Korean Job Discussion Forums

morningsoju · Joined: 20 Aug 2011 Location: Seoul, Korea

that has to be the longest post in the history of Daves.

i respect that you took all that time to write that stuff to help people, but geez, that's really long.

Riker · Joined: 28 Dec 2010

I stopped reading after I hit the down arrow on my screen and the next post didn't appear.

Probably could have condensed that into like 2 paragraphs.

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

Maybe, but if you were actually considering working there, I'll bet you'd be glad to see that someone went into that much detail.

Hank the Iconoclast · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Location: Busan

I really appreciate your post. I was thinking of applying for this job but your well-thought out criticisms made me think otherwise. I believe this is what ESL Cafe should be used for.

edh · Joined: 11 Nov 2009

Honestly, I think the guy at the cafe spiked my coffee. When I finally looked up from the computer, it was three hours later and all that text was staring me in the face. I thought about editing it but I didn't see the point. The post is for people who are thinking about working there. I figured any such person would appreciate the details and could spare the ten minutes to read it.

Kwangjuchicken · Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:27 pm Post subject:

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Julius · Joined: 27 Jul 2006

hypnotoad777 · Joined: 05 Apr 2010

Curious if anyone can attest to what is going on at SWELL now... They are currently hiring for a whopping 1.7 m per month. There is evidently overtime which puts most teachers at a more usual rate.. But there is quite a bit of vagueness about when overtime will be scheduled, and how much will be required. Also, about what added responsibilities there may be. Any feedback from current or recent profs would be appreciated.

Paddycakes · Joined: 05 May 2003 Location: Seoul

isitts · Joined: 25 Dec 2008 Location: Korea

World Traveler · Joined: 29 May 2009

Not only that but the administration treats the foreign staff badly. (Mandatory extra unpaid work not in contract, etc.) I just read about this on Facebook. So yeah, it's still a terrible place to work, maybe more so than ever. Who are the people signing up to do this?

hodgepodge · Joined: 24 Aug 2016 Location: South Korea

I see the biggest post on here that has garnered all the responses is from 7 years ago. Is there any info from more recent or current teachers regarding this workplace? Thanks in advance.

Hatcher · Joined: 05 Jan 2007

I was big units in Seoul for over a decade. This is a common story.

At HUFS, you sign a contract and a month later, they demand you sign a new one at a lower salary. If you don't re-sign, you aren't re-newed the following year.

Sejong has been successfully sued a couple of times. Konkuk as well.

SNU is pure garbage.

My advice is you sign your contract and keep all pay stubs. For example, if you do OT you will be paid very low. When you leave, you make a claim at the labor board and you will get your money. This happened at SNU.

Tomfoolery · Joined: 16 Jan 2015 Location: Korea

I'd be interested to know what rationales behind a single-gender university in 21st century Korea people have heard of.