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[Harvard Material]

NO! It's just that easy everyone. 'NO'!. Then go sightseeing. That's what I would do.

I used to sweep and clean my room everyday. But now all the kid's in the school play in my room because it is big. Now I don't clean it. The owner asked me to, but I said 'NO'! Took me a nano-second to say it, and you can say it twice as fast as you can type it! NO!
I teach these (very young), students, wipe their noses, put up with the noise, play and do my best to make class fun...don't tell me I am not a part of the team because I don't clean "your" institute. Could hire a cleaner, but that has already been exposed on this thread. I'll see the stalls lined with Facial Royale before that day arrives.

You can do what Matthews_World does...for the rest of the year! In for a penny, in for a pound, and that is exactly what it will amount to if you agree to do it Marathe.
I originally cleaned out of choice, not question or expectation. I prefer a clean room. I don't want a Korean co-worker cleaning my room anymore than I want, or need, my room-mate doing my laundry. IF my room-mate is foolish enough to start doing my laundry (plus cook and clean if I am really lucky), I will probably start to like it. A LOT! I would cry if it ever changed Your director won't appreciate any change either, if you agree to do it once.

...Take your Korean co-workers out for dinner the odd time if you worry about any poor reflections towards your 'comradory' with them. That's what I do now. We have a great time, and it doesn't cost that much. I spend 80 or 100,000won and have a great time AFTER work with the co-workers that do appreciate it, and not wasting my time (during or after hours), with some condescending director who expects it. My co-workers would say NO too if they felt they could keep their job and I realise that.

Part of the team? Where are, and more importantly WHY aren't the kid's going to school that day because the director has a meeting? So the director is out? Big deal. That director must be an extremely integral part of that institute to have to close shop when he/she is 'out'! WOW! Are all the restaurants in that area closed too? LG25's?

I hope the parents get a discount that month for the missing day. Cleaning lady would be a lot cheaper...

[itchy]

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[TheUrbanMyth]

[itchy]

Are you sure you get paid more? 1.8 millon won a month is the average in Korea. Works out to about $30,000 CDN a year. A unionized bus driver in Seoul makes more than that. So do most Korean elementary school teachers.

[waterbaby]

[TheUrbanMyth]

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[TheUrbanMyth]

[whiskey jack]

I have to agree with Matthew_world. And I have to wonder why anyone would call themselves a teacher if they work for a hagwon. That is not what we do. It only "looks" like we teach. I mean c'mon,why take the job so damn seriously,anyways thats my 2 cents.

[itchy]

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[Gord]

[Hotuk]

[Rand Al Thor]

[Katz]

I have to agree with waterbaby. In Korea I have found it to be rather customary that at times workers pitch in and help out with cleaning. This is not just at hagwons, but at offices and regular elementry schools. In fact I know of a couple of elementry schools that ask one mother a week to come in and clean the classroom. I have also seen cleaning day at many companies, one day where the entire staff clean the office.
With that said, if your school's director is a jerk, and you fine that they are over working you, not paying you on time, not giving you overtime, or forcing you to work overtime class that you don't want to, then by all means teel them where to shove their mop.
If your school is nice, treats you with respect, and adapts to your needs, you may find it to be benificial to roll up you sleeves and scrup a little. You may also find that you get to know some of your Korean co-workers a little better.

[Gord]

[TheUrbanMyth]