Korean Job Discussion Forums

[irwinpryce]

Hi,
I am currently doing 41 hours a week in a kindergarten hagwon. However less than 30 of those hours are actually spent teaching. The rest is 'prep time.'

I was told that the work hours were 10-6 in an email which came with my contract, however I am basically fed up with the job and am not enjoying teaching at Kindergarten level. Therefore I would rather do less hours.

My contract states,

"he workday of the Employee starts on Monday and ends on Friday, 120 hours per month. Daily teaching hours are 6 hours per day. However working hours is flexible in accordance with the institution�s schedule and in this case both parties must mutually agree."

Do I have the right to refuse to work more than 30 hours a week including prep time?

Thanks

[wings]

Looks like your classroom hours would be 6 hours a day, without prep. Prep time will be on top of that, but I"m not sure the school can make you stay on site while you plan your classes.

[Draz]

[KoreanAmbition]

You're teaching for 30 hours and putting in 11 hours of prep time.

So basically you are putting in 1 extra hour on top of your 10-6 contract that you signed. If you're planning to tell them you don't want to work that extra hour I think that's a little strange.

I think your main issue is that you don't like your job.

[irwinpryce]

True, i don't like my job, and it annoys me when I meet other foreign teachers who work 30 houyrs a week, with no 'prep time.'

However there is nothing in my contract that says I have to work 10-6, its not actually written in the contract.

[Draz]

[irwinpryce]

[Draz]

Why bother pretending to work?

[jbpatlanta]

[irwinpryce]

Bump


I really need more advice on this, as I emailed my recruiter to point this out. She emailed back twisting the question, basically repeating the quote of the contract. I am now up to 30 hours a week, due to my employer adding phone calls to my schedule. I need to know if I am entitled to leave an hour earlier each day.

Thanks

[TheChickenLover]

If you are unhappy with your current school, then quit.

Leave, go destress yourself & return smarter & hopefully wider of the pitfalls of the world of hogwans.

Don't feel sorry for your school, they don't care at all for you. You are merely a tool to make money with.

Chicken

[ttompatz]

^^^^^ what he said....
A) put up and shut up or
B) get out.

Pick one.

It isn't rocket science.

Hit the 6 month mark so you are not responsible for airfare (unless you signed a really bad contract),
buy a ticket to your favorite tropical beach place,
go to immigration and tell them you quit,
hand in your ARC,
get your exit order,
leave the country,
de-stress for a month

then

come back and get a new job (hopefully wiser than the 1st time).

Oh, and learn the magic word.... "NO". It works wonders.

.

[maddog]