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Is a hagwon job with 2 weeks vacation really that rare?
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some waygug-in



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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some waygug-in



Joined: 25 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

RMNC wrote:
I'd say 95% of the hagwon contracts I look over have 5 weekdays of vacation in the summer and 5 weekdays of vacation in the winter.




Yes, Chusok, solal and some other national holidays if they fall during the week.

But to get real vacation days.....good luck.

I know some schools offer these, but then when you try and take them you're in for a battle.
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RMNC



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nope, most say "13-15 national holidays off and 10 days of vacation, 5 in summer and 5 in winter" pretty much verbatim. Seollal and Chuseok don't happen in July or December, last time I checked.
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some waygug-in



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah yes, as I said before, they say that in the contract..

but try and take them and watch what happens.
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zenjenny



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The offers that I've been getting so far, even if they have 10 days vacation, won't let you take more than 3 days consecutively. I don't want to go on vacation to another part of Asia for only 5 days! This is really frustrating me and is unexpected...when I lived there last time everyone I knew could take a week off twice per year. I guess I will just have to hold off and wait for better contracts...
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