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joe_doufu · Joined: 09 May 2005 Location: Elsewhere

Surprise! We're having a vacation for lunar new year... the friday before through the tuesday after. This was decided/announced by the boss today. What do you think it means? Five days for the owners to legally change their names, burn their unpaid bills, pack their belongings into the car, and defect to the North or someplace? Or could it be that they never thought before today that the parents of our students might be planning to take their kids somewhere on those days? How should I interpret this development?

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

Wow, youre sceptical!!

I would be happy for the vacation! We never get told when we have extra days until 2 weeks before....

Why dont you ask one of the teachers why you are getting a long holiday?

Hobophobic · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject:

LOCK OUT!!!! I think you should camp it out at the school with a case of soju and a crate of spicy buttered ojinga... Very Happy

donmoves · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:17 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't sweat it too much bro...the Lunar New Year is kinda the hotness here. If you ask the kids, they don't get presents on Christmas but they sure get money and food from their relatives on the New Year. The families need days off to take the long trek from one part of Korea to another. Might not sound like much but they have to sit in traffic for hours. The usual 2 hour car ride during the holidays can take around 8 to 9 hours. I would teach them how to say "are we there yet?" in English and see if its as annoying for Korean parents.

However, I would take pictures of the school as it is and make photocopies of your records...you know, in case sh*t happens... Wink

Zyzyfer · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject:

It just means they didn't really think about the holiday until just now.

donmoves · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject:

Zyzyfer,

Where's the cyber-punch-you-in-the-face button?

I'm just kidding...

but not really

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

joe_doufu · Joined: 09 May 2005 Location: Elsewhere

Hobophobic · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject:

Well ye are on yer way to Chinuh anywho...enjoy the break here, and good luck while you're there...

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

I hate those "By the way, your vacation is in two weeks" crap. Even if you already took your vacation, this shouldn't be deducted from your pay.

fatpat · Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Location: The bright lights of Namchang

I know everywhere will be different, but what days off does your hagwon have for this holiday? I totally forgot to ask today and my boss is so scatty that she will probably forget to tell me until the day before if I don't remind her! Im crossing my fingers for 2 days off.....

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

I, for one, don't want any days off except the 30th. Other than that, it's forced vacation.

thaitom · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Phopphra, Thailand

I mentioned that we will have Mon. 30th. off to some students and they replied that we will also have the 31st. off. I said the31st. isn't marked on the calendar as a red number day. So they whipped out their cell phones to show me I was wrong,sure enough all their calendars on their phones show the 31st. is also a day off.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

thaitom · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Phopphra, Thailand

I just checked online calendar for korean holidays 2006 it only shows the 30th. as a day off.