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xCustomx
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 Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject: $1,100 for 4 weeks of winter camp? |
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I hope this is a mistake: http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/index.cgi?read=27557
48 teaching hours a week, staff meetings every morning, must participate in weekend activities, you must surrender your return flight ticket once you arrive, AND you have to pay the recruiter $100? I hope nobody is stupid enough to actually work here |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Well... the thing is - whilst most camps pay 2.5-3m for 4 weeks with similar working hours, they do not pay airfare.
Taking into account airfares, you are paid around 1.1m.
But no one who is already in Korea will give this any serious thought. |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
Well... the thing is - whilst most camps pay 2.5-3m for 4 weeks with similar working hours, they do not pay airfare.
Taking into account airfares, you are paid around 1.1m.
But no one who is already in Korea will give this any serious thought. |
Still, I can't imagine people actually wanting to teach 47 or 48 hours a week for only $250/week (even less if you only work 2 weeks of the camp). |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| xCustomx wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
Well... the thing is - whilst most camps pay 2.5-3m for 4 weeks with similar working hours, they do not pay airfare.
Taking into account airfares, you are paid around 1.1m.
But no one who is already in Korea will give this any serious thought. |
Still, I can't imagine people actually wanting to teach 47 or 48 hours a week for only $250/week (even less if you only work 2 weeks of the camp). |
yeah teaching 47 hrs a week... and then they say that u must prepare materials beforehand-- what beforehand?? yr schedule will pretty much read work, dinner, sleep M-F as it is. and possibly saturdays. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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If people wnat to teach for that kind of money then good luck....
What strikes me is even more stupid is you have to pay $100 membership fee to join with the recruiter. That is a red flag right there.... |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| just because wrote: |
If people wnat to teach for that kind of money then good luck....
What strikes me is even more stupid is you have to pay $100 membership fee to join with the recruiter. That is a red flag right there.... |
yeah, and the fact that they want u to give your return air ticket to someone (at the company?) when u arrive |
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babtangee
Joined: 18 Dec 2004
Location: OMG! Charlie has me surrounded!
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Hey! We offering great opportunities for the university graduate have the authentic korean experience with no cost to them. Don't knock it until you have tried it! Okay?
Apply now.
Pleeeease...! |
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MarionG
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Knock, knock.... |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:29 am Post subject: |
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| I think if anyone already in Korea accepts a position like this, they are doing the rest of us a disservice... but for someone from outside the country and looking to do a camp here..it might not be all bad. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:01 am Post subject: |
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| nomad-ish wrote: |
| and the fact that they want u to give your return air ticket to someone (at the company?) when u arrive |
Contract or no contract, anyone trying to take my property (any ticket in my name IS my property) will have a fight on their hand. I'm fired? Oh darn, I'm already here. Thanks for the ticket over. Smell ya later. |
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yawarakaijin
Joined: 08 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| nomad-ish wrote: |
| and the fact that they want u to give your return air ticket to someone (at the company?) when u arrive |
Contract or no contract, anyone trying to take my property (any ticket in my name IS my property) will have a fight on their hand. I'm fired? Oh darn, I'm already here. Thanks for the ticket over. Smell ya later. |
Especially if you stinkpalm them.  Thats my new word for the day, came across it in an online urban dictionary. LOL gross! |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| yawarakaijin wrote: |
| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| Smell ya later. |
Especially if you stinkpalm them. Thats my new word for the day, came across it in an online urban dictionary. LOL gross! |
Without looking it up, can I assume it's similar to a chocolate pretzel? (Thank you Kevin Smith!) |
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jcan
Joined: 08 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| I didn't even know about winter camps before now, I thought only the summer ones were popular. I'd be interested if there was round trip airfare provided with a DECENT salary on top of that - but I'm probably getting my hopes up, huh? |
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mj roach
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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the recruiter (a mr. kim) i've been working with trying to get a job at
st. andrews in ilsan said he could help me get a job at that camp but i would have to open a seperate bank account and give him the passbook, card and pin #. sounds like a great deal. |
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ernie
Joined: 05 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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there's a reason the company is BEGGING for people to do this - it's a CRAP job! it's "no cost to you"?!!! you don't consider 40+ hours a week for 4 weeks to be worth anything? you won't have an 'authentic' korean experience being stuck in the middle of nowhere for a month... if you want to teach at a camp, do it in your home country! if you want to experience korea, buy a ticket (you'll be paying for one regardless) and visit on your OWN terms!
please please please DON'T take this job! |
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