Korean Job Discussion Forums

[tardisrider]

[Zulethe]

Yes you are way too old. As a matter of fact you should sit down while reading this because I wouldn't want to be responsible for any condition that you have due to old age to cause you any problems while reading this post.

[joelove]

67? Yeah might be hard to find a job but it has been done.

Oh wait..

How could this have been a serious question?

[joelove]

[luckylady]

[tardisrider]

[JustinC]

[sojusucks]

[No_hite_pls]

[myenglishisno]

Here's the down and dirty.

27 is a little tiny bit too old to teach in Korea. If you work in a hagwon, you'll be on the old side but there will be older people around so no one will give you a hard time. In a public school, it's a bit more excusable because you're working by yourself and in a university or college position, 27 will be seen as quite young.

Why is everyone on this board on your case and insinuating that you're not too old at all? Because the demographics on Dave's are totally different than the actual demographics of English teachers. This board is mostly regulars, some with new accounts because they've been banned. Most people passing through don't bother joining internet boards.

You don't find 18 year old soldiers in a veteran's club and you don't find many new English teachers on Dave's, but if you go around Korea and meet them you'll see that the average age is somewhere around 25 (spare unis). I went to large gatherings with teachers in my hagwon chain and GEPIK orientations (for public schools) and I'd say the average age there was around 25-28, with a few really old people kicking around.

At 27, I feel alright but sometimes I feel freaking old.

[northway]

[fustiancorduroy]

I work in a test-prep hagwon in Daechi and, at 28 years of age, am one of the younger teachers there. Currently, there are only two teachers younger than me, and they are both 26 years old. The rest of the teachers, who are either Koreans or gyopos, are all older than me by at least three years. Many of them are in the mid-30s and 40s.

But my hagwon is different because it only hires experienced teachers. I'd imagine a typical newbie hagwon would have generally younger teachers.

[No_hite_pls]

I would say the median age is about 25/26 but the average is more like 31/32 in my city. We have a large group of married English teachers in the area. You will not see them as much out partying so it might seem like everyone is 24-29 but we are here. Most of us are busy with our families.

[sirius black]

[Zyzyfer]