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bloodorange
Joined: 04 Apr 2008
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 Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: Midnight Run: Definition??? |
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just wondering what is the exact definition of a Midnight Run?
...where did the term originate from? |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Good question, Bloodorange. I will presume it has something to do with the cover of darkness?
This is where your parachute comes in handy?
To further the discussion, it seems there is slang for two scenarios: The Midnight Run, and the Visa Run. The first being an escape from a bad situation, the latter about getting a new E2 visa when your contract expires without having to go all the way home. In both cases, you'd be making a run-for-it. |
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Shauneyz
Joined: 26 May 2008
Location: The land of Nod
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| I always assumed midnight running came from the disgruntled foreign teachers getting fed up with their school and hightailing it home as quick as possible and without giving notice to their school...usually applies to people with no intention of returning, as that would be problematic. |
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milspecs
Joined: 19 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 11:50 am Post subject: |
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| I always thought it was someone who got paid and then just left. but turns out its just people quitting with no notice |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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| It's generally attributed to a teacher who is not getting paid, or who has encountered substantial difficulty with their school, up and disappearing without letting anyone (other than, perhaps another foreign co-worker) know about it. |
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denistron
Joined: 21 Oct 2006
Location: Busan
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denistron
Joined: 21 Oct 2006
Location: Busan
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A2Steve
Joined: 10 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
| It's generally attributed to a teacher who is not getting paid, or who has encountered substantial difficulty with their school, up and disappearing without letting anyone (other than, perhaps another foreign co-worker) know about it. |
sometimes they just go crazy...... my coteacher just got fed up after one month.
I think the bosses didn't like her voice. She talked like a breathy marilyn monroe wannabe, and she really wasn't that popular with the kids. She MAY have resented me on account I was the one who got an actual room, instead of having to jump from one room to the next, but I had to listen to her complain about her breakup with a French guy in Scotland, who was 10 years younger than her (a Scottish bird in the depths of a midlife crisis, no doubt...)
Im a bit embarrassed she snuck out of the two bedroom apt. in the middle of the night, past my door. after freaking out the next morning over what she did, I then looked at my computer, which I had let her borrow.
thanks to google, I was able to see some of what she wrote, constantly complaing about everything, whining back home, blah blah blah. It's hard to believe some Europeans can be the "uglyu Americans" as well.....
anyway, long story short, I signed her up for some good, ol' fashined porn. it was only girl-girl stuff though. what can i say? I'm a gentleman...  |
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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I pulled a MR from my first job in Korea but it was more like at 6:00 am. So I guess it was more like a pre dawn run. Regardless, I came back a few months later when my visa expired and there were no problems at all in obtaining a new visa. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Midnight Run: Definition??? |
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| bloodorange wrote: |
| just wondering what is the exact definition of a Midnight Run? |
Leaving your job without any notice whatsoever under the cover of darkess to hide your escape (ever read "Prisoners of Wonderland"?). The boss usually has no clue the employee has left his employ until hours after the person was supposed ot have shown up for work.
These days, runners should be called Weekend After Payday Runners. Grab your most recent check, plane out on Saturday, you're gone for an entire weekend before he even knows you took off. |
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warren pease
Joined: 12 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| Great Movie!!!!! |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| warren pease wrote: |
| Great Movie!!!!! |
One of my favourite, too, so "I have two words for you: STFU!" |
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michi gnome
Joined: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Dokdo
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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for me, midnight run could be defined as
"a long-lasting moment of sheer & utter, non-chemical induced bliss"
looking down at the shining lights of incheon from the plane window
and i do believe that the second time was even sweeter than the first |
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maddog
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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I guess it's related to the idea that you get on the very next plane after you finish work. If you work in a haggy, that pretty much implies you'll be leaving under the cover of darkness, i.e. the middle of the night.
I did my midnight run at 10am on a Monday morning, after calling immi and finding out that there wasn't even a visa application in my name!
Live and learn. |
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