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cyui
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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 Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| So it's not 6am-10am and then 6pm-9pm..with 8 hours in-between? or is the amount of classes you have to take? |
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WaveFunction1984
Joined: 28 Feb 2011
Location: Haebangchon, Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| cyui wrote: |
| So it's not 6am-10am and then 6pm-9pm..with 8 hours in-between? or is the amount of classes you have to take? |
I usually have been seven and nine classes everyday. Eight class days are the most common. The worst schedule I've ever had was class/break/class/break on and off for sixteen hours straight, leaving me with a maximum break of one hour to go do stuff (as another poster said, not anything meaningful).
Usually I have two or three our breaks scattered throughout the day. Anything longer than three hours (four or more) means I have enough time to go home. If it's shorter than that, however, then I have to stay in the area around the office. It's very rare for me to have breaks longer than three hours (it happens once ever other week) so I'm stuck around the office on most days. |
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cyui
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| That is really inconsistent was looking at a similer gig in Suwon,but maybe it is not such a good idea now? |
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Evanzinho
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: California
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| cyui wrote: |
| So it's not 6am-10am and then 6pm-9pm..with 8 hours in-between? or is the amount of classes you have to take? |
The easiest way to understand WaveFunction's schedule (my old schedule) is to figure that you are availabe to work from between 7am until 10pm at night. A student can schedule a 50 minute class with you anytime between those hours. So esentially, you are on call 15 hours a day to the hagwon. The school is not suppose to schedule more than nine classes a day, but there were a couple times last year during the busy months where I taught ten classes a day.
Because of this, it's not a split shift schedule because you may work from 7am to 10 am then have two hours off, then work from Noon to 3pm, then have four hours off, then work from 7pm to 10pm.
Keep in mind that the above is just an example; every day you have a different schedule!
Does this make sense? |
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cyui
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:19 am Post subject: |
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Not at all. The logical and efficent thing to do is blocked hour shifts' ( with the exception of summer/winter intensives', most working adults' would only able to come between to 6am-9am and 6pm-9pm) This is not only better for the teacher, but helps the hagwon maintain consistent business, as well.
At least this is what one would think? However, in Korea, it is known that anything can go.. :roll:
How many Gyops' you have there? I bet they are getting a nice little hourly rate with block hours and probably making banking close to 4 mil during 3-week TOEFL intenstives'. |
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WaveFunction1984
Joined: 28 Feb 2011
Location: Haebangchon, Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:45 am Post subject: |
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[quote="cyui"]Not at all. The logical and efficent thing to do is blocked hour shifts' ( with the exception of summer/winter intensives', most working adults' would only able to come between to 6am-9am and 6pm-9pm) This is not only better for the teacher, but helps the hagwon maintain consistent business, as well.[quote]
If I had that schedule (a split shift schedule) I wouldn't be on here complaining. I actually thought that was the schedule I was getting when I signed the contract (I'm okay with it). They told me that they switched over to a new scheduling system that was actually better than a split shift schedule but I assumed that it would be, at the very worst, like the kind of schedule you highlighted.
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At least this is what one would think? However, in Korea, it is known that anything can go..  |
The only limitations seem to be that we can't have more than nine classes per day and we can only teach between 7am and 10pm. Other than that and everything is determined by the students.
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| How many Gyops' you have there? I bet they are getting a nice little hourly rate with block hours and probably making banking close to 4 mil during 3-week TOEFL intenstives'. |
We have a few, they seem to come only in the morning and treat it as a part time gig. I think they bank a lot more than we do for far less hours, to be honest. I heard of a couple making more than 4mil per month just for mornings. |
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jodavid
Joined: 29 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:03 pm Post subject: adults |
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I must say i feel very lucky after reading this thread, I work in an adult hagwon, I work 650-930am with an hour coffee break inc. Then 620-930 pm and on Tues/Thurs I do extra 12-130 pm. Luckliy my home is maybe 3 mins walk away, I don't pay rent and I get two weeks holiday, pay is 2.2. I am in a busy area and close to all the shops so there's always something to do. I must say if I had to stay at the school all day I would go insane! Working with the adults is the best part of all so if you can stick it out, its a good number. I'm surprised your home is so far from the hagwon. Good luck with your decision  |
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