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chaz47
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 Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:09 am Post subject: The YBM China wages aren't looking too bad |
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Did anybody else see this. The Korean company YBM has some branches in Beijing with the pay starting at about $1300 USD.
I know YBM is a bit of a slave driver but that wage for the China experience might be worth it. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:21 am Post subject: Re: The YBM China wages aren't looking too bad |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
Did anybody else see this. The Korean company YBM has some branches in Beijing with the pay starting at about $1300 USD.
I know YBM is a bit of a slave driver but that wage for the China experience might be worth it. |
I saw that too. Actually made me think of YBM for a second. But I am guessing they are new in China, and I don't know if I want to work for a new startup in a country (especially China) run by YBM, not yet atleast  Still, thinking... |
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chaz47
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:33 am Post subject: |
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No splits either, that was a concern of mine at the branch I considered working for in Seomyeon.
I wonder what the situation is with teaching privates in China.
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:35 am Post subject: |
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No splits either, that was a concern of mine at the branch I considered working for in Seomyeon.
I wonder what the situation is with teaching privates in China.
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Not a problem. I did it. I don't know if it is technically legal, but I was teaching the Mayor of my city, so who cares I was making 200 an hour, but it was the presents he brought for me every week! |
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chaz47
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:03 am Post subject: |
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No splits either, that was a concern of mine at the branch I considered working for in Seomyeon.
I wonder what the situation is with teaching privates in China.
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Not a problem. I did it. I don't know if it is technically legal, but I was teaching the Mayor of my city, so who cares I was making 200 an hour, but it was the presents he brought for me every week! |
Damn! Is that $200 USD an hour? Sorry, that's foolish... that couldn't be possible. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:07 am Post subject: |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
No splits either, that was a concern of mine at the branch I considered working for in Seomyeon.
I wonder what the situation is with teaching privates in China.
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Not a problem. I did it. I don't know if it is technically legal, but I was teaching the Mayor of my city, so who cares I was making 200 an hour, but it was the presents he brought for me every week! |
Damn! Is that $200 USD an hour? Sorry, that's foolish... that couldn't be possible. |
No, the 200 dollars was the nighttime work  No, 200 RMB (yuan, kwai). about 25 dollars? ?? |
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chaz47
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:38 am Post subject: |
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| What was your experience like there for cost of living? |
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laogaiguk
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| What was your experience like there for cost of living? |
I only made about 6500 a month (at my first job, not adding in privates). I lived 30 minutes away from town which I went into every day to go to the gym (though usually by 1 kwai bus, though taking taxis enough), bought a normal amount of foriegn food and ate out for practically everything. I never looked at prices when buying things, though I learned to bargain hard. I spent 3000 a month, in a town that was not far off (maybe 10% cheaper) than Shanghai. I am not understating or overstating anything. Now, I only went out drinking max once a week, and then it was usually to the little villiage/university social area where I could play pool and drink 1.5 litre bottles of beer for 13 kwai an hour (3 kwai for the table, 5 each for 2 bottles of beer).
Dance clubs (though in smaller towns, whities get free cover), bars (with non Chinese alcohol) or English books are pricy. Electronics are not much cheaper than Korea. |
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matthews_world
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Might be worth it except for the pollution, yellow dust, and the health effects thereof. Nevermind having to be extra cautious with personal safety, regionally spotty utilities - i.e. water. As a guy, the women might be worth it, however. |
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laogaiguk
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| matthews_world wrote: |
| Might be worth it except for the pollution, yellow dust, and the health effects thereof. Nevermind having to be extra cautious with personal safety, regionally spotty utilities - i.e. water. As a guy, the women might be worth it, however. |
Man, have you lived there. Utilities are usually not a problem in the big cities, though out in the country they are. Extra cautious! I don't know what you are talking about, unless you mean being fleeced for money, in which I agree. I find the women in Korea more beautiful though That's is not talking about any of the benefits of living in China (especially at 15000 or 17000 a month). |
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