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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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 Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:26 am Post subject: One or Two Month gigs in March? |
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| I'm with SMOE but I'm not resigning. I'd like to stay another three months or so (maybe) without burning my savings after my contract expires in March. Are there legal 1 or 2 month non-camp gigs that will sponsor a visa? (C-1? Is that just camp?) I would expect they wont' pay housing, but a 15 hour a week deal for 6-8 weeks would be great. I realize that March is not camp time so it might be hard to come by, but if anybody has any info it'd be great. Thanks. |
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Tommy
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:40 am Post subject: |
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| Find a hagwon that is looking for a teacher for 1 or 2 months. Transfer & extend your visa over to them when your PS job is done. Although easier said than done. |
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hagwonnewbie
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| If you're not planning to return, Go to JLS. They pay 1.2 mil for one way airfare reimbursement whether you are already here or not. Work 2 months. Get the cash and burn them. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Well I'd rather not accrue bad karma. I'm just looking for some short term work. |
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jellobean
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| Tommy wrote: |
| Find a hagwon that is looking for a teacher for 1 or 2 months. Transfer & extend your visa over to them when your PS job is done. Although easier said than done. |
What he ^^^ said.
There are always hagwons who waited until the last minute to find a teacher, just try to make sure it's because they waited to long and not because their last teacher did a runner  |
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jkelly80
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:02 am Post subject: |
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| So these hagwons would be cool with a 2 month gig? Would I have to leave the country to transfer the visa? I'm with SMOE right now I'm not sure how willing they'd be after I elect to not resign. |
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jellobean
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:11 am Post subject: |
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| All you need from them is a letter stating that you completed your contract. If they try to bring up that you are not re-signing, explain to them that you are interested in only a few more months and you didn't think they could give you that. |
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jkelly80
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:12 am Post subject: |
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| jellobean wrote: |
| All you need from them is a letter stating that you completed your contract. If they try to bring up that you are not re-signing, explain to them that you are interested in only a few more months and you didn't think they could give you that. |
So I would need to give this letter to immigration with a letter from my new employer? Do I need to re submit a CRC and a medical check? |
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Tommy
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| jkelly80 wrote: |
| So these hagwons would be cool with a 2 month gig? Would I have to leave the country to transfer the visa? I'm with SMOE right now I'm not sure how willing they'd be after I elect to not resign. |
Well, if you think SMOE isn't willing to cooperate with the extension/transfer deal, then what do you think about paying your own way to Japan for your visa? Look on worknplay for schools looking for short term positions. Talk to recruiters and tell them you can help out desperate schools for 1~2 months. When signing the contract, make sure you both agree that it's only for a few months and have them sign a dated LOR and give it to you.
The reason I think you'd have to pay your own way to Japan is because I doubt a school would want to foot the bill for someone working a few months - but who knows? |
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jkelly80
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:21 am Post subject: |
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| Tommy wrote: |
| jkelly80 wrote: |
| So these hagwons would be cool with a 2 month gig? Would I have to leave the country to transfer the visa? I'm with SMOE right now I'm not sure how willing they'd be after I elect to not resign. |
Well, if you think SMOE isn't willing to cooperate with the extension/transfer deal, then what do you think about paying your own way to Japan for your visa? Look on worknplay for schools looking for short term positions. Talk to recruiters and tell them you can help out desperate schools for 1~2 months. When signing the contract, make sure you both agree that it's only for a few months and have them sign a dated LOR and give it to you.
The reason I think you'd have to pay your own way to Japan is because I doubt a school would want to foot the bill for someone working a few months - but who knows? |
Thanks all for the info.
I'd like to visit Japan anyway so it wouldn't be a huge deal.
But I'd rather stay in Korea for the whole process if possible. Would you happen to know the specific name of the form that one needs from a former employer to do this? If it's just a letter stating the end date of my contract I don't see it being a huge deal but one never knows in this country.
