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harryh · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: south of Seoul

This is interesting.

My schedule:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10-10.40, 11-11.30, 11.35-12.00 lunch then 1.30-2.10, 2.15-2.55, 3.00-3.45, 4.05-4.50, 4.55-5.40, 5.45-6.30

Tuesday, Thursday 10-10.40, 11-11.30, 11.35-12.00 lunch then 3.00-3.45, 4.05-4.50, 4.55-5.40, 5.45-6.30

My boss has just told me today that he is changing the schedule to include a finish time of 8.00 for Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Also, from March he is opening the school on Saturdays.

As there are only 2 foreign teachers, it looks likely that i'll be doing extra lessons in addition to the inconvenience of working Saturdays (I was 'promised' that i wouldn't have to work on Saturday. Incidently, ALL promises that were made, and written into the contract, have now been broken).

What would be a reasonable pay increase to expect? How long is a piece of string? But would 200,000 a month seem reasonable?

IconsFanatic · Joined: 19 Jan 2003

shawner88 · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

syclick · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: Seoul

When I started here I started in the afternoon with an hours of prep followed by five hours of teaching - as is written in my contract.

Now my days are completely lopsided. I usually have a couple of days at the prison... erm I mean, hogwon, where I am there for 12 hours. Schedule changes are constantly made throughout the week.

Now there is about to be an annoucement about the number of hours we are required to be at work, which is basically 150% of the hours listed in my contract.

That'll go over really well in the staff meeting... Rolling Eyes

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Why the heck are you people working on Saturdays???????

And I hope to heck you're getting paid OT for the extra hours you are working above what's in your contract.

For gosh sakes people, either get some backbone or don't complain on here.

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Some of you sure have nice easy schedules...

Squid · Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Anyang

Mines a banana split...

panthermodern · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Taxronto

I am in Korea 24/7, being at work or at home I am still in Korea ...

ryleeys · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: Columbia, MD

Today officially sucked for me...

Worked from 11:30am-8:00pm... taught 8 classes, 4 middle and 4 elementary... I'm friggin' exhausted. At least I got to make five of the little brats cry today... that felt good.

osangrl · Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Location: osan

i thought i had a great schedule justagirl's is AMAZING!!

wow where do you work....well i know you won't give that away, but what city?

Snatch · Joined: 01 Jan 2004

Good grief, you people have nice schedules.

Mine is:
9:40-10:10, 10:20-10:50, 11:00-11:30, 11:40-12:10
2:00-2:30, 2:30-2:55
3:00-3:30, 3:30-3:55
4:00-4:55, 5:00-5:55
And then two/three times a week 6:00-6:55.

One of our Korean teachers just quit, so I have kindy without her. The class has turned into a bunch of screaming monkeys.

peppermint · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 12:53 pm Post subject:

6:30-7:20, 8:30-9:30 AM then 5-9 PM Monday to Friday.

That said, I've got all day off to enjoy the sunshine in summer, I never get dong-chimmed, and students take me out for drinks. Very Happy

Toby · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Wedded Bliss

M.W.F. 1.20-2.35, 2.40-4.10, 4.20-5.45
T.Th. 1.20-2.35, 2.40-4.10.

Horangi Munshin · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Location: Busan

MWF 10:00am - 12:30, 3:30pm - 8:30
TTH 10:00am - 12:30

but one morning a week it's 8:45am - 12:30