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oregonjoy
Joined: 14 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:59 pm Post subject: Guidance greatly appreciated... |
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Should I work at Yonsei FLI or take a remote job at a national uni in Andong? it's getting very late in the game for Sept. I have to make a choice.
In my grad school, other veterans of Korean university teaching say avoid Yonsei FLI. It's just a hogwon inside Yonsei. Hard work. Long hours. A young man's game. Tons of turnover. And I"m older. In fact I'm over their age cutoff but they made an exception. My friends say it would be better 4 resume to go to Andong, even tho it's small and remote. I also may have a shot at Cheongju U. But so far, only Yonsei FLI & Andong have offers on the table. Any input would be much welcome. Thank you very much. |
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Guajiro
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Guidance greatly appreciated... |
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| oregonjoy wrote: |
Should I work at Yonsei FLI or take a remote job at a national uni in Andong? it's getting very late in the game for Sept. I have to make a choice.
In my grad school, other veterans of Korean university teaching say avoid Yonsei FLI. It's just a hogwon inside Yonsei. Hard work. Long hours. A young man's game. Tons of turnover. And I"m older. In fact I'm over their age cutoff but they made an exception. My friends say it would be better 4 resume to go to Andong, even tho it's small and remote. I also may have a shot at Cheongju U. But so far, only Yonsei FLI & Andong have offers on the table. Any input would be much welcome. Thank you very much. |
I would take the national uni job in a heartbeat. I've lived in a "rural" city (100,000 people) and it was easy to mingle with the relatively tight-knit foreign teacher community. Night life was ok too. That said, this city is only 20 minutes from Daejeon and 90 minutes south of Seoul. I think I could handle Andong, but I've never been there so it's just a wild guess. I'd take the risk to avoid the "young man's game", however. |
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viciousdinosaur
Joined: 30 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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| If there isn't anything preventing you from moving to Andong, then it's a pretty easy decision. |
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Guajiro
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: Guidance greatly appreciated... |
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| oregonjoy wrote: |
Should I work at Yonsei FLI or take a remote job at a national uni in Andong? it's getting very late in the game for Sept. I have to make a choice.
In my grad school, other veterans of Korean university teaching say avoid Yonsei FLI. It's just a hogwon inside Yonsei. Hard work. Long hours. A young man's game. Tons of turnover. And I"m older. In fact I'm over their age cutoff but they made an exception. My friends say it would be better 4 resume to go to Andong, even tho it's small and remote. I also may have a shot at Cheongju U. But so far, only Yonsei FLI & Andong have offers on the table. Any input would be much welcome. Thank you very much. |
Upon further review, and if it's the same job posted here, Andong National University may not be all that much better. See the following thread for discussion on this job: http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=221852&highlight=andong |
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timhorton
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:15 am Post subject: |
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| Always take a regular uni. position over anything "FLI"! |
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