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wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

I'm a newbie- on this board and in Korea. I've been here for 5 weeks (working almost every single minute of that time) and my employer seems to have no plans to pay me any time soon- if at all.

Even before the pay problem started, the other foreign teachers here (I'm American- there's one other American, and two Canadians) showed no interest in helping me in any way. Questions about Korea? Tough. Questions about the classroom? The job? Dealing with kids? The parents? Again, nothing.

Now, they think it's HILARIOUS that I haven't been paid. I've been dealing with the problem entirely on my own- with some advice previously posted on this board.

People should stick together- if four Koreans were teaching in the US, you'd bet your bippy they'd help each other out. Even if they have their "own thing" going on in their personal life (whatever that may be), a decent thing to do for a co-worker would be at least a little heads up about SOMETHING. They've been totally useless.

Surprised me- the Koreans here have been more helpful, PROFESSIONAL, and sympathetic. They have pay problems with the employer, too.

jinju · Joined: 22 Jan 2006

Your coworkers are human scum. Slime. That stuff that stinks up sewers.

Post their names and phone numbers.

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

Sorry to hear about that. The people you work with seem to be...well...

Ekuboko · Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Location: ex-Gyeonggi

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

Jerks is too kind!

Let me guess.....you arent the same age as them?

I noticed my first year that some people are a-holes. At the hogwan I worked at (7 FTS) 4 of them formed their own little click and wouldnt have anything to do with the rest of us...we were'nt cool enoughl, we werent the same age as them, we were intelligent(which means we didnt go out and drink ourselves sick every night, we didnt trash talk Korea and our students enough, we saved our money and didnt piss it away etc.)

As for the not being paid....go in and ask when your payday is(it should be listed clearly in your contract) but if you started on the 1'st and your payday is on the 10'th then you are almost there. Ask for an advance if payday is still weeks away. If payday has come and gone demand your pay! Contact the labour board if need be.

snowy32 · Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Location: NZ

I'm sorry to hear that dude. Where do you live? maybe you could meet up with some nice foreigners who could help you out a little more. They won't know about the insides of your school or hagwon but at least it'd be better then nothing.
Seriously, your coworkers sound like retards.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

If you want to post specific details ... school location, addresses, that sort of thing ... I will gladly come round with a couple of pipe hittin' niggaz and get medieval on your co-worker's arses.

Percy Nickets · Joined: 18 May 2006

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Typo. Sue me. It's been a long day.

Corporal · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

The Bobster · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

Ignore the foreign teacher problem. Concentrate on getting your money. Yes, it sounds like your co-workers are jerks. Are they asking for updates on your pay situation? I know that that would get a laugh out of me only because it's just absurd/unbelievable. It's hard to think that they wouldn't be concerned and wanting to know whether your pay situation has been corrected or not. If there are a bunch of foreigners there then they should team up on the employer. Who knows? Maybe the same thing is happening to them.

Did you ask them to pay you? What did they say? Don't let your employer mess with you like that. Don't be nice about it either. Scream "Where's my money?" in front of everyone if you have already asked about it. If you haven't inquired, ask, "Is there a problem with my pay?"

I'm assuming you have an E2 and you're legal. If so, show some balls and go after them! It's no doubt hard being a newbie, but you're a legal employee and you don't have to stand for this crap.

If you don't see all of your money, make a disturbance of sorts. Walk into the middle of one of your co-workers classes and say, "Did you get paid? I didn't get paid?" Walk up to the front desk "Where's my money? Why haven't I been paid?" Walk into the bosses office, "I can't teach. I haven't been paid? What's going on? What? What? What?". Do this during one of your classes and walk around in circles around your boss's office and in the lobby. "What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?" Then walk into the middle of another teacher's class and start the whole cycle again. End it all with a "Ok. I'm going to call the labor board now. Yes. Now."

KICK UP A FUSS!

crystal · Joined: 04 May 2006

your coworkers are truly horrible, I'm glad to say that when I got here that my coworkers couldn't have been more helpful or accomodating. You need to go to your boss and ask when they are going to pay you - they might not realize your payday has gone by, for my first payday I had to remind my boss and he paid it into to my account straight after I talked to him. Talk to your boss see what happens.