Korean Job Discussion Forums

[cellphone]

If you teach a private one day a week, maybe a couple hours per sitting. Could be to a person or a few people, or just filling in at a local hogwan. Let's say the trust level is only medium, you don't know the people especially well but you assume they would pay like they say.

When do you expect to be paid for your work? Every single time you teach, or do you let them just go a few weeks without paying?

If you answered less frequently than once a week, do you think it's too pushy to ask pay for each class on each day? Is there a reason?

--> my edit: some users mentioned that they thought "once a month" meant before the classes are taught, as in one month advance, so I have to go ahead and state that here. Can't edit the poll now. So anyways "once a month" and "every few weeks" vote option stand corrected as "advance pay". Thanks.

[just because]

Once a month, it is pretty standard here and most people get paid once a month so find out when their payment time is and work around that.

[prosodic]

Also, privates should pay in advance.

[Juggertha]

[prosodic]

[J.B. Clamence]

I've never done privates, but pay in advance definatley sounds wise. If you don't get it in advance, they may stand you up on occasion and waste your time a lot.

[prosodic]

Good point JB. If I cancel one week, they get another class or their money back for that week. If they cancel, I keep the money unless I'm feeling particularly happy and like them a lot.

Also, I tell them a month in advance if my rates are going to go up. I'm expensive.

[cellphone]

interesting to see that 8 out of 10 people voted once a month.
By the way people I forgot to say, please do realize once a month means
"at the end of that month" or after you've taught 4 times or whatever, not
before you taught the classes. I forgot to say that and hope people who voted knew it.

prosidic has some savvy approaches. I can see why in this place, schools and people sometimes suddenly have no money.

I didn't vote.

For those who voted once a month, what are your approaches to the delimna or possibility of not being paid? That could be 4 weeks of money right down the drain, don't you think?

[just because]

I think everyone thought you meant pay in advance.

No offence intended here but what idiot what teach 4 private classes for free here in Korea before getting paid.

[justagirl]

Everyone I know gets paid in advance. Most of them it wasn't even a question--they were paid the first time they went for the month following.

If it were me, I'd never wait to get paid...sounds like a good way not to get paid at all.

Yes, I did vote once a month, but didn't know that meant being paid at the end of it.

Every institute, tae-kwon-do school, music academy, etc, gets paid up front. I'm pretty sure the Koreans expect to pay for it up front (at least the ones I've met).

[FUBAR]

[chronicpride]

For individuals, I usually charge two weeks, prepaid. Depending on the circumstances. I've never been paid post-lesson, except in situations where they pay right after each class.

If it's a private hogwan gig, then that was once a month, after my taught month, just like an E2 gig.

[pecan]

It is common practice to get paid one month in advance for Koreans as well as for foreigners when private lessons are being given.

I do not know of any person that would do it any other way.

Is it really a new's flash?

Nut

[spliff]

per month in advance

[bellum99]

YOU GET PAID IN ADVANCE....ALWAYS.
If they won't pay you in advance then don't take the job...they will screw you.