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ironclad80
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| All of that sounds exactly like my first and last hagwon gig. I could have wrote it myself. |
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dmillika
Joined: 24 Nov 2011
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:35 am Post subject: |
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ontheway wrote:
Most employers forbid their workers from wasting time and not working during work hours and at their place of employment, which includes non-work-related discussions. We usually learn this at our first job as a teenager. Welcome to the world of responsible, productive adulthood.
Forbid non-work related discussions? Uh, welcome to the world of draconian BS. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| dmillika wrote: |
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| Most employers forbid their workers from wasting time and not working during work hours and at their place of employment, which includes non-work-related discussions. We usually learn this at our first job as a teenager. Welcome to the world of responsible, productive adulthood. |
Forbid non-work related discussions? Uh, welcome to the world of draconian BS. |
Apparently you've never held an adult, professional job. Exchanging brief pleasantries is part of the social requirement, of course, but chatter beyond that while on the premises will earn one a quick career change. Socializing is to be done on lunch hours, during happy hours after work and at other off-premises events and outings. |
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edwardcatflap
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:17 am Post subject: |
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Apparently you've never held an adult, professional job. Exchanging brief pleasantries is part of the social requirement, of course, but chatter beyond that while on the premises will earn one a quick career change. Socializing is to be done on lunch hours, during happy hours after work and at other off-premises events and outings. |
What sort of adult professional job are you talking about? In my experience it's only the kind of place that employs people who are likely to mess about and not do their job that need to have rules about social interaction. Places that assume people have a professional attitude don't need to. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:27 am Post subject: |
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| edwardcatflap wrote: |
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Apparently you've never held an adult, professional job. Exchanging brief pleasantries is part of the social requirement, of course, but chatter beyond that while on the premises will earn one a quick career change. Socializing is to be done on lunch hours, during happy hours after work and at other off-premises events and outings. |
What sort of adult professional job are you talking about? In my experience it's only the kind of place that employs people who are likely to mess about and not do their job that need to have rules about social interaction. Places that assume people have a professional attitude don't need to. |
In all the places I've ever worked, there was never a need for such a rule to be written or articulated in any way, as it was understood by all. However, in the OP's case, it appears it was necessary to articulate the rule. In Dmillika's case, he still seems to be unaware of this nearly universally understood rule of proper on-the-job behavior. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:11 am Post subject: |
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tiger fancini
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Testicles for Eyes
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: [ESL-Blacklist] Pyeongtaek Avalon |
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| Ertai87 wrote: |
The Korean teachers are expressly forbidden from talking to the foreign teachers during/after work hours about non-work-related things.
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I wonder how this is enforced? During work hours, at a push, it could be almost possible I suppose. But afterwork??? Does the school have spies watching, or are secret microchips implanted into teachers during the interview somehow? |
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