| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
|
 Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:29 am Post subject: |
 |
|
Having lived a life of quiet financial desperation myself before coming to Korea, I can relate.
Within a quick time working in Korea though, it was like the clouds suddenly parted. After all your expenses for the month, theres still the better part of a grand in your bank account, & it keeps coming.
At the orientation you'll be reimbursed cash for your plane fare. (Do go with one-way, make sure you have an official receipt from your travel agent & hang on to your used ticket & boarding pass.) In addition they'll give you close to $300 cash resettlement money.
Is there no one in your circle of family or friends could front you a few hundred dollars to help you over your leap? I know, borrowing is odious, but its a one-shot deal & only for a month.
Poster's suggestion above to contact epik about your woes is definitely not a good idea. There is nothing they can do to help you outside the established guidelines. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
|
| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:48 am Post subject: |
|
|
| schwa wrote: |
Poster's suggestion above to contact epik about your woes is definitely not a good idea. There is nothing they can do to help you outside the established guidelines. |
This is probably true; they're helpful with some things but when it comes to anything apart from their 'guidlines' - like actually telling you what school you'd be working at - they're hopeless. I'll be sending them a pretty detailed letter of why I'm turning them down. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
|
| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:06 am Post subject: |
|
|
| schwa wrote: |
At the orientation you'll be reimbursed cash for your plane fare. (Do go with one-way, make sure you have an official receipt from your travel agent & hang on to your used ticket & boarding pass.) In addition they'll give you close to $300 cash resettlement money. |
Don't bank on getting this immediately.
You won't be given it at orientation, but when you get to your designated place of work (and play  ). But be warned: some people got theirs pronto, but we in Gyeonggi had to survive without it until our first payday.
Steph, I really hope you manage to get some extra cash up your sleeve before you come! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
