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The Beancounter, The Janitor and I
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Epik_Teacher



Joined: 28 Apr 2010

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:08 pm    Post subject: The Beancounter, The Janitor and I Reply with quote

Yet one more reason to jet from EPIK and Korea! Everyone is off this week except the old janitor (who also sleeps here), the bean counter (who answers the phone) and me. Loads of fun sitting in an empty office from 9-5 all vacation that I'm here. Shine on, you bright, cosmic diamond that is Korea! A few more weeks and this nightmare is over!
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tanklor1



Joined: 13 Jun 2006

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds like a Korean 80's movie.
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Burndog



Joined: 17 Feb 2008

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:05 pm    Post subject: Re: The Beancounter, The Janitor and I Reply with quote

Epik_Teacher wrote:
Yet one more reason to jet from EPIK and Korea! Everyone is off this week except the old janitor (who also sleeps here), the bean counter (who answers the phone) and me. Loads of fun sitting in an empty office from 9-5 all vacation that I'm here. Shine on, you bright, cosmic diamond that is Korea! A few more weeks and this nightmare is over!


You're deskwarming? I can't believe it...that's never happened here before.
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Morticae



Joined: 06 May 2010

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

At least you get an office.

I showed up to desk warm and found that they had locked ALL of the offices (including mine).

Thankfully I had a key to the English room, so I just hang out in there.
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Skyblue



Joined: 02 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What happens if you go for a long, long walk this afternoon?
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toonchoon



Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Location: Gangnam

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

can somebody please explain to me as to why they require deskwarming? is there a legitimate reason they do this? do the Korean teachers get the vaca?

of course, it makes no sense to any of us, but i'm just curious as to why the admin/school board require this.
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Kurtz



Joined: 05 Jan 2007
Location: ples bilong me

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

toonchoon wrote:
can somebody please explain to me as to why they require deskwarming? is there a legitimate reason they do this? do the Korean teachers get the vaca?

of course, it makes no sense to any of us, but i'm just curious as to why the admin/school board require this.


Some NETS used to get great vacation time, these people bragged about it so resentment grew amongst those less fortunate, they complained so the MOE's got told NETS must follow what is in the contract. The result, spending 8 hours in a freezing school (or boiling hot) school doing F all.

K teachers either do workshops/training while some are told to come and teach lower level students.
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Zackback



Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go out all night and have fun and just come in and sleep, surf the net, get some good food and perhaps sneak in a few chicks.

It doesn't sound bad at all.
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RMNC



Joined: 21 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zackback wrote:
Go out all night and have fun and just come in and sleep, surf the net, get some good food and perhaps sneak in a few chicks.

It doesn't sound bad at all.


In reality, it's mostly just refreshing facebook over and over and eating funyuns.
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jonpurdy



Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Ulsan

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Morticae wrote:
At least you get an office.

I showed up to desk warm and found that they had locked ALL of the offices (including mine).

Thankfully I had a key to the English room, so I just hang out in there.


That's a good time to just head home and say the office was locked.
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interestedinhanguk



Joined: 23 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It must be terrible doing nothing when you still have 4 weeks of vacation.
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gillod



Joined: 02 Sep 2009

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They locked me into the school last Friday. I had to leave out a window.
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Zeeto



Joined: 12 May 2009

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gillod wrote:
They locked me into the school last Friday. I had to leave out a window.



And then they get annoyed when I set the alarm off...
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tanklor1



Joined: 13 Jun 2006

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gillod wrote:
They locked me into the school last Friday. I had to leave out a window.



Laughing
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millyfrend



Joined: 29 Apr 2010

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

haha, funny. I can't believe people don't check all the offices or rooms.

gillod wrote:
They locked me into the school last Friday. I had to leave out a window.
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