Assuming that I wouldn't be able to get this form from SMOE, would I need to get a new visa for only two months? If so, does that mean CRC and medical check again?
It's this kind of rigmarole that makes obeying the law kind of a pain in the ass sometimes. |
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hamlet712
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| jkelly80 wrote: |
| Well I'd rather not accrue bad karma. I'm just looking for some short term work. |
Yet you have no problem basically labelling all Koreans as rude substandard people.
You have a strange view on what accrues bad karma. |
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jkelly80
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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| hamlet712 wrote: |
| jkelly80 wrote: |
| Well I'd rather not accrue bad karma. I'm just looking for some short term work. |
Yet you have no problem basically labelling all Koreans as rude substandard people.
You have a strange view on what accrues bad karma. |
Cheating people and having a low opinion of a society's cultural values are quite dissimilar, at least in my view of the world.
Please tell me where I say Koreans are 'substandard', Old Apologist Gil. |
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hamlet712
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| jkelly80 wrote: |
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| jkelly80 wrote: |
| Well I'd rather not accrue bad karma. I'm just looking for some short term work. |
Yet you have no problem basically labelling all Koreans as rude substandard people.
You have a strange view on what accrues bad karma. |
Cheating people and having a low opinion of a society's cultural values are quite dissimilar, at least in my view of the world.
Please tell me where I say Koreans are 'substandard', Old Apologist Gil. |
I gave a label i thought fit the sentiment of this comment
"I find Koreans rude when they shove people, pee on cars, and hawk phelgm at me. I also find them rude when I'm a plane with them. I'm sure I deserved it though, somehow.
There are assholes in every society Hamlet, but the fact is, it's encouraged here. Once you hit a certain age, you are free to do as you please b/c Confucianism dictates you never rebuke anyone for being a tool, especially an elder. Because we're still in the 17th Century here, apparently."
The mention of the fact that they are in the 17th century means they are behind us, if they are behind us than they are less advanced, if they are less advanced then they must somehow be substandard.
You also labelled them as rude, as opposed to just mentioning that there are a number of them who have been rude to you PERSONALLY.
There have been a number who have been rude to me personally too, but I dont transfer this to the whole race.
So again, you have no issue bacically labelling the entire Korean population as rude and archaic, yet you dont think that this is a bad Karma thing.
So AGIAN, you have a starnge view of what makes for bad Karma. |
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jkelly80
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: |
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It's not as advanced. That should be apparent. That doesn't mean 'substandard'.
Korea is not as advanced as the West, and clings to an archaic social structure in a way that modernized countries do not. I can't say I hate Catholics b/c I'm Norwegian and most Norwegians are Lutherans, right? But Koreans can try to say it's OK to shove and push, and treat women and younger people like persona not gratas b/c it's a Confucian society? Bullshit. |
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hamlet712
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| jkelly80 wrote: |
It's not as advanced. That should be apparent. That doesn't mean 'substandard'.
Korea is not as advanced as the West, and clings to an archaic social structure in a way that modernized countries do not. I can't say I hate Catholics b/c I'm Norwegian and most Norwegians are Lutherans, right? But Koreans can try to say it's OK to shove and push, and treat women and younger people like persona not gratas b/c it's a Confucian society? Bullshit. |
Fine man
You 're still generalising far to much but fine. There are still far too many people in our own cultures that do what you are saying and its only been like 100 years since the west allowed women to vote, and only 35 years since the big womens liberation movment that gave a big push towards equal status. There are still far too many jobs where women are paid less than a man. as for the pushing thing, There are many who wouldnt even think about doing it, just like there are a number of foreigners who ALOS would push you and shove you.
You constantly want to push western ideals on an eastern culture, one that advanced FAR SOONER than ours did may I add. And you always come off like we are better than them. I can count many ways where the Asians, and Koreans specifically have us beaten hands down when it comes to treatment of family, honor, capitalism etc.
anyway man, I have fun debating with you, nothing personal, I just find you a bit of an enigma sometimes |
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