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Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

http://www.nso.go.kr/eng/searchable/graph_view.html?content_id=%2056

Monthly Earnings: 3,125,100 won

National Statistical Office, Republic of Korea
http://www.nso.go.kr/eng/

Kimchieluver · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

I make more based ont the fact that I only work 28hrs/week and no Saturdays or Sundays. My Korean friends all work 11 hrs/day and Saturdays. They have children and are happy to have their jobs. However, I wouldn't trade places with them any time. Basically I make more per hour than them and get to spend more time with my wife and my puppy.

Vic Mackey · Joined: 17 May 2005

About a million more Laughing

Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

Did you earn a degree from Korean university? Is your educational background of similar value as the educational background of your Korean friends?

Kimchieluver · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

Better. Much better. I graduated from a Canadian Uni with lots of international students. Even in Canada I made more but I was working all the time. Mutual funds , stocks and insurance. My cell bill was paid by the company but it was over 600 CDN per month. I never went a day without ten calls from clients. Luckily, Enron was not in our push section.

Wangja · Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan

More. Much more.

desultude · Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 6:08 am Post subject:

If you figure out my hourly wage and benefits, way more. Especially with five months paid vacation every year, and overtime if I work during the vacations.

(edited to make sense. Embarassed

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JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

My secretary earns a bit less than that. But then, I pay myself waaay less than I pay her. But then, my company earns much more. But then, I pay a lot in taxes. But then, I don't tend to spend much. But then, I have unearned income sources. But then, they're not all in Korea. But then, some are. But then, I don't generally touch that money. But then, sometimes I do. But then....

turtlepi1 · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

How much does "Real Reality" earn?

What is the real reality there?

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

And don't forget to add in the free housing teachers get.

turtlepi1 · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Money, money, money...

It drives me nuts...

I made more than the average Canadian salary when I worked in Canada. I worked in IT mgt and worked my ass of for 15 hours a day. I let all other aspects of my life suffer.

After about 7 years of that I asked myself what the heck I was doing...I quit and moved to Korea where I was making less than my after tax income from Canada. I was working 15 hours a week. I was much happier.

Now I am working in the Middle Easy (not a typo). I am working 17 hours of contact teaching per week and the rest of the time on-site for a 38 hour work week. I find it more rewarding than when I was teaching in Korea, both financially and (...).

I would have no objections to going to Prague and teaching for $600 a month. It is a beautiful city.

I get in this fight at least once a week at work when the "old timers" start with "the only reason people are here is for the money and anyone that tells you otherwise is in denial or a liar"...(BS)

If you aren't happy in life, you are doing the wrong things.
Some people don't have a choice. Most of us are well-educated. (in spite of how it appears in some of our posts Razz

) We can make changes. Being unhappy for long periods is just sad.

sheba · Joined: 16 May 2005 Location: Here there and everywhere!

can I ask how much you are making in the middle east and what country are you working in? Its something I wouldnt mind looking into in a few years.... send a pm if you prefer

turtlepi1 · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

*DOH*

"My Bad"