250 students

CONS:
-Because the apartment fee was so much compared to an apartment that was 5 miles from the school that the boss wanted to throw me in, I waived a bunch of things...
-Instead of airfare being paid immediately, I let him pay 400,000 Nov. 1 and 400,000 next July
- I have no severance at the end of the year (thus the 2.6)
- I am the ONLY foreign teacher at this school
-The other teachers, except for one, hate me and don't talk to me because they work twice the hours and get paid less
-I work Saturdays AND Holidays and was not supposed to get any vacation time off at all.
-I worked vacation time into the contract with it as him doing me a favor and he wouldn't have to pay for it, but give me one month's notice to so I can plan a trip...I was given 5 days notice and he doesn't want to pay.
-My contract states that the minimum payment per month is 2.6 for "up to 120 hours of work" He wants to pay me 1.3 this month because of lack of work and the vacation time.
-Overtime is stated as being 30,000/ hr. When I only worked 80 hours the first month I was here, I agreed to work 160 hours in August for 2.6 STUPID! I know, don't even tell me...It should have been 2.6 for July, and...3.8 for August!!!!!!!
-They are building a new complex right outside my window and at 8 AM EVERY morning, my bed shakes from the cranes and bulldozers.
-Every 2 months or so, my schedule completely changes making it impossible to maintain a second job...
-The school has NO PROGRAM, and he told me to buy books for the classes, when I did, he didn't want to pay for them, so I told him I was going to return them all and he gave me the money...yeah right, I'm going to pay for his school's program...right after I pay for the electricity to keep the lights on in his classroom...
-The classes get bigger everyweek. I teach kids who are 9 to 13. A really tough age...especially when the classes are in 2 hour blocks, I am not allowed to take a break, these kids have just come from 7 hours of other studies, I am not allowed to have fun and play games, have to work them hard...and there's anywhere from 12-15 kids in the class!!
-The director wants me to be like the other teachers and work all day, keep the kids in the class and drill them until midnight for my 4 hours a day payment. I laughed when we were drinking one time and said, there are other jobs out there...he knows its a ridiculously dead issue
-I experience typical BS from a couple of classes, where the kids lie to parents, if I have to discipline, I'm the devil, "Bad teacher", If I'm their friend, kids complain too, the teacher is TOO easy...parents complain.

[Skarp]

I would quit ASAP if I were you.

The big stumbling block is the class-size and ethos of the school. They are ripping off the students/parents as well as cheating you.

Try to negotiate an out where you get a release letter. It may cost you some money but it will be worth it in the end.

You are obviously not in the kid of job you wanted. The sooner you leave the better.


Skarp

[Son Deureo!]

[Kiddirts]

It says "minimum monthly payment despite however many hours worked is 2.6"
I think I need to get on my horse...
What are the chances I see this money if I take the legal route?