Korean Job Discussion Forums

sallymonster · Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Location: Seattle area

I still don't know if I'm getting Monday and/or Friday off during Chuseok week. Other teachers at my public school aren't sure either. I'm afraid that my school won't tell me until the week before (Korean last-minute planning), which is frustrating because if it turns out I do have Monday and/or Friday off I'd really like to go to Japan, and the airlines are running out of economy seats.

So I'm running this poll out of curiosity, to get an idea of what's happening with other teachers here, and to keep me mildly entertained while I wait for my school to make a decision. Also, it would be cool if you could write in your comments whether you work in a public school or a hagwon, etc. I work in a GEPIK public school.

kardisa · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Location: Masan

I have the full week off. I work in a hagwon.

kiwipenny · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Korea

We had a slightly shorter summer vaca this year though~ We started school today but would normally wait until the Monday ~ So we have the full week off for chuseok~ Which is nice if you wanna take a vaca .. but I will be sticking around Seoul~ I work for GEPIK in Gwangmyeong~ Each district and school may be different~

NYC_Gal · Joined: 08 Dec 2009

I won't know until at least Monday. My best friend from the states is visiting that week, so I'm hoping the school is closed Monday and Friday as well. If so, I'll still have to use my vacation days to take off. Lame, but doable.

Rothbard · Joined: 23 Aug 2010

Hehe, just checked. My first school is doing Monday through Thursday, and my second school is Tuesday through Friday. So I get the whole week of by total fluke.

sallymonster · Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Location: Seattle area

Looks like I'll be getting Tuesday-Friday off during Chuseok week Smile

AsiaESLbound · Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Location: Truck Stop Missouri

Yep, Tuesday through Friday for a total of 6 days. Was hoping for the Monday too as to make a nice 9 day trip out of it being airfares are $450 minimum so far in my searches, but it's still a nice little break. This one did us right after most of the holidays fell on weekends with the next week day holiday being lunar new year on February 3rd, 4th, and 5th of 2011 falling on Thursday through Saturday. That's about 5 months without a holiday except those falling on weekends such as Christmas.

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

I don't know for sure, but I believe I'm getting off from Sept 17-Sept 26th. Things are a little sketchy about Monday the 20th though. I personally wouldn't mind working it because I have to make up classes later in the term (in December) anyway.

CPT · Joined: 25 Mar 2007

The whole week, plus the previous week for my personal vacation.

Booyah.

Louis VI · Joined: 05 Jul 2010 Location: In my Kingdom

*shrug*

naturegirl321 · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Home sweet home

officially, Tues to Thurs. Unofficially Wink

as long as you make up the classes, you're golden

Seoulio · Joined: 02 Jan 2010

sallymonster · Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Location: Seattle area

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

My provincial epik office declared out-of-country travel over "sandwich" days to be OK. But protocol involves informing your principal.

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

As long as you show up the days you are supposed to it should be fine. This "no leaving the country" rule is in place to cover their behinds in the rare event that you somehow were to die outside of the country. If that were to happen, who knows what the reaction would be from the school boards.