Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Derrek]

[hogwonguy1979]

I have done both and despite the small apt, whining students, I'll take Korea in a minute. I don't care about moving up the ladder etc. Where I work now I get automony, plenty of time to do other things.

My SO now wants to go back to the US get her teaching cert and teach special ed. It may be thing that breaks up our relationship.

[jajdude]

[korian]

as someone mentioned earlier, money isn't everyhting. i know that wasn't specifically the point of the question but the way many have answered one could infer that money is the top priority for everyone.

sure it's important, i'm not some philanthropic forest dweller with sandals and a rucksack. but it's not everyhting. korea wins hands down for saving potential and job conditions without a doubt. for all things compared, you could hardly get a better gig than korea. especially a uni gig in seoul which is what i had.

but by the end of 2.5 years in korea no amount of money in the world could have made me happy in korea. i hated it and needed to get out. sure that's just me. but what i'm saying is you need to factor into the equation more than just what you can save and the job conditions.

perhaps my situation was a little more unique coz i worked uni and only 15 hours per week. i had too much time off and being idle was just killing me. just to clarify, i come from a beach in sydney and love the ocean. so being away from the water, the clean air, the open spaces and the green trees was killing me. as were the communication barriers, the agression, the jostling and other things that people often talk about.

korea has a lot of good things about it undoubtedly. and number one might well be the job conditions. but to put some serious money away from your job in korea you need to be there many a year - at least 3-4 but more i think - and thus you must ask yourself, are you willing to sacrifice the quality of life for thos years?

for me, coming from where i do, the answer was an emphatic no. so to the OP, you can't just factor in your job conditions when comparing your life. it's a big part, but not all.

[chiaa]

[Derrek]

[matthews_world]

I'll take America thank you very much!

Korea can be a great place to make money, granted.

I'm happy to be going home this week. I was thinking what a relief it would be to not hear and see adjoshis hawking goobers on the street and little kids smiling and replying "Helloooo!"

[Ody]

[jaykimf]

[phaedrus]

[harixseldon]

[Sonja]

Korian

perhaps my situation was a little more unique coz i worked uni and only 15 hours per week. i had too much time off and being idle was just killing me.


You left a uni job to go back home to teach because you had too much free time??? Ouch...

[jaykimf]

[phaedrus]

[Rather_Dashing]