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philogirl81 · Joined: 06 Oct 2006

So, it has been about two weeks since the last time I talked to my evil boss lady. I have put in my notice at work and have been waiting it out. I actually had been enjoying the kids and my co-workers have been nice since I resigned. We have open class in two weeks, where the parents come and watch our classes. I had a demonstration, and I thought it went well. There were points that could have been better and some things I need to work on, but I was proud of how I did.
And then today my boss decides to tell me that the hogwan can't trust how I will act on the open class and has decided to tell me that they will punish me with monetary fines if anything goes wrong in the last two weeks that I am at the school. First, they will take away my deposit, and then my last paycheck unless I do four things. The things I have to do are small, and no big deal. I actually don't mind doing them, and would have been happy to if my boss had approached me in a differnt manner.
It makes me so upset that a school is treating me in this manner. Why do they think they can completly de-moralize a person?
And the worst part is that my co-worker, who is admitly Bourgisie, and a non-native English speaker, has to agree with everything that the hogwon says. He says that the hogwan can not pay me because I broke the contract first by resigning.
I want to stay in Korea and teach again at the end of this, although not at a hogwon. I want to come back and get a job at the end of June, but I'm not sure if this is feasible anymore. I have a personal reason to stay (serious boyfriend). Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:20 am Post subject: Re: Why am I a masochist?

philogirl81 · Joined: 06 Oct 2006

My co-worker has been extremly insistent that it is a favor that the school is doing in giving me back my deposit. He has worked at hogwans for three years now. Is he dumber than I previously imagined?

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

philogirl81 · Joined: 06 Oct 2006

My co-worker is French. Very, very, very French. No offense meant to French people, but I hate your snobby middle class.

ChuckECheese · Joined: 20 Jul 2006

After you do all that post school name and location.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

ChuckECheese · Joined: 20 Jul 2006

And don't forget the tax office. They are very friendly people.... Laughing

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Resigning is NOT breaking the contract. If that co-teacher is really French (as in FRANCE) then they can't legally teach English on an E2 Visa. Immigration might like to know something about him/her.

philogirl81 · Joined: 06 Oct 2006

Thanks for all the advice. Sometimes I feel like a whiny brat when I write on this board. I think that this whole hogwon experience has been enlightening in several aspects. It has given me more reasons to hate the marriage of capitalism and education...
I'm worried about the repurcussions of this on getting a decent job here in Korea. Has there any way that this school can prevent me from getting another job here in Korea? I have heard that they can prevent me from getting a job. Is that just hot air from the hogwon?
It amazes me that parents send their children to 'schools' where any person with a degree can walk in the door.
I really, really want to post the school here, but instead have choosen to put it up on various other blacklists.

Saxiif · Joined: 15 May 2003 Location: Seongnam