Korean Job Discussion Forums

[NoDolan]

I came across an interesting offer in Busan for teaching M,W,F,Sa for $1.9
I like the idea of having 3 days off but the pay is a little low and I don't get two days off in a row, but only working 4 days sounds nice and I think I can make it up the income other ways.

Has anyone heard of doing this or is this a red flag ??

[jadarite]

I would rather work 3 weeks M-F and take the 4th week off. Agree to work weekends if they allow you to take the 4th week off and first week of the following month. I know it's a longshot, my previous school didn't accept it, but this would give you 2 weeks off and 6 weeks of teaching.

As far as your specific offer, it all depends on the school, students, teachers you might be working with, etc...

If the school won't go for what I suggested above or you don't like it, maybe you could accept the offer on a 2 or 3 month trial. If it works out, then you could continue.

Another thing, if you do take it, try to make sure you can work at a second location with them. From past experience in Japan, funds get really low when it comes to these part-time arrangements. It seems great at first, then you get a few part-time jobs which end and you don't realize you are out of cash until it reaches the ramen noodle stage.

[ajgeddes]

A buck ninety isn't very much......


Anyways, that pay is pretty low and not having two consecutive days off would suck. I wouldn't do it... never.

[CPT]

I'd probably do it Monday to Thursday, depending on the hours on those days. But never having 2 days off in a row would suck.

[jajdude]

Depends on the hours too, as well as decency of boss, co-workers, classes, housing...and other things

[VanIslander]

I saw an ad for Monday to Thursday for 2.3 mill and applied and took the job and di it for a year, at the hagwon I'm at now, and I had TONS more energy with three day weekends every week. (my second year here another teacher left and I had to work fridays, but at 2.5 mill... I really have missed those 4-day workweeks... but they only offered it because they wanted an experienced and trained ESLer to satisfy the parents given the very high tuition rates - the most in town - the hagwon charges for supposedly "elite" level education... they wanted me to work fridays right from the moment they hired me, contrary to the fridays-off in the ad and the contract, but i insisted nicely from the get-go that i get fridays off, and so sis for one year).

I dunno about having to work every second day. That sounds great if you have a family or are working on a distance grad degree or something but it'd feel like you're always working to never have 48 hours off at one time wouldn't it?

[moosehead]

am not sure what VanIslander is saying; but I'd consider it a red flag -

you just wait - they will be saying can you come in tomorrow? we know it's your day off BUT

uh huh....no way....

and no Saturdays!!

[i_teach_esl]

you can work 4 days a week at cdi and still pull close to or over 3mil a month.