Korean Job Discussion Forums

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

Here are the insulting parts:

majolica · Joined: 03 Apr 2008

haha, especially since in gwangju, even a first-timer would be earning at least 2.1 in a basic public school job, same hours, same overtime, with 3 times as much vacation.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Well, I see my uni has cut its vacation hours down by half according to what they're offering online this time around.

This is going to be an interesting contract period when they start asking us renewal questions in November.

Hank the Iconoclast · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Location: Busan

At one point, my goal here was to work at a uni in Korea. That is no longer the case.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Mine either. Will probably be taking advantage of my F-2 and working two public school jobs next time around if they're cutting out my vacation.

Why would anyone bother with a uni job and all of the extra work that goes into it if camps become required, and the vacation gets whittled away?

meangradin · Joined: 10 Mar 2006

Bassexpander, as a fellow F-2 I think you definetly should try and work as many after school programs as you can fit in to your schedule. The money per hour is fantastic and they are a blast. I work a few of them and love both the money and the teaching.

Monad · Joined: 24 Apr 2008

Hey, I'm a newbie to this forum and I was also considering a going for a job at a Korean uni.

From this post, it appears that it might not be the best gig in town.

I have three years of TEFL in Taiwan and Japan, a CELTA, and a Master's (albeit not in Education or EFL). This will be my first time in Korea. Oh, and I'm 30 years old (which may or may not be relevant).

What kind of teaching job should I be going for? A general question perhaps, but I'm looking for ideas based on other people's personal experience.

crazy_arcade · Joined: 05 Nov 2006

two million won a month for 18 university class hours and 4 weeks of vacation....masters only. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

laogaiguk · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: somewhere in Korea

In Gwang Ju, for 2 million with only 4 weeks vacation... And the Masters only. Are they crazy, how could any of them have completed a degree and be that stupid Smile

Chris Kwon · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Location: North Korea

Someone should email them and ask them what they are thinking.

hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

most of that ad hasnt been changed since 2002. thats what the salary was then when we worked there. it sounds like they are now hogwonizing it.

somebody will take it, trust me.

at least the housing isnt in the dorm anymore which they locked at midnight