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yunasy
Joined: 21 Aug 2010
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 Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:22 am Post subject: Teaching at Wall Street Institute? |
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I'm interested in teaching adults...is Wall Street a decent place to work at as a foreign teacher?
I'm very skeptical because I haven't found one place on the internet that has good things said about it. |
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big_fella1
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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It can get boring teaching the same lesson over and over again but on a full-time contract WSI Korea is the best hagwon to work in Korea period.
I worked there for almost 2 years and I'd consider going back if my university keeps messing me around except at WSI you do work every second Saturday. As a family man I can't do that.
You are there to work there are no split shifts, from your second year you get 20 days holiday a year (not counting weekends), no split shifts and a great place to work.
Their part-time contract while not as bad as pagoda is pretty ordinary, but if you need housing deposit and a visa still worthwhile, as they have to offer you a full time position before they can advertise for one.
You will need to apply directly from their website. www.wsikorea.com
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itiswhatitis
Joined: 08 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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My friend told me that they have a lot of social club activitites
and that (like many employers in Korea) have ZERO concept of personal free time/privacy/autonomy.
They had an ice skating event and he was made out to be a real black sheep for not having learned to ice skate when he was a child.
His supervisor "had a chat" with him for his bad attitude and for not giving the ice skating a try....
yeah shame on him for not humiliating himself at the age of 32 by learning how to ice skate in front of his students and co-workers. |
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big_fella1
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
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Social activities in WSI are paid. Your friend was paid to ice-skate, they were also paid to go to the pub.
Usually if you're not interested in a social activity another teacher will happily take your place. So this story doesn't make sense. Further many adult hagwons don't make you do social activities because split shifts negate any social life. |
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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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Like the previous poster above, I also worked at WSI Korea (now called Wall Street English) for nearly two years and it was the best organisation that I have worked at. They are very supportive and if you have the right attitude you are able to make it to Program Manager.
Their pay and benefits are second to none and it is very competitive to get into this school. Unlike Pagoda, no split shifts and a one day holiday every month (or you could add it up over a few months and use it then).
Good people and good students. No complaints. |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:51 am Post subject: |
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Like the previous poster above, I also worked at WSI Korea (now called Wall Street English) for nearly two years and it was the best organisation that I have worked at. They are very supportive and if you have the right attitude you are able to make it to Program Manager.
Their pay and benefits are second to none and it is very competitive to get into this school. Unlike Pagoda, no split shifts and a one day holiday every month (or you could add it up over a few months and use it then).
Good people and good students. No complaints. |
What do you mean one day holiday every month? You can't get a week off to, say, get out of the country?
(I work for WSE in China - I like the job a lot, but China not so much. Curious to see how the experience differs country to country) |
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big_fella1
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Whistleblower wrote: |
Like the previous poster above, I also worked at WSI Korea (now called Wall Street English) for nearly two years and it was the best organisation that I have worked at. They are very supportive and if you have the right attitude you are able to make it to Program Manager.
Their pay and benefits are second to none and it is very competitive to get into this school. Unlike Pagoda, no split shifts and a one day holiday every month (or you could add it up over a few months and use it then).
Good people and good students. No complaints. |
What do you mean one day holiday every month? You can't get a week off to, say, get out of the country?
(I work for WSE in China - I like the job a lot, but China not so much. Curious to see how the experience differs country to country) |
In Korea you aren't eligible for vacation until you have completed your first year of service, but in accordance with labour standards Wall Street allows you to take off 1 day for each month of service during your first year.
Sorry that's all I can provide, ask them in an interview, I haven't worked there for a couple of years and things may have changed. |
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Charriere
Joined: 01 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| What's the salary range like at WSI? And does it include housing? |
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Totti
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| What's the salary range like at WSI? And does it include housing? |
Depends where you work. In Daegu it was 2.5 with housing taken care of. I think it's the same for Busan.
In Seoul you get the deposit but you have to pay for the housing yourself. Seems better to work part-time there in Seoul and combine it with an after school job. |
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