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SojuQueen
Joined: 29 Dec 2010
Location: Land of the cold winters
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 Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:05 am Post subject: Asked to stay but job has been posted online |
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| So my director has asked me to stay, but I have just looked at ESL teaching advertisements and my exact job description has been posted. What to do? |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:01 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like your boss is trying to hedge his/her bet.
If you stay, he won't need anyone.
If you go, he's already got an ad out there.
You are the best judge as to what your boss is trying to do, certainly not anyone on-line who has never met him. |
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Highwayman
Joined: 22 May 2011
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Start working on a backup plan. |
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DaHu
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| You didn't say you wanted to stay, so he's looking for another. What's the problem? |
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Reggie
Joined: 21 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Did you tell your boss you're renewing or is the boss in limbo? |
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thegadfly
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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As other posters have said: have you given your boss a response? If not, the posting only makes sense.
Are you also the only foreign teacher at your school? It may not be for YOUR position -- it may be another person's position, or the school may be adding a teacher.
Best bet is simply to ask your boss about it, if you really want to know.... |
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SojuQueen
Joined: 29 Dec 2010
Location: Land of the cold winters
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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I am the only teacher at my school. What's funny is that the date of the post is the same as the day that he asked me if I wanted to renew or not. I told him yes that I wanted to stay half a year more. But am now rethinking my decision.
Thanks guys. |
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lalartu
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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there's nothing wrong with posting an add online.
he's just trying to have a backup plan in case you changed your mind at the last second.
it's the Korean mentality |
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koreatimes
Joined: 07 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:43 am Post subject: |
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| I told him yes that I wanted to stay half a year more. |
half year = NOT SERIOUS
I would be doing the same as the hagwon owner. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:49 am Post subject: |
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| Move on. Your boss views you as disposable and easily replaced. That's the ugly nature of the ESL industry in Korea. If he does find someone who will work for slightly cheaper than you it's "Trevor teacher is going home" time at the hagwon, even if you are staying in Korea. They'll tell the kids, and parents, that you are leaving Korea. That way, none of the kids who like you will follow you to your next school. |
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Mr. Peabody
Joined: 24 Sep 2010
Location: here
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:37 am Post subject: Re: Asked to stay but job has been posted online |
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| SojuQueen wrote: |
| So my director has asked me to stay, but I have just looked at ESL teaching advertisements and my exact job description has been posted. What to do? |
Director: Do you want to stay one more year?
SJ: I'm thinking I can stay another six months.
Director: Oh, I guess I better find a new teacher.
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hank25000
Joined: 21 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:28 am Post subject: |
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Look, I know you feel concerned and possibly even insulted but since you made it through a year with one hagwon owner then you can feel pretty secure about your position  |
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DaHu
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Asked to stay but job has been posted online |
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| So my director has asked me to stay, but I have just looked at ESL teaching advertisements and my exact job description has been posted. What to do? |
"So my director has asked me to stay" implies that you are not going to. Even your wording here doesn't tell us the whole story, so I would assume that he was confused by your response to him.
You should have said "I agreed to stay here another 6 months, but...."
I would have another talk with him to make firm your commitment to stay. Perhaps there is some reason he wants a teacher for a year, not six months. |
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