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[own_king]

Has anybody heard of this place? Any recommendations? Any advise would be greatly appreciated, since there is nothing posted on this site about this school. Thanks all

[crazykiwi]

hey dude,

ive heard reading town in daejeon is a pretty sound hogwan. ive had quite a few mates go through their year here with \very little bother. nice apt, good managers, very proffesional. great pay. ladeladeda. anyway, get in contact with "plastic b" . this was his last hogwan, hes in tailand now but still look in here now and again. he should be able to tell you a bit more. laterz

[busan_boy2000]

I work at a Reading town in Busan. Compared to my last Hagwon it is night and day. A really good place to work by Hogwan standards.

My biggest annoyance is the usual stuff - new policies mainly that never last or are not thought out. But overall it is about as good as a Hagwon in Korea can get.

Things like pay, insurance and pension should not even be an issue - however they will vary by franchise a bit (I assume). Overall the head office seems to maintain pretty tight control over my franchise.

[just because]

I have a friend who works at a reading town and she really likes it. The program is pretty sound and her director is very supportive(I suppose that doesn't really matter across the board though).

[own_king]

Hi All. Thanks a lot for your replies. I had an interview last night. The place sounded OK except for the fact that I would be required to work from 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM (almost 12 hours) for one month in the summer and one month in the winter Ouch! I realize that it is only for 2 months, but I think that kinda schedule would be killer, even if you do get an hour and a half for lunch. How do you current employees there do it? I think you would need more energy than an electronics salesman Anyway, thanks again for the replies. Appreciate it.

[Paula May]

Oh my goodness, are you talking about the intensive courses for summer and winter? Working 9:30am - 9:00pm? You poor soul!

Sorry about the sarcasm, I had to do the same thing at my school, its not that bad, you'll live through it. Sounds like overall though, you have a good hogwan.

[own_king]

I never I'd generate such sarcasm over not wanting to work 12 hours a day for two months of the year. Silly me. Guess I should become more of a corparte shill and I'd lead a much happier life

[jazblanc77]

Which Reading Town? Which city?

Avoid Reading Town in Youngju. If this is where you had the interview, I will tell you more.

[oneiros]

[sadsac]

Reading Town sucks. It's time intensive for the teacher. Make sure that you understand the prep work involved, it can be horrendous. I do agree with not wanting to work 12 hours a day, even if only for two months.