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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:01 am Post subject: Bonuses |
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Do you think bonuses are important in Korea? Do teachers receive bonuses? If so, what is the standard bonus?
Incompetent Public Workers Face Pay Cuts
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Currently, most state-run firms pay employees the same rates of bonuses, regardless of their performance.....
Recently, state-invested companies are facing mounting criticism for paying employees generous bonuses with taxpayers' money even though they operate in the red.
Besides excessively high salaries and perks, compared to those given to private company workers, workers of public firms are currently entitled to receive at least 200 percent annual bonus, regardless of their performances. |
Incompetent Public Workers Face Pay Cuts
By Lee Hyo-sik, Korea Times (August 30, 2007)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2007/08/123_9265.html
Racial Superiority Is the Problem
by Han Kyung-koo, Chosun Ilbo (August 29, 2007)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200708/200708290007.html |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, everyone in every line of work wants bonuses which makes them important. Foreigners often refer to the end of contract severance pay (about 2 million won or average 1 month pay) as a bonus, but it is not a bonus, it is your employment security. There are no bonuses in teaching, unlike in sales and business professional positions. We are salaried, but can earn extra money through extra work though I find my full time job exhausting so I don't seek extra work. |
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jackson7
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Location: Kim Jong Il's Future Fireball
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:17 am Post subject: |
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I receive bonuses periodically, and sometimes unexpectedly. For most special holidays (chuseok, sollal, and christmas) we receive an extra 100,000 won. During intensives our class load does not increase, but we also receive an extra 100,000 won. I also receive several bonuses during the year for helping bring in teachers (not recruiting, just doing the phone interviews--which I don't count as extra work, because I like being able to choose who I work with). Recently I have also received a bunch of extra cash for no reason at all (in my opinion). My director called me into his office and told me I would be receiving more money because, "You are doing a good job. I like you. A lot." Uhhhhh. Thanks.  |
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blueatjustc
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm with you, my public school gave me a chuseok bonus and xmas bonus. I just renewed and they gave me some vouchers for a clothes store. They said it was an appreciation of my efforts. I think it depends on school but if you genuinely make an effort and are good at your job then the schools will give it back. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I got movie tickets! |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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I got peanut butter from my old hagwon boss two years ago for Christmas.
Last year she tried to give the 3 other employees a bag of those triangular shaped corn chips that kids put on their fingers and eat. 1000 Won for 3 bags. Can you say CHEAP! I of course refused the chips, as I saw it more like a slap in the face. How can a hagwon owner who brings in $20,000+/month actually think of giving a 33 cent bag of chips as a present?  |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| That's a big disgrace, cheap bastards on giving you a 33 cent snack bag. I am tired of doing my best and doing a good job just to get BS negative reviews, get yelled at by a pessimistic office manager, increased class load without extra pay, increased deductions, and no good surprises. Since I don't like it here, I am looking to leave. |
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atomic42
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
Location: Gimhae
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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What's even more disgraceful is someone expecting something more than offered and actually refusing a gift. "My dad makes $200,000 a year and all I got for Chrismakkah was a stupid bike!"
No wonder so many Koreans hate foreigners, I'm beginning to agree. |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| atomic42 wrote: |
What's even more disgraceful is someone expecting something more than offered and actually refusing a gift. "My dad makes $200,000 a year and all I got for Chrismakkah was a stupid bike!"
No wonder so many Koreans hate foreigners, I'm beginning to agree. |
Who said I ever expected anything? How could especially after she got me peanut butter the year before. Like I said, I saw it more like a slap in the face that she could consider a 33 bag of chips a "gift." Kind of like the time I got 17 cents as a tip when I worked at the Four Seasons Hotel. People like that should do themselves a favor and not give anything.
Koreans hate foreigners for reasons (running over girls with tanks, faking degrees, the army/air force guys on the subway, Bush) other than me finding it rude to give a cheap bag of chips as a present. |
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atomic42
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
Location: Gimhae
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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A gift is a gift, regardless of value and your silly standards of what they should be. A bag of chips, a piece of candy, even a booger from the right person can mean more than a diamond ring to most, but obviously not you.
I'm happy we're not working for the same school, you give all of us a bad name. |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| atomic42 wrote: |
A gift is a gift, regardless of value and your silly standards of what they should be. A bag of chips, a piece of candy, even a booger from the right person can mean more than a diamond ring to most, but obviously not you.
I'm happy we're not working for the same school, you give all of us a bad name. |
Ok, so why don't you tell me the name of your school and I'll give you a nice present: a bag with a piece of dog *beep* inside. I hope you're grateful
A gift is a gift is correct, but you obviously can't draw the line between a gift and someones leftovers |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:55 am Post subject: |
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| xCustomx wrote: |
| atomic42 wrote: |
A gift is a gift, regardless of value and your silly standards of what they should be. A bag of chips, a piece of candy, even a booger from the right person can mean more than a diamond ring to most, but obviously not you.
I'm happy we're not working for the same school, you give all of us a bad name. |
Ok, so why don't you tell me the name of your school and I'll give you a nice present: a bag with a piece of dog *beep* inside. I hope you're grateful
A gift is a gift is correct, but you obviously can't draw the line between a gift and someones leftovers |
That would be somedogs left overs methinks |
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Masta_Don
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:59 am Post subject: |
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The only time a bonus has been mentioned was once when I was really drunk with my boss. He got up all cozy next to me and said, "When we reach 150 students, I'm gonna take you to a room salon." He saw the look of unease spread across my face so he slapped me on the back and comforted me with these words: "You don't have to have sex, you can just get a blowjob."
We never have reached 150 students. |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:41 am Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
| xCustomx wrote: |
| atomic42 wrote: |
A gift is a gift, regardless of value and your silly standards of what they should be. A bag of chips, a piece of candy, even a booger from the right person can mean more than a diamond ring to most, but obviously not you.
I'm happy we're not working for the same school, you give all of us a bad name. |
Ok, so why don't you tell me the name of your school and I'll give you a nice present: a bag with a piece of dog *beep* inside. I hope you're grateful
A gift is a gift is correct, but you obviously can't draw the line between a gift and someones leftovers |
That would be somedogs left overs methinks |
But according to atomic, a gift is a gift regardless of value. Maybe I value my dogsh1t because I use it as fertilizer for my plants. Therefore I want to know where atomic lives so I can give my gift of *beep* to him |
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