Korean Job Discussion Forums

[kentucker4]

wants new carpet and sofa....now she's sad because i got mad and told her to go back to Korea

[PeteJB]

What are you doing in the states already? Your supposed to be down in the outskirts of Korea searching for woolly monsters.

[mindmetoo]

Hagwon teachers think they're underpaid. Oh they'll learn.

[jkelly80]

If you're living in Kentucky, your cost of living must be pretty low, correct? Even Lousiville isn't that pricey.

[cdninkorea]

What is her job? If it's low paying too then you can tell her you're equally disappointed in her low pay job because you want a new stereo.

[xingyiman]

Yeah, all these people talking about all the wonderful, great paying jobs back in the states has always drawn a chuckle from me. To save what I do in Korea back in the States I would have to make more than twice what I am now. Trouble is that most of the people I know back home are making near what I am now.

[Ruraljuror]

First she was your girlfriend. Then she was your wife. Now she's your girlfriend again. Your life gives me a headache if I think about it too long. I think you are doing it wrong.

[laogaiguk]

Still, some of us actually do go back to good paying jobs back home. Mine pays a bit more than Korea (adding in free apartment and stuff), but it's Canada, so I lose half of it in taxes! From some of the degrees you guys possess though (after seeing the latest "What degree do you have?" thread), I am not surprised there aren't a lot of high paying jobs in your fields :>)

[IncognitoHFX]

[sojourner1]

Yea, it's tough to get a good job in the US these days. The market is not doing so well. It's been quite rough since about 2001. I would say the best thing for an ex-ESL teacher in Korea to do is get a teaching job, retrain to be a nurse, drive a truck, or start a small business doing something in demand. Skilled trades seem to offer a lot more than a traditional 4 year degree field like finance, business, and other professional fields of study. You can do things like start a BBQ concession with a trailer smoker or start up your practice of doing a skilled trade if you have a skilled trade of some sort. Mine's cooking chow so I might build upon that skill.

I would advise any young American to go into a skilled trade by attending a tech school or engineering school; not traditional 4 year university as the job market no longer supports university graduates. There's many career changers probably more so today than ever in history due to a changing job market rife with business corruption, nepotism, and downturn.

Good luck to you. Maybe you should come back to Korea for a PS job and save up $15,000 in a year. That's what I'm doing.

[jkelly80]

[semi-fly]

[cazzy3]

on days like these...when the kids are testing all morning and i have ample time to waste by reading dave's....the smile of seeing a post by kentucker was short lived by the relative normalcy of the post

OP- please oblige by making a completely ludicrous/entertaining post to get me through the day!!

[BS.Dos.]

Kick her to the kerb, the ungrateful *BEEP*!!

[byunhosa]