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[buymybook]

I was wrongfully put on the Immigration blacklist. My employer called them and lied breaking article 39 of the labor law. I magically got things cleared up after Immi told me it was impossible.

Putting him on a blacklist ain't the thing to do even if you could.

Who are you to put your co-worker on a blacklist?

If you don't like the guy why don't you blindside him in a dark alley and duke it out?

[Hotpants]

It's kinda startling to see foreigners names in print on a blacklist...guess it's a mirror of how hagwon owners must feel when they see their own names on a board like this one with incriminations such as 'liar' 'cheat' etc.

From what I gather from reading the blacklist site, some of those people disappeared in Japan while on a visa run. I think quite rightly those people should be exposed because they have used someone else's money to fund their trip. They are criminals. They ruin the reputation of those who go about doing things honestly.

As for there being a blacklist at immigration office, there is simply not one. I once asked some immigration officers directly. They will only look into cases where someone has done a previous midnight run or have gotten say 5 E-2 visas in the space of a year or something similar.

So, unless ya done something really really nawty, I don't think you should have any sleepless nights about blacklisting.

[captain kirk]

There are jobs mucking out privvies at the South Pole? Privvies for penguins? You mean like running a penguin ranch. I've always though penguins were kinda cute.

[beekeeper3000]

I've thought about what many of you have said and I must concede your point. It is wrong of me to meddle in another person's life. I am simply frustrated.

To gwang-ju boy:

I don't understand your comments about selling out. I didn't mean to say that this guy is a bad teacher and I am the greatest. Everyone has their own style and that's fine. Some people work hard and some don't. That's fine, too.

That said, I don't think it's off-limits to criticize a fellow foreigner's overall attitude and behavior. Do you disagree? Should we all just support each other blindly? Have you never been frustrated or angry at another foreigner?

I know for sure that if I were working in America with this person I would feel the same way. But again, I believe involving myself is wrong.

[jinju]

You arent a "sell out". WTF is a sell out? Just because you are white doesnt mean you have to side with whitey all the time. if your coworker is crap, then he is crap and you are not a sell out for saying it. Gwangjuboy is acting like an idiot. Get a life.

[some waygug-in]

Not everyone is cut out to be a haggie monkey in a banana suit.
No shame in that.
The OP was talking about blacklisting the guy though....that's a might stiff punishment in my books.

So he's no good with kid's in a haggie. Not many of us are, especially if we have become accustomed to some kind of structured educational system.

Without some more specifics, I say why not cut the guy some slack? It's only another month or so.

[beekeeper3000]

i am going to. read my previous post.

[Homer]

I agree you should just bite the bullet and let this idiot leave at the end of his term. No sense getting involved.

As for the sell out tag...don't worry about it, it as a stupid comment to make not to mention pretty hilarious when you think about what it could mean....

[thegadfly]

Some folks care enough about the teaching profession to get ticked off when some idiot does a pi$$-poor job of it -- especially if said idiot has a degree (or advanced degree) in education. Perhaps it IS meddlesome, or perhaps it is an attempt to make the teaching profession self-regulating...in either case, I am fully in support of getting rid of the deadweight in any profession, and this guy sounds like he is not only not helping things, but is doing damage....

[Hanson]

[Hanson]

[Gwangjuboy]

[Gwangjuboy]

[cubanlord]

[Smee]

Just my guess, but that blacklist is likely only for that particular recruiter. If other recruiters happen upon that site, well maybe they might be influenced against a teacher . . . but I don't know if there's really a list circulating around like that. To the OP: grow up.