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rapier · Joined: 16 Feb 2003

2.5 years in Korea, on my 3rd job.
Job#1. :- 1.8M
job#2 :- 1.9M
job #3 :- 2.1M

I'll be after a whole new start next May or thereabouts, and my basic plan is to never take a job that pays less than before...

What has been your pay progression like?

panthermodern · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Taxronto

No offence Rapier but raw money is not relevant.

How many hours does "the job take" is very important.

I am closing in on 8 years in Korea and I make "less" then you ... but I made a choice to take a job with low pay because of low hours.

Housing and Benifits are also important.

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

1st job 1.6, 1.8
2nd job 2.0, 2.3, 2.5

Badmojo · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:12 pm Post subject:

It'd be harder for me to do better than what I had my first year.

Year 1 - ~75 hrs/ month, 2.0 + complete control

Year 2 - 100 hrs/month, 2.0 + tow the line

It's a g.d shame, that's what it is.

Daechidong Waygookin · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:11 am Post subject:

1st job - 1.9 good schedule too. averaged about 20 hours a week. TINY apartment.
2nd job - 2.0. Split shift, 10am-12:20....3pm-6:20 (then we got an extra class and it went to 7 o'clock)
3rd job - 1.95. Schedule was easy but the apartment was atrocious.
4th job - 2.5. Great schedule, and the apartment is first class. Great location.

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

Job #1 - 1.9, crappy apartment, split shift, kindy.
Job #2 - 1.9, nice apartment, sweet 5 hour block shift, elementary and middle school only (I'd still be there but the boss was a psycho beeyotch from hell)
Job #3 - I'm paid hourly so it has fluctuated from 1.8-2.8 per month after tax and rent. Typical month is 2.1-2.4. Partial rent subsidy, split shifts, sometimes long hours, adult students, very stable and sane management. If not for the splits I'd call it a dream job.

I doubt I can keep the increases up forever, but who knows...

BTW, Daechi, I hate to nitpick but 10am to 6:20 is NOT a split shift. It's normal hours with a long lunch. You've got to start much earlier and finish way later to qualify.

Daechidong Waygookin · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:17 am Post subject:

chronicpride · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

1st job- 1.8, roach-infested apartment. But 4-8pm type stuff, and the most slack and laidback environment. Too slack, actually. Kids were nuts.

2nd job- well, this was my tourist visa year, plus had a recruiting biz. But my main 2 gigs put together, were around 2.2/mnth for about 10 hrs/week. Bits and pieces of other smaller gigs sprinkled throughout the year.

3rd job- Varies. Fun job, teaching business english, which caters to my background. Able to write my schedule and vacation, but very challenging and keeps me on my toes. If there was ever a job that made me into a teacher, it was this one. I've become much more focused and serious about my work. I often miss the life and energy of teaching kids, though. Sad

Zyzyfer · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:27 am Post subject:

Lots of factors that make a simple "money in pocket" look a bit sketchy. It's been said thousands of times, I know.

Job 1 - 1.8, shared 3 bedroom apartment (not bad at all in hindsight), but turned into split shifts after 6 months for a while, in Cheonan, had Saturday shift (standard hakwon)

Job 2 - 1.8, single one-room, nice quiet neighborhood, crappy teaching environment, 9-4 schedule, in Cheonan, schedule was great the first six months as I finished at 1 on Fridays (middle school)

Job 3 - 2.0, lots of potential for overtime if I wanted it, great teaching environment, nice but small officetel in a great location, in Bundang, lots of prep involved, schedule changes up drastically every few months(TOEFL/SAT hakwon)

Prefer the current one, but still dissatisfied with certain issues that aren't related to money.