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malysahhh
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject: Bomb scare gives ESL teachers upper hand |
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Recent current events + growing scarcity English teachers = better conditions and better pay for those who stay
What do you think about this formula?
and... how can we make it work for us?! |
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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| The one thing that won't change is that scummy, cheap, unwillingy to coordinate, selfish expat teachers will always negate this formula. The fact that our wages have been stagnant for the last 7 years only seems to reinforce this for me. |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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global warming = more air conditioner sales
extinction of fish stocks = more jobs for cattle ranchers
war, disease, famine = more viewers for our news channel
Maybe it's true that recent events are somehow good for ESL in the long run, but it just makes me feel callous!
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: Bomb scare gives ESL teachers upper hand |
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| malysahhh wrote: |
Recent current events + growing scarcity English teachers = better conditions and better pay for those who stay
What do you think about this formula?
and... how can we make it work for us?! |
No. Supply and demand are wonky in Korea, and lots of us are overpaid anyway. |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| how can we make it work for us?! |
We would somehow have to promote the idea that the Korean peninsula really is this dangerous place that's on the verge of becoming either a radioactive wasteland or the next Sunni triangle.
However, if we do promote that idea, people will wonder why exactly we're sticking around here, and begin to question the charade. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:42 am Post subject: |
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| how can we make it work for us?! |
We would somehow have to promote the idea that the Korean peninsula really is this dangerous place that's on the verge of becoming either a radioactive wasteland or the next Sunni triangle.
However, if we do promote that idea, people will wonder why exactly we're sticking around here, and begin to question the charade. |
Interesting point. Perhaps I should stop putting down all the wusses posting 'Is it safe to come here' messages on the various boards. We could tell them that we've actually gone home or can't afford a ticket, or else we'd be out of here. Or we could say that some of us basically can't go home because of trouble with the law or creditors ... oh wait, that part's actually true. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:52 am Post subject: |
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| Octavius Hite wrote: |
| The one thing that won't change is that scummy, cheap, unwillingy to coordinate, selfish expat teachers will always negate this formula. The fact that our wages have been stagnant for the last 7 years only seems to reinforce this for me. |
Yeah screw people who have the savings and assured future job prospects to take a mid-career break and teach, happy to trade the maximum salary for lifestyle considerations! |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:53 am Post subject: |
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| I thought this thread was going to be about how, with the "Atomic Clock" now ticking loudly above their heads, more and hawter Korean chicks would start viewing ESL teachers as attractive marriage/ticket-outta-Dodge candidates. But no. |
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