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[tomoki]

Any one have any inside scoop on POLY Dongdaemun?

Thanks!

[Porksta]

All branches are different. You will get paid on time, with health, pension, and whatnot. The work is the same across all campuses, but each campus is different in their approach. I think Poly is attempting to lower the starting salary to 2.3, don't take less than 2.8 although even that is low for the work you do. I don't know your qualifications or schedule, but whatever the contract says, you will be working during that time. You get about an hour and a half break each day. The rest is classes.

[tomoki]

Thanks for the quick advice! Unfortunately, they won't budge on the monthly salary

[Porksta]

The contract will not change. You will not be allowed to have anything altered.

For the missing hour, you will probably have to arrive at 9 every morning.

Notice the vacation days, for this year they are only offering 8.

The Saturdays are news to me. I knew you had to work two Saturdays a year for the workshops but have never heard of working outside of those Saturdays. Notice your contract says no Saturdays, but then says you will have to work five of them.

Every campus is different and has their own campus rules as well. You may want to talk to a current teacher, but 2.5 for the amount of work you will be doing is way too little, especially if you have to come in at 9 every morning.

[ibeattheborg]

This is not a good contract. There are far too many classes! In the contract I see a minimum of 8 classes each day. That's too many classes. You will burn out quickly:( And there is the possibility of more classes!!!

[World Traveler]

POLY schools SUCK! They will work you into the ground. (I've not worked at one, but have known many who have. Most thought it was a crap deal. A lot didn't make it a year.)

[alljokingaside]

interviewing soon and would like to follow up on/bump this thread.

[frankhenry]

[Blanca]

Holy shit this is a bad contract. Whatever happened to 25 classes per week for 2.2? Agree with people posting above - 10.5 hours a day and occasional Saturdays is going to burn you out. Deposits in case you run away and no overtime payments for extra days is an enormous red flag.

There are WAY better jobs out there. Let your recruiter know you expect better.

[alljokingaside]

Whereas in normal circumstances I might agree, this is like mo. 6 of the job search. Ergh...F4 visas are useless without complete Korean fluency or in-country status.

Anyway, waiting on the interviewer atm. I think she's....30m late, after she said 10m after the interview was supposed to start. Looks like it was from a mobile. Hm, this doesn't bode well.

[Porksta]

[frankhenry]

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[raewon]