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saint_moi · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 5:48 am Post subject:

*update*

She's been avoiding me all day. Had no intention of talking. And seemed earily candid about the situation - the fact that she might be without a teacher in 2 days time with no substitue - which really confuses me. Cornered her and prompted her that we need to discuss things and I need an answer as to what's going on in her head. She retorted with
lets talk at 5:10 tomorrow' and escaped with some kids to another class.

Point 2: she has my alien card which she obtained friday cos she needed it for immigration to renew me. She wasnt availlable to return it today (and I only remembered about it really late). That concerns me.

Zyzyfer · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:11 am Post subject:

Badmojo · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 1:56 am Post subject:

What's the latest?

Did you re-sign? Did you go?

clay4bc · Joined: 01 May 2004

Every one here seems to only be focused on the plane ticket. What strikes me in this is the severance - specifically the lack of it NOW! Do not sign this contract until you get it.....if a school is having financial difficulties, you should read it a a large red flag waving in your face. If thet eventually need to close, you will not be informed, and will not get paid for work done. take your severence now, have a nice holiday, and move on.

Hagwon Muppet · Joined: 18 Mar 2003

osangrl · Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Location: osan

i wouldn't resign either.

The one and only school i ever re signed at..........bended to my every request. New, two bedroom apartment, air con... 800 K raise a month....went from newbie 1.7 to 2.5, airfare right away, more vacation....

everything.

don't do it.

phaedrus · Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Location: I'm comin' to get ya.

Homer · Guest

osangrl..and you left that school because....? Laughing

Or are you still there?

Hey that 800 000k raise per month should have enabled you to get that boob job you want....9.6 million won over a year should do it....anna Nicole Smith move over. Laughing

saint_moi · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 6:33 am Post subject:

Well, this dilemma occurred on that Friday evening and the following Wednesday was D-day for my contract. She thought this over on that weekend and

1. It's clear she can't afford me or any other foreign teacher.
2. Irritation would give her a large fine + a bad point against her hagwon
for submitting my renewal application late.
3. So she decided she'll change her hagwon to an Ibshi-hogwan without a
foreign teacher.

So, 24hours before contract was up, she informed me of this. So its been a week and I'm in the process of signing up with a new hagwon. New note to self: All hogwan bosses are snakes waiting to pull the rug out from under you.

Badmojo · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 3:26 pm Post subject:

Okay, the contract's up. You're finished.

Did you get your flight money and bonus?

Or are you going to take this matter up with the labour board?

saint_moi · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 10:57 pm Post subject:

Got my money owed to me. Had to wrestle for it though.

Badmojo · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 1:06 am Post subject:

Well that's good to hear.

You knew from the start this was going to be a problem, "a catastraphe waiting to happen." And while you may be a little upset with the short notice answer and having to scramble for a new job, it could have been a lot worse. At least your bank account's happy. That's something.

saint_moi · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 5:16 am Post subject:

**An epilogue to this story**

After hammering out a new contract with a new academy and finally signing today, a dream job offer comes my way.. right after I signed and handed over my docs for my new slave driver to apply for my E2.

What to do, what to do.