Korean Job Discussion Forums

[shawner88]

When I lived in New York, I was depressed and miserable. Remember begging fat girls for a date. I have never felt that way here, at least not on a long term basis. I can't see myself returning to that humdrum lifestyle unless I get married. Then I will go back home and live in a decent little house somewhere in nature. I especially miss home this time of year, but that's about it.

[Zed]

I'm certainly going home but not any time soon. However, with an undecided future there's certainly a possibility that I may be wrong. Scratch the certainly.

I do plan to save enough money for my cabin in the woods though.

[Kiddirts]

You have by far the best Pic...imagine the fun.

[kimcheeking]

I have learned not to say words like Never or Alwags because you just might change your mind in the future.

As for myself I'm in for the long haul.

[weatherman]

I often think about staying for good, and I will have to make that decision in the next 2 or 3 years. Have already been here for 7 and a half, in my early-mid thirties, and facing a wall about the direction I should take. In all likelihood, I can't see myself leaving. I am happy in Korea.

[the_beaver]

[Zed]

Maybe if you have enough beer tomorrow you'll have the opportunity to say alwags.

[endofthewor1d]

[bucheon bum]

well my last day of work is two weeks from today (WOO HOO) and out of here a couple days after that.

Korea is nice and all, but there are better places in the world (esp. in East Asia) if you ask me. Unfortunately I'm not going to be in one of those places next year, but that's besides the point . Point is I'm aiming to be in one of those better places ASAP.

[Yaya]

I personally thought I'd stay in Korea for the long haul after my ninth year, but my job situation changed that. It's funny what you plan for and what actually happens, but I'll say I left Korea unwillingly and I may return given the right conditions.

I figure that since I'm 33, I'll probably have to return with either a master's degree in something useful (MBA, most likely) or have a solid business plan. Forget companies as they are even laying off 30-somethings from their payrolls.

If not Korea, I'm thinking either HK or Singapore, where they need bilingual expats with specialized skills. All I know that Southern California ain't jack.

[Tiger Beer]

I've been back twice for extended times.. once in New York City for two years and once in San Francisco for year and a half. Its good.

One of the biggest changes, when it comes to dating girls, is you get online and can meet all kinds of girls. I found that I dated all international women who weren't born in the USA. There are many, and being in alot of these other countries, you can relate really well to them.

Having said that, I'm back in Korea once again, and quite happy to be here as well. I prefer being not necessarily here, but abroad in general. Probably stay abroad somewhere or another unless I find myself a marketable graduate degree, but hate going back starting from zero again though.

[stalinsdad]

Well I don't know how long you have been here shawner but things do change. At first I hated being here, bad job, little devils and mad director. I soon changed that and things picked up. I changed it again and it got even better but I must say through all of this I missed roast lamb(yummy) and my first act in Britain will be to devour a small sheep!
The future is confusing for me, I'm marrying a beautiful girl(Korean) next year and will return to Europe for a holiday. I will have to give up my cushy number When I return I have no idea what I'll do, but it won't be much, I've got so lazy that I wear nappies(diapers). If any of you have any ideas please tell me coz I'm totally stressed with the options. So shawney good luck and remember you won't really understand Korea until your girlfriend is asked how many times she has sex with you per day.(in Korean)

[masuro]

I'm in for the very long haul. I applied for citizenship last March and perhaps by next May or June I'll be one of the crowd (sort of). The process is very slow (they have a small staff for naturalisation and many applicants, especially in the last couple of years) but every now and then events happen that show the gears are turning. A couple of months ago two immigration officers visited my house to ask lots of questions and make sure that our marriage is not just one of convenience. They apologised for having to ask so many personal questions but said there are lots of people who are just trying to get citizenship so they work and live here. A couple of days ago the local police called my wife and asked about how we met and where I lived in Canada. Again, he was apologetic for having to ask personal questions but he was required to fill out a report for the Ministry of Justice.
Lots of people ask why I would want to stay in Korea for the rest of my life and the answer is quite simple. If I went to Canada my wife wouldn't be able to do anything other than work at a shop and I probably wouldn't get much better with my B.A. If I did manage to get an office job I would probably only get a couple weeks vacation a year. In Korea, my wife is making good money as a school teacher and she will never get laid-off. I can find a good job with no effort and when I get my citizenship I can teach privately. That's good money and vacation whenever I want it. Sure, Canada has a good welfare system (for now) but with our combined salaries and insurance we don't have to worry about getting sick and so on. Besides that, I'm interested in Korean history, folk culture, and language.
And all the rich Koreans are running away to be convenience store owners in North America so someone has to stay and keep the fort

[FierceInvalid]

[Derrek]

Geeze... Koreans.... so obsessed with NOT making it easy for others here.

I'm in for 2 or 3 more years, I think. I am working on learning the language. After I learn it, I'm wondering what will be different. If I have a family one day, I'm getting out of here.