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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| They gave me and the others at the interview/essay thing 20,000 each. Hey it took about 2 hours, and who cares about taking 20,000? |
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T-dot
Joined: 16 May 2004
Location: bundang
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
| They gave me and the others at the interview/essay thing 20,000 each. Hey it took about 2 hours, and who cares about taking 20,000? |
wow, you got 20,000 more than i did from the essay/interview. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| T-dot wrote: |
| jajdude wrote: |
| They gave me and the others at the interview/essay thing 20,000 each. Hey it took about 2 hours, and who cares about taking 20,000? |
wow, you got 20,000 more than i did from the essay/interview. |
I had never gotten any money for doing an interview before so I was quite surprised when the secretary stopped me on the way out and gave me an envelope. In the elevator I opened it to find 30,000.
I think it's a nice gesture. I gave them 2 hours of my time but then, at the time, I wanted a job from them. They didn't need to pay me for the interview time.
To sum up my CDI experience.......I didn't take the job because my personal situation at the moment means I really want to be free on weekends and holidays. As well as getting home to my loved one at a decent hour.
CDI would have been a great earner. No doubt. I'm making a lot less at my current job. Still, it suits me.
Really. I think a lot of people are cynical about CDI because they promise a big wage and are seen as the most "aggressive" ESL company around. Don't be put off. If you don't mind the contract they offer then go for it. They did not seem evil to me. |
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ohfamous
Joined: 10 Jul 2004
Location: Off the beaten path
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:16 am Post subject: |
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My feeling is that this thread needs a little bit of perspective. I mean, if I remember correctly, the complaints are that they stopped paying for training, lowered the starting wage a little bit, have secretaries who can't speak English, limited the internet access, and have frequent meetings.
In other threads, people are complaining about not getting paid for the last two or three months, and having lower salaries to begin with. In other threads, people complain about being thrown into a classroom with a book and being told to teach without training, and then getting berated for not knowing what they're doing. In other threads, people complain about having directors (not to mention secretaries) who can't speak English. In other threads, people complain about having to attend frequent meetings in which all the business is conducted in Korean.
I'm not saying that ohfamous's complaints aren't valid, I'm just saying that some perspective is needed.
By the way, ohfamous, we should get lunch together again sometime soon. I'd like to hear how the semester's going for you over at your uni. |
Well said, Prosodic, well said. I guess it's just equally as easy to point out how certain benefits and practices have gone downhill as much as it is to forget how CDI really started out at a place that blew almost every other hagwon out of the water. Also, considering your point, it makes it even clearer that I personally simply did not gel with CDI, while others who do, should take it up, since it's a good deal compared to other hagwons.
Concerning other posts about the interview candy, I think I got 50,000. Guess they're cutting that back too, but hey, it's basically free money, no matter what the amount. |
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animalbirdfish
Joined: 04 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| prosodic wrote: |
My feeling is that this thread needs a little bit of perspective. I mean, if I remember correctly, the complaints are that they stopped paying for training, lowered the starting wage a little bit, have secretaries who can't speak English, limited the internet access, and have frequent meetings.
In other threads, people are complaining about not getting paid for the last two or three months, and having lower salaries to begin with. In other threads, people complain about being thrown into a classroom with a book and being told to teach without training, and then getting berated for not knowing what they're doing. In other threads, people complain about having directors (not to mention secretaries) who can't speak English. In other threads, people complain about having to attend frequent meetings in which all the business is conducted in Korean.
I'm not saying that ohfamous's complaints aren't valid, I'm just saying that some perspective is needed.
By the way, ohfamous, we should get lunch together again sometime soon. I'd like to hear how the semester's going for you over at your uni. |
Well said, Prosodic, well said. I guess it's just equally as easy to point out how certain benefits and practices have gone downhill as much as it is to forget how CDI really started out at a place that blew almost every other hagwon out of the water. Also, considering your point, it makes it even clearer that I personally simply did not gel with CDI, while others who do, should take it up, since it's a good deal compared to other hagwons.
Concerning other posts about the interview candy, I think I got 50,000. Guess they're cutting that back too, but hey, it's basically free money, no matter what the amount. |
I'd hardly call it free money. I got twenty thousand a week or two ago and I was there for about two hours. Not great hourly wages, if you ask me. Still, it's better than any other interviewers have paid me in Korea.
As far as I know, though, Korean companies are (legally) supposed to pay interviewees something for their time, which is why a lot of companies are now doing more online screening and aptitude tests prior to inviting prospective employees in for an interview. |
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big_blue_21
Joined: 02 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:02 am Post subject: hmmm . . . |
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hmmm . . . they must have dropped that contract thing (the six-month rule) because it wasn't in mine. They DID, though, have a six-month rule saying I couldn't say anything negative about the company publically from six-months after my employment ended . . . good news . . . the internet is up and running again. E-mail sites are still blocked, but you can get Wikipedia, which is a HUGE help. The very first person is right, you really need to be able to access those "supplemental" websites in class . . .
I admit, it's really stressful. I almost quit after my first month there. But then I decided to just talk to them and tell them what bothered me. They changes got made. Also, I just didn't I wouldn't listen to them on certain points (especially about classroom structure) . . . I basically asked myself, if there's anything I have to do that would cause me to wish to work at another hagwon, then I'm not going to do that thing, and if they want they can fire me, and I'll get my wish: to work at another hagwon . . . or I'll get what I really want: the CDI money while teaching how I think English should be taugh. I'm making CDI money and teaching how I want to teach. Basically, they're a business. If your kids like you and aren't quitting the school, you could go outside and pee on the walls and they'd still love you . . . Example, for five of my advanced classes, I got criticized for not giving them quizzes as required in the class format. I told them flat out I would leave before I gave those kids quizzes because I thought it created mistrust, especially as these were the most advanced kids at the school at pretty dedicated students. I haven't heard about the quizzes again. Communication is a HUGE problem at CDI. You've got to ake the initiative and tell them when something bothers one. After my first month, when I told them I was leaving at the end of the term (a term is three months), I started telling them pretty much everything that bothered me because I figured I had nothing to lose . . . they have basically given way or compromised with me on everything . . . |
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