Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Paula May]

Hi there

I don't think that you need to be too worried about your age, I have met many teachers who are in their 30's and 40's. In fact, at my old school, the director told my co-teachers to watch out for me, because I was so young (at the time I was 24! ) so I think that you'll do alright.

Good luck with your teaching in Korea!

[ryleeys]

[seoulonmind]

ryleeys:

So foreign teachers over thirty get respect???

[ryleeys]

I wouldn't know... I ain't over 30, nor do I work with any other foreigners.

[prosodic]

In my experience, Koreans respect age, credentials, skills, and intelligence.

Age and credentials are given factors. They'll ask how old you are and what kind of degree you have.

Skills and intelligence have to be demonstrated over time.

[prosodic]

[seoulonmind]

I have heard this about the racist part

Bri

[Real Reality]

Foreigners Experience Difficulties in Living in Korea
Overall living conditions, including education, housing, medical care, transportation, immigration, and access to the Internet are pointed to as inconveniences. Not only inconveniences caused by different systems and customs in Korea, but also special discriminating practices, such as the practice of submitting two years of monthly rent in advance like a deposit, which is required of foreigners just because they are foreigners, are ubiquitous.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2004070522448

[seoulonmind]

ALL the schools I have looked at and or communicated with promise free living quarters, a few even provided NICE photos........are you saying that many have to pay their own living expences out of pocket??

[seoulonmind]

Wow I read that website. The things I am worried about are: living conditions, getting paid, and being treated fairly as a HUMAN BEING!!! Medical Care is important, but I have medical care here that has told me will be available in Korea, weather thru reimbursement or direct payment to the facility. Gawd, I just don��t know what to think about all this information now....can someone out there give a different perspective?

Bri

[Demophobe]

1,196 complaints out of 270,000 registered foreigners. That's not a bad statistic. Why freak out? Those numbers are probably comparable to people who complain about such matters in Canada, or any other country.

You should just make up your mind and do it. ?It's one thing to listen to advice (from strangers?!), but it's another thing to let them choose your course in life by driving you in one way or another.

There are a lot of good things here. I have never had a problem with a job, housing, medical insurance, being paid....nothing. Less problems in many ways than living in Canada.

This place is what you make it. It's not where you are, but where your head is. Reactionary people always seems like victims, proactive people always get what they want. the_beaver is a good case in point....obviously a very willful person who doesn't let things get him down. This is the way to be here, and anywhere else in the world.

Just come if you want to, don't if you don't.

[VanIslander]

Come and make the best of it.

[prosodic]

[the_beaver]

[the_beaver]