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[coolsage]

I don't know how often this one has come up; hold their feet to the fire. Severance is not an option, it's the law. And if some employer attempts to weasel out of the deal, there are legal recourses.

[TECO]

[Mankind]

[sprite]

since my name popped up, i feel qualified to post.

i liked yonsei and wonju well enough, and found that the teachers at the uni were close enough that we socialized well together, but not so tight that we were joined at the hip. i left to pursue my ma-tesl.

a) severance. i got it when i left after a year. i'm not sure about this new rule y'all are talking about.

b) shared housing. near yonsei wonju, there are two apartment complexes a 7 minute walk from the campus. very nice view of the lake and rice field, etc.
problem; there is very little else in the area for housing. so choices are studio singles, or two bedroom apartments. (or a 20 minute commute.) these apartments are quite roomy, and unless your roomie is a real nutjob (or you are) things should go well. i would have preferred my own place, but i also like a large apartment. and my roomie turned out to be excellent.

c) should a poster have the right to post any opinion and the reader be expected to evaluate it? perhaps if we were discussing philosophy or on a winter cycling discussion list...

but not here. if i tell you that winter in korea is cold, you can believe me or not. but how do you know what to base that belief on? if i come from tahiti, i'll have a different take on "cold" than someone from northern saskatchewan.
in order to fully evaluate a poster's recommendation or negative post, we need to know where they are coming from.

so if someone tells you that a particular school is horrid, whether or not they were fired, and in what circumstances, makes a huge difference in how one could interpret their information.

likewise, if they tell you a school is great, you may want to find out if they get a "finder's fee."

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]