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shostahoosier · Joined: 14 Apr 2009

I agree with Ttmompatz's original post. It is 4 days... can your graduate school in the US let you come 4 days later? Maybe they could work with you and get you some readings to do while you're waiting to return.

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

Your petition was kind of pointless from the get-go anyway. Nitpicky & self-serving.

Supervisors here have limited power (VP's and principals outweigh them & they're all wary of audits). If the bean-counters determine they've superseded their authority, they face consequences.

Contract details fall into that category. You signed on to a deal that is fairly rigid in its conditions. You really dont qualify, by your own admission, for the exceptions. Exact completion of the contract, to qualify for end-benefits, is a biggie.

The system can be reasonable. My province started letting departing teachers use accrued vacation days to leave Korea early, without forfeit, as long as there wasnt a shortfall of even one day. That policy seems to meet the letter of the law. Even then, though, its up to the permission of the school principal, like a favor, & up to local policy.

I've also known people who gave up millions of won for leaving a couple days too early.

Rules is rules. Best wishes.