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| Um, I dressed up for my interview... Sort of. |
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Nomadder
Joined: 16 May 2008
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 Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:55 am Post subject: Do you take your job seriously? (Or, what do you wear?) |
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While perusing Justin Hale's "Do you generally dislike people who do TEFL?" thread, I saw several posts attempt to categorize the different types of people who teach ESL for a living.
This made me curious as to how many people really care and to what extent, specifically in regard to work attire.
Personally I'd always try to look at least semi-professional with khaki's and polo's or dress shirts, but I have no intention of wearing a suit and tie, ever, for any position. If that's a deal breaker then so be it.
So, how do you dress? Do you even believe that 'dress' is a quantifiable indicator of just how much one cares?
Suit and tie all the way, or did you dress up for your interview and then immediately show up to work in cut-offs and a wife-beater? |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I just follow the usual 'dress code' for whatever job I'm doing. If I'm going to fight The Man, I'll do it over something a little more significant than shorts and sandals. |
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aarontendo
Joined: 08 Feb 2006
Location: Daegu-ish
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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Eh I wear the whole gamut of stuff here. I was wearing suits quite often up till recently. Now I wear slacks and a polo, or on Friday's jeans and a polo heh.
Work at public high/middle schools. This week we have exams so I'm just in the office, casual all the way for it. |
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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At my middle school, suit trousers, smart shirt and tie everyday. The suit jacket only comes out for special occasions. Now with it being summer I've invested in some smart sleeveless jumper to cover up the sweat. I want to still wear a shirt and tie and this is the only way that I can do it, I may be slightly hotter but I keep my dignity.
My friend at home told me that in summer in India, to hide the sweat, people wear panty liners stuck on the inside of their shirts to absorb the sweat. Might work!
Elementary school is usually suit trousers with a t-shirt and a smart jumper on top. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I free ball it. It's awesome going in Camado style |
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ciccone_youth
Joined: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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i like wearing jeans, so i usually wear jeans (black or dark blue) with a cardigan or nice top.
sometimes i wear my "korean dresses", girly dresses i don't wear much outside of work. i enjoy dressing up sometimes. |
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bovinerebel
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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I'll let you kids in on a secret. 99% of this job is looking the part. Dress well, have neat hair and shave. The other 1% is turning up and not molesting anyone.
All they want from you is not to stick out in a negative way. If you teach English well or not from there is of no consequence. |
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keetrainchild
Joined: 06 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| When I taught, I wore dress pants and a semi-dress shirt. My boss, who was a female, wore a baseball cap In The Classroom along with jeans and a sports-type t-shirt. |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, but I think that's their privilege. The gal in charge of my office area dresses casual sometimes but I've NEVER seen the younger teachers wearing a t-shirt. |
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WoBW
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: HBC
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Dome Vans wrote: |
At my middle school, suit trousers, smart shirt and tie everyday. The suit jacket only comes out for special occasions. Now with it being summer I've invested in some smart sleeveless jumper to cover up the sweat. I want to still wear a shirt and tie and this is the only way that I can do it, I may be slightly hotter but I keep my dignity.
My friend at home told me that in summer in India, to hide the sweat, people wear panty liners stuck on the inside of their shirts to absorb the sweat. Might work!
Elementary school is usually suit trousers with a t-shirt and a smart jumper on top. |
I wouldn't fancy wearing a jumper over a dress shirt.
Try getting some tight fitting cotton undershirts. I did that in Thailand, and still do here in the summer. Works a treat. You keep your dignity because they soak up the sweat, and you don't really feel much hotter. |
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I wouldn't fancy wearing a jumper over a dress shirt. |
I thought that I'd end up looking like one of my old chemistry teachers, but it seems to work well. Korean fashion isn't really that coordinated so I don't feel that bad. I doubt I'd do it if I was teaching in England, but here I can get away with it. I bought them from a "Gentlemen's Outfitters" in Buxton a couple of weeks ago, so there is a use for these oldfashioned shops.
Here for me it's excessive sweat, usually within five minutes of leaving my apartment. Although cotton shirts sound good it doesn't work me. Maybe your Anglo-Saxon blood is thinner than mine.  |
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I voted semi-professional. The love child of formal & casual - always works. |
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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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I wear shorts everyday in the summer. When it's cooler, I'll usually wear khakis and a button up shirt.
My professionalism has nothing to do with what I wear...you must be a lifer in Korea, with that sort of thinking! |
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Nomadder
Joined: 16 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Darkness wrote: |
I wear shorts everyday in the summer. When it's cooler, I'll usually wear khakis and a button up shirt.
My professionalism has nothing to do with what I wear...you must be a lifer in Korea, with that sort of thinking! |
Who were you speaking to? |
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OneWayTraffic
Joined: 14 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Darkness wrote: |
I wear shorts everyday in the summer. When it's cooler, I'll usually wear khakis and a button up shirt.
My professionalism has nothing to do with what I wear...you must be a lifer in Korea, with that sort of thinking! |
I wonder how many prestigious western companies would go with that. Google maybe, but banks and law firms?
It's all about judgement. For some jobs it doesn't matter, for others you need to look the part. Friend of mine worked for a up and coming Korean publishing company. In the office he could wear whatever he wanted, but when meeting clients/business partners it was designer suits and Mercedes cars all the way.
I wear slacks/dress pants and a polo/button down shirt. I teach both business execs and kindy on the same days so I need to compromise. And yes if you want to teach a VP in a chaebol English, it does pay to dress for it just a little. |
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