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Illysook · Joined: 30 Jun 2008

My first day at the new school didn't go so well and we don't like each other anymore. The recruiter says that he will find me a new job. I will stay with a friend for 2 weeks and if I don't find anything, I will probably go home. This probably means that I will go home as I think that I will need new documents, but the recruiter says that I can transfer everything a second time. Is this true?

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

GrasshopperKR · Joined: 14 Oct 2011

Without further details I would have to say you gave up a little quick. Perhaps you should give it some more time, is this your first job teaching ESL? When I had my first job in Taiwan I hated my boss with a passion. Over time I learned how to get along and the stuff I hated about her was from the business end of things, not her personally.

Illysook · Joined: 30 Jun 2008

I submitted the FBI check with the apostille as well as an apostilled diploma in August, so do I get another chance? I could really use one. The situation was not salvagable. I tried and so did my recruiter.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

Hokie21 · Joined: 01 Mar 2011

You lasted one day? Seriously? What the heck happened in one day that the work relationship is unable to be salvaged?? BTW good luck getting a LOR after that.

The Floating World · Joined: 01 Oct 2011 Location: Here

Dodge7 · Joined: 21 Oct 2011

illy I am starting to think that the problem may be you.
Maybe you just have a strong personality? That's putting it rather nicely, or maybe you are just bad with human interaction??
I have NEVER in my work places that I work now and in the past had such a hard time working with others than I had to quit--and especially AFTER 1 DAY! Are you kidding me? 1 day?!
What happened?

Zyzyfer · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:12 pm Post subject:

The Floating World · Joined: 01 Oct 2011 Location: Here

The Floating World · Joined: 01 Oct 2011 Location: Here

Illysook · Joined: 30 Jun 2008

Thanks Floating World, you have eased my mind a lot.

As far as what happened, well I'd moved over the weekend. The apartment had no heat or hot water so I barely slept Saturday night. They said it couldn't fix it until Monday. I slept at someone else's house on Sunday, leaving for my last day at my previous job at 5:30 a.m. When I got home Monday night, it was nearly midnight.

I called the school a little before 10 a.m. Tuesday morning asking for directions. I had no idea how to get from the apartment to the school. I ended up being a little bit late, no prep time. I expected some kind of orientation or an opportunity to follow another teacher around and learn the lay of the land, but I was just thrown in there.

I tried to go with the flow and I worked through my lunch hour to prepare for the next class. I wasn't quite finished when it was time for class to begin and that was a little stressful and then someone asked me if I'd done something else that she'd told me to do that morning, and I'm not sure when I would have done it, so I reacted badly to this. Then things escalated, so I really messed up. I should have asked for a day off in between jobs so that I could get settled and get some rest. Instead, I found myself overtired and overwhelmed and it wasn't good.

The owner or whoever she was called the recruiter and two other guys and I told the recruiter my side of things, he tried to smooth it over, and they decided to fire me. He helped me move to a friend's house this morning and he says that the school wants 100.000 Won if they are to give me a release letter. I imagine that I will have to fork it over. It will be cheaper than starting from scratch...if I can find a job. Who will want me now?

The Floating World · Joined: 01 Oct 2011 Location: Here

Hey. It' 5 yrs in country concurrent as of Jan 2010 and not having left the country for more than 3 months at a time. And only if your degree is aleady apostilled and your last crc was nationwide. Then yes, as long as you get lor, there is 1 month grace period fromt he date your last visa is cancelled.

NOTE - the last TWO times I have been in to immi to extend my visa in this manner the guy behnd the counter has been UTTERLY CLUELESS and I have had to insist they speak to a higher up or to call Seoul immi - lo and behold they come back super surprised that I knew more than they did about their job....

I quit my last job for simmilar reasonsas Illysook. I found once I had some money in the bank (been here long time but wasted a lotof it until last half year) I was surprisingly less willing to put up with being treated like hired help and more willing to set the standards I desire for myself. Of course I do my best to meet the emloyer's standads etc too, but being blamed for things that are due to their ineptitude or having voices raised at me = I walk if there is no apology and the behaviour continues.