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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:05 am Post subject: GEPIK teachers taking time off over Christmas? |
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Thos of you working with GEPIK,
are any of you taking off the week of Christmas... the 24-28th? Just curious....
I was just about to book a flight home for the holidays when I was informed that my school wouldn't allow it because this is a normal work week. While I do intend to honor the contract, and be held to the same vacation policies as Korean teachers, I felt that this was pretty stringent given the importance of that week to many foreign teachers.
Just wondering if anyone else is planning to take vacation during that week? |
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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| I will be at work, I hate Christmas and have no desire to "celebrate" it. I have a friend in GEPIK and she had it put in her contract that she got Christmas off and so she is off to Toronto for that week. Next contract include that if you feel so strong about it, play the religion card to help your cause. |
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:46 am Post subject: |
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A few years back, my girlfriend (now wife) worked at a hospital.
Christmas day fell on a Sunday, so they got Sunday off.
Back to work on Monday as usual. Ho, ho,ho. 
They normally only worked over half a day on a Sunday, so in reality only got 5 hours off for Christmas. |
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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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It seems to be the norm that Christmas week is a regular work week with only one day off.
I should have had it put into my contract at well. It's my own fault for not recognizing this beforehand. Oh well... |
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Jizzo T. Clown
Joined: 27 Mar 2006
Location: at my wit's end
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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I'm with GEPIK and am taking my Christmas holiday beginning the 22nd. Had no problems getting the time off. Getting the ticket at a reasonable price may be something else though...  |
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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:11 am Post subject: |
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lucky you.
Maybe your school doesn't have regular classes that week? |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:41 am Post subject: |
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Awfully expensive to go home for 4 or 5 days. It's just a day.
I'll wait another week and a half and go home for 3 weeks on my education office's dime. |
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