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yingwenlaoshi
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 Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:58 am Post subject: My Fellow Teacher = No Diploma |
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Just found out my counterpart has no diploma. Ha! Looks like I have some bargaining power!
How in the hell does one get away with that? I don't know if it's a fake or what, but this teacher has been around Korea for a while. I wouldn't rat him out, but if push came to shove, I'd mention it to my boss.
Should he be worried? Sometimes owners have some pull with immigration.
I don't know.
How much money could I get for ratting them out? Ha! |
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The Perfect Cup of Coffee
Joined: 17 Jun 2007
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| Save that 'chip' for a rainy day...like the co-worker acting like an arse or if your boss gets creative with your paycheck/airfare/severance. |
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SuperFly
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Hmmmm....instead of taking the one, lump sum from immigration, you could ask him for installments to keep quiet.
150K a month sound fair?  |
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Pak Yu Man
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How much is it worth? I guess it depends on how much of a slimeball you are. If you want to blackmail the guy...you can get what you get.
Just remember kharma is a biatch. |
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The Perfect Cup of Coffee
Joined: 17 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| ...Just remember kharma is a biatch. |
True, but luckily karma doesn't discriminate, which begs the question: what karmic payback awaits Mr. Illegal teacher and the wonjangnim? |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| Pak Yu Man wrote: |
How much is it worth? I guess it depends on how much of a slimeball you are. If you want to blackmail the guy...you can get what you get.
Just remember kharma is a biatch. |
I wouldn't do that, but it could be used as as weapon.  |
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yingwenlaoshi
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| SuperFly wrote: |
Hmmmm....instead of taking the one, lump sum from immigration, you could ask him for installments to keep quiet.
150K a month sound fair? |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:03 am Post subject: |
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| The Perfect Cup of Coffee wrote: |
| Save that 'chip' for a rainy day...like the co-worker acting like an arse or if your boss gets creative with your paycheck/airfare/severance. |
Exactly. If anything, it just gives me more power.  Just like the tax office.
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: My Fellow Teacher = No Diploma |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
Just found out my counterpart has no diploma. Ha! Looks like I have some bargaining power!
How in the hell does one get away with that? I don't know if it's a fake or what, but this teacher has been around Korea for a while. I wouldn't rat him out, but if push came to shove, I'd mention it to my boss.
Should he be worried? Sometimes owners have some pull with immigration.
I don't know.
How much money could I get for ratting them out? Ha! |
In the past, Immigration has given rewards of up to 2 million won for reporting an illegal who is teaching on a tourist visa. If he has no diploma, then he has no E-2. If you're interested, you can contact your local Immigration office for more information. |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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| You could turn the guy in, collect the reward, then take out everyone in the local Immigration office for drinks and night on the town. Make yourself some nice, helpful, well-connected friends very easily. |
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halfmanhalfbiscuit
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: My Fellow Teacher = No Diploma |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
Just found out my counterpart has no diploma. Ha! Looks like I have some bargaining power!
How in the hell does one get away with that? I don't know if it's a fake or what, but this teacher has been around Korea for a while. I wouldn't rat him out, but if push came to shove, I'd mention it to my boss.
Should he be worried? Sometimes owners have some pull with immigration.
I don't know.
How much money could I get for ratting them out? Ha! |
In the past, Immigration has given rewards of up to 2 million won for reporting an illegal who is teaching on a tourist visa. If he has no diploma, then he has no E-2. If you're interested, you can contact your local Immigration office for more information. |
Never happened. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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I think cost analysis is the way to go:
1. If you are a short-timer, then weigh W2 million lump from Immi against W175,000 from the wetback teacher; over 12 months, that adds up to W2.1 million. A nice enough vacation fund. Why kill the goose...? And you can turn over the information to your replacement next year.
2. If you are a long-timer, then MoS's suggestion makes good sense. After all, how did the hogwon bosses get the leverage to pull some of the things they do with Immi? Think of it as Career Investment Insurance. |
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inkoreaforgood
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Location: Inchon
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| No such thing as a reward for turning in illegal workers. Otherwise, Koreans would be following us night and day trying to find some evidence to prove we've illegal. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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How did you find out?
Anyhow, that sh!t don't sit w/ me...I'd drop a dime real quick like! |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| No such thing as a reward for turning in illegal workers. Otherwise, Koreans would be following us night and day trying to find some evidence to prove we've illegal. |
yeah, i didn't think so... but it would be pretty funny, didn't someone else once mention that this would mean korean bounty hunters? |
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