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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
Location: The Beyond
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 Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:22 am Post subject: WARNING: Death threat from my boss |
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Hands down, today has been my worst day in Korea.
My school is refusing to pay me because I've ruined the "credit" (their words) by refusing to work at another school (illegally) this morning.
After being told the story about "bad credit", I was compared to "The boy who cried wolf" and asked, "Do you know what happens to people with bad credit, like the boy who cried wolf? What happened to the boy? He died. His credit was bad and he died."
I KID YOU NOT.
They told me that they wont give me a letter of release, that they don't trust me because of my "bad credit", and that they will withhold my pay in the future in case I decide to pull a runner. Many more ridiculous things were said. WTF brought this on?
The school is Korea Foreign Language Institute and is in the historic town of Buyeo. The owner's names are Tomboy (wife) and T (husband). Again I
kid you not about their "English" names.
Tomorrow I'm calling the labour board (as soon as I figure out how) and am going to the police station to inform them that my life has been threatened.
Korea Foreign Language Institute
You've been warned. |
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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:27 am Post subject: |
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EDIT - Stupid idea removed!
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| Got tatoos? |
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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:33 am Post subject: |
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I have one on my forearm. My boss knows about it though. Thanks anyway. |
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:45 am Post subject: |
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| So what happened? When is your payday exactly? |
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Kristsoy
Joined: 23 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:57 am Post subject: ? |
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| tattoos? what's that got to do with his problem |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:02 am Post subject: |
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that totally sucks sorry to hear about this. My piece of advice is to keep your cool. your boss wants to paint you as a crazy waygook. I would leave the letter until after you get it sorted as they will use stuff like that against you. Also revenge is a dish best served cold  |
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:15 am Post subject: |
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there is a poster on here called 'mankind'...
he seems to have ties with some kind of industrial relations for teachers.. he prolly knows the drill best... send him a pm bro |
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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| It's kind of sad actually. I spent over two years teaching in Taiwan and got majorly screwed for my first five months there. I swore that it would never happen again. I did my homework before coming to Korea. Life just seems to have it in for me I guess... |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| Listen to CLG. She's giving good advice there. Stay sane. Acting in any other way works to their advantage. |
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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| The Lemon wrote: |
| Listen to CLG. She's giving good advice there. Stay sane. Acting in any other way works to their advantage. |
Okay. I'll do so. I'm feeling a bit irrational now (justifiably so I hope!).
Thanks. |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| No, totally justified. Don't take their crap, but at the same time, keep control of yourself and don't say or do things that will be used against you. |
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jurassic5
Joined: 02 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:53 am Post subject: Re: WARNING: Death threat from my boss |
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| buddy bradley wrote: |
"His credit was bad and he died."
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I guess a lot of people in Korea will "die" then.... 
sorry to hear about the situation...hope things work to your advantage...
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:54 am Post subject: |
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| Hang in there buddy. There's a light at the end of the tunnel. |
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The Man known as The Man
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| If he harms you physically or tries to do do so in anyway pound him within an inch of his life and drag his face along the pavement while you're at it |
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