Korean Job Discussion Forums

[ssuprnova]

Is it just me or are hagwons shedding jobs these days? My school has gone from 4 NETs to just two, with no major change in enrollment. They just shuffled more people into the existing classes.

Also, due to the new regulations our classes are getting longer and longer. Even though I teach 80 classes per month, it actually works out to 120 x 45-minutes (that used to be the normal length of our classes when I first started).

Anyway, I don't want to start another "why you should not teach in Korea" thread, but between the stagnant wages and the plummeting won (1200 yesterday!), methinks it's time to head for the door.

[sml7285]

[TheUrbanMyth]

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[bobbybigfoot]

Our schools are shrinking, with many being about half the size they were four years ago. Consequently, a proportionate amount of teachers have left also. Their contracts just not renewed.

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

My school has doubled enrollment, so we've recently taken on another teacher.

[Chimie]

My school has gone from 9->12 FTs in the last 2 semesters. We've also had quite the enrollment increase.

[Julius]

[mike in brasil]

My friend works at a kiddy hogwan and at last week's meeting the owner gave the announcement that enrollment is down and job cuts and shorter hours are coming.

[Julius]

[Hokie21]

The hagwon I recently completed my contract with is growing....they actually just moved into a new building and hired an additional teacher to handle the increase. They are now up to 12 foreign teachers.

[12ax7]

Julius is right about it happening every summer when the nice weather comes along.

The pattern was already obvious when I worked at a hagwon many, many years ago.

With the nicer weather, kids aren't as motivated to study. Some will whine about going to hagwons until they wear down their parents. Quite a few parents relent.

[cincynate]

[12ax7]

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