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[humanuspneumos]

Over the many years in this country people have resorted to the "midnight run." The reasons are multitude and I wonder what the major reason is. If you were to do a midnight run or did a midnight run- the reason for it is????

[Shincheon_Blues]

You forgot to add a few more reasons folks do runners:

You don't feel the need to fulfill your contractual obligations

You didn't read the contract you signed

You are going to be fired because you got caught doing privates

You quit because Koreans and the world in general don't appreciate your intellect and superior ability.

[Cthulhu]

[humanuspneumos]

It has already been established a long, long while ago: contract=toilet paper. So- fulfill what????

I wonder if it's a rarity of not being appreciated and then running. Run usually concurs with threat- right? - wrong?

Perhaps a degree of people don't read their contract- however- the shocker is often times the vast ocean between ink and reality. So- people run once given a cup of cold water in their face as to what the requests really meant in reality- pain and more pain.

[Shincheon_Blues]

One would think that a college graduate would have the common sense to research and read a legally binding document. I empathize with their crocodile tears, but I do not sympathize one iota.

Those that run complain incessantly about their pathetic existence in the "Land of the Not Quite Right", yet they return to Korea to start the cycle over again. Go figure.

Examine the successful expat and compare he/she to the whiner/runner. It's all about attitude and personal accountability.

[humanuspneumos]

Ummmm- oil rigs still continue optimistically in regions throughout the world even though they hit a multitude of dry wells, spend millions, and strike oil the odd time- enough to justify continued exploration and optimism. Sure- they might fire a geologist or two in the same way hogwans are fired by the teacher who realizes that the contract is toilet paper and the well is more than dry- it's H2S.


Now- to me that's a similar cycle as many teachers throughout Korea.

The only reason I can see another teacher whining about running teachers is that:

Somebody is a recruiter and has to refund or resupply teachers when they run.

Somebody needs to see a doctor.

Somebody gets burnt by a heavier schedule because teachers run.

Somebody has an over extended sense of right and wrong that is trying to include everyone in a particular value system.

Somebody is worried about this country views foreigners and has forgotten how foreigners are viewing broken contracts themselves.

[Mr. Pink]

Isn't "midnight run" just an expression?

The guy who bailed on my school a couple years ago left in the morning - day or two after pay day. I called his cell phone to find out where he was and find out he was at the airport about to get on a plane. Tells me "sorry but I couldn't handle Korea." And the dude left.

[humanuspneumos]

I think, maybe I'm wrong, a lot of people leave in the covering of night and /secretly can be any time with almost no prior warning. I didn't mean to imply any literalism.

I remember once a pair left a note on their bed for me and said "Thanks" and that was about it- they were drinking with us one night and gone the next.

[Barking Mad Lord Snapcase]

[Homer]

Shincheon_Blues,

Good list my man...it balances things out.


Barking,

"fellow waeguks????"

What is this a fraternity?

As for the comments on teachers not liking runners, well thats understandable in conditions where the employer is mistreating the teacher. But like some have said it is not always the emplyers fault.
Also, many runners blame their eimployers to justify their runs, that has to be taken into account.

[the_beaver]

[Barking Mad Lord Snapcase]

[Cthulhu]

[Homer]

Excellent response Cuthulu....well done indeed...

[humanuspneumos]

Students' views of foreigners- ho-ho-ho-hee-hee-heee. Eeeeeesh. The outcome is pretty much the same whenever a foreigner leaves- the students are shocked for a day and the next candy/sticker waving white face brings cheers and smiles on the students' faces when he/she enters the room and plays the clown. Kids have a kind of ADD- they don't think in adult terms unless new teacher is boring. This has been repeated again and again.