ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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 Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:33 pm Post subject: Re: Welcome English School? |
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| boneless wrote: |
I have been offered a job at Welcome English School in Seoul. I was placed there by a women named Hazel at Gia Consulting. The contract looks legit and I havent found any mention of the school on any blacklist websites. I was interviewed by a Canadian teacher at the school who said it was a decent place to work in comparison to some other schools he had taught for. Has anybody heard anything bad or good about Welcome English School. I will most likely accept the position if it checks out.
Thanks,
Ross |
When you got interviewed by the foreign teacher, you can rest assured that the boss was standing right there beside him.
Of course he will have nothing but praise for the school under those circumstances. He wants to make sure he gets his severance and return flight paid for.
Get his e-mail (or the e-mail of another teacher there) and ask POINTED AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
-What are the hours? (start time / stop time / breaks).
-How many classes per day, week, month?
-Do they ALWAYS pay on time?
-Do they pay at the end of your month or do they have a hold back period (5-10 days after your month end) to prevent runners?
-Do they really pay overtime or avoid it with creative book keeping?
-Do you get credit for classes on the national holidays or do you get the day off but still have to work your 120 hours before you get overtime?
-Do they have national medical (with the little booklet)?
-Do they pay into pension?
-What about the holidays? 10 or more WORKING days? (legal requirement here)
-When and how do you get your holidays?
-What extra stuff do you really have to do - mentioned or not in the contract.
-Then consider the quality of life issues - things that are important to you that aren't mentioned here (housing, furnishings, THE BATHROOM, access to recreational facilities, shopping, banking).
Do they take additional deposits in addition to the delay in payday?
Most newbies are all starry-eyed when they do their interview and Don't Ask the right questions then get burned when they get here.
OPEN the eyes, take a deep breath. Your job won't disappear. There are 100's of new jobs listed every week. Take the time to check it out properly.
A year in hakwon hell is a long time.
DON'T take my word for it.
Ask some of the runners!
don't check and you will get burned!!! it is a promise!!! |
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