Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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 Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:25 pm Post subject: Re: update |
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| jurassic82 wrote: |
| blahness wrote: |
Just wanted to give an update for my situation. I decided to accept the job in Aug and went to Korea to work.
I was lucky that I got a good school and my coworkers were all really nice. Of course I sucked up to them.. gave them gifts and worked extra hard (not that I don't work hard now). But in the end they gave me 3 days off so including the weekends I got 5 days to go to my sisters wedding. And the thing was my vp and p changed so I had to ask the new ones for permission and still got it. I have to say I am extremely lucky. ^^ I am sure that many people aren't as lucky.. but its not impossible either  |
Congrats!!! I was in a similar situation about a year ago and was able to get a few days off to go back home for my best friends wedding (sounds like a movie). I don't see what you did as sucking up. I think it is more or less just being a good coworker. I like my job at my public school and I work extra hard because I like my students and the administration at my school is always fair and understanding. Head teachers, VP and your principal I think notice this. It seems like some NET's just expect to come here, do the minimum amount of work and then go home. If you did that back home you aren't going to develop much in the way in relationships with coworkers and may even seem extremely introverted and anti social. The same goes for here. It can be like pulling teeth trying to get your korean coworkers to speak but in the long run it is totally worth it as you have shown. Anyways, best of luck with the rest of the school year. Wish you all the best.  |
Maybe if we were eligible for promotions like the K teachers were more of us would do more than minimum effort!! Comparing apples and oranges to working in the west. |
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