Korean Job Discussion Forums

bibimbap · Joined: 14 Dec 2003

What's the best way to approach getting a release letter?

My director is decent, but can be spiteful, so I'm a little wary of giving too much notice or making my intentions clear.

Any experiences or advice would be very welcome...

riverboy · Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: Incheon

What are the conditions? You can go to efllaw.com and get a copy which you can sign and then try to get your employer to sign it. I think it is not necesarry to get one if you worked nine months of your contract

Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:49 am Post subject:

Well the "best" approach is to simply ask for it ...

In my case I had to demand, demand again, then threaten (in various forms) .... I got it, but he tried to claim he called immigration, gave the typical "I'll make sure you can't work in Korea again and get deported" kind of deal ..... ummmm, yea, okay .... if you say so.

Either way, I got it, you won't get a single thing if you don't bother asking .... it's a risk you take for intentionally breaking a contract

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

either that or get the sack.. it is the wrong thing to do & you still must get a release letter but it may be easier seeing as though it was the boss's idea.. he may be a b*tch if you say i wanna leave.. it might be different if he wants you to leave though...

having said that, it is good to have a reference though also

and only burn your bridges as a last resort

shawner88 · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

Forget the letter. Getting it causes more stress than it eases. Just do a runner and come back on the sly for awhile until your old E-2 has expired.