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[martinpil]

Anyone kow about this organisation? They offer up to 2.5m plus overtime ($2500 up to per month)

Only thing is, it says hours are 6.30-10.30am and then 6pm-8.30pm

Is it possible to get work inbetween somewhere maybe?
Wots the basic salary? its teachin young adults in the ad.

[yeremy]

BCM is a hogwon franchise chain in Korea that has a split shift hence the two blocks of working time. BCM will have you check in and out with a time card (machine) and they will faithfully count your minutes each month. So, and this is important, you work by the minute at a BCM not by the class as at a public school.

The split shift is difficult for many of those who have worked at a BCM or on similar schedule. There are better jobs out there. If you want to work with young learners in a Korean hogwon, try to get a job with a lock schedule, which is usually far better (for your body) than a split schedule.

Some people love working at a hogwon and others do not. Only you will know if it works for you or not. Good luck.

[yeremy]

BCM is a hogwon franchise chain in Korea that has a split shift hence the two blocks of working time. BCM will have you check in and out with a time card (machine) and they will faithfully count your minutes each month. So, and this is important, you work by the minute at a BCM not by the class as at a public school.

The split shift is difficult for many of those who have worked at a BCM or on similar schedule. There are better jobs out there. If you want to work with young learners in a Korean hogwon, try to get a job with a lock schedule, which is usually far better (for your body) than a split schedule.

Some people love working at a hogwon and others do not. Only you will know if it works for you or not. Good luck.

[ChinaBoy]

2.5 million won is NOT $2500 USD, do some research

I'm not sure why a timecard is worth notice, they're obviously saying if you're late for class, you might get docked some pay.. seems reasonable.. if you leave early, who's teaching the class?

And the OP doesn't want to work with young learners, the ad said "young adults".

"work inbetween somewhere" is against the law in Korea, not to mention that it'd mean you were working 14-hour days! yikes!

[yeremy]

At the BCM I worked at, you had to work 12o hours a month in order to get your full salary. They don't count how many of your 50-minute classes you had taught, but rather they calculