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[hogwonguy1979]

if we can get away from the attacks, a couple of things about the job:
1) the hours have gone up, people used to work only 12 hours/week, with new contracts its 15, yeah the pay has gone up BUT BUT BUT... (I make around the same pay for 9 hours/week at my present univ considering my housing allowance)

2) If your classes don't make and say you actually teach say 9 or 12 hours, your pay will be docked for the semester, you do get a chance next semester to make the money up. there are people there you are getting nailed moneywise this semester teaching only 6-9 hours

3) You have to make up all red days, a gripe from people there. they stick to a 15 week semester, my univ has 2 weeks for finals, others have a "make up week" etc to get around this. think in the fall you will have to make up close to a week of classes

4) there is now a standardized curriculum and a end of semester test that means teachers are now teaching to the test

5) on the upside there is no real limit on how long you can stay, as long as you are ok with the student evals and the higher ups are happy you can stay as long as you want. i know people who have been there 8 years plus.

If you can get through the screening process and are ok with the bs its a good job,

[liveinkorea316]

Hongik Univ is one of the better jobs. Better Uni's nobody I think was disputing that, Conditions might have deteriorated slightly but we should all remember that over the past 10 years many intangible conditions have improved including the treatment from our Korean managers and the general convenience from living here.

A related MA with experience should ALWAYS be competitive against an unrelated PhD.

[Waygeek]

[liveinkorea316]

[I-am-me]

Uni jobs are basically for the lazy people. I have met so many who complain about working 15 hours a week! And especially when they are asked to do just one more class. They go ballistic! A Ph.d to teach ABC's. Parents must be proud.

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[Seoulman69]

[hogwonguy1979]

[tom65]

I am willing to offer a nice fee, to anyone who could find me a good school in Seoul or somewhere close to Seoul.

I would do it myself, but I will be in a hospital for some time, and doctors won't allow me to be on a computer for hours or to use a phone too much.

Please, no recruitment agencies, I had very bad experiences with them, so I don't wanna even hear about ANY recruitment agency. That is why I am offering this to you, my colleagues.

All of you who might be interested, contact me on my email for details : <edit>

[PatrickBateman]

If Dodge is actually religious, he's completed his final stage of being the ultimate troll.

[World Traveler]

[Seoulman69]