Korean Job Discussion Forums

[hagwonnewbie]

What is the latest you have been paid? I'm still waiting on July, and everyday is a different excuse. Six months in, and I have never been paid on time. How common is this?

[LiquidSunshine]

at the first hagwon I worked at I think it went to a week and a half for one my old co-workers.

[jaganath69]

[shaunew]

Have not been paid late in years. Show them who is boss. Make sure you find a good school. It will come with time grasshopper.

[LiquidSunshine]

[murrdah]

I am in the same boat as you, I have only gotten paid on time once in an entire year of service to my slave lord. My advice to you is to stand your ground each and every time that your pay is late. Find out why, demand answers and be relentless, if that doesn't work then leave.

Best of Luck

[pest2]

In all my time in Korea-- both in hakwons and working for EPIK -- only been paid late 2x.... Both of those working for EPIK. Not regular pay, mind you, but late on reimbursement for air ticket (very late -- like 1 month) and late on pay for summer camp. I think I was lucky with my hakwons, though...

[Son Deureo!]

Twenty four hours late, once. When there was no pay envelope for me on the end of payday I told her that she had until the end of classes the next day to pay me before I stopped teaching.

She never tried it again with me, but she did keep paying the Korean teacher a week or two late every month.

If you still haven't been paid for last month it's time to take a stand, OP, before it becomes cheaper for your boss to replace you with a new teacher than pay you what she owes you.

[xCustomx]

I think 3 weeks was the longest I had to wait. My boss gave me some BS sob story about how she had to loan her mother $30,000 or something crazy. Get this, she actually asked ME to loan her $8,000 because she didn't want to send her money back to the states (where her mother was) and launder the money

[Oreovictim]

I think that I've been paid late twice, and it was only by one day. When it happened, my director wouldn't stop apologizing.

[yingwenlaoshi]

[hagwonnewbie]

yeah, my boss actually asked me to loan him money once too. He didn't give a reason, just said he needed the money. I am a little concerned. I have thought of quitting.

[koon_taung_daeng]

yea dude im in the same position as you my scumbag employer aways paid me late untill i told him that for everyday late he pays me i wont show up for work for each day, and i actually had to just stay at home for 2 days before the dick understood how serious it is.

[lowpo]

[saw6436]

9 years in and I've been paid late 1 time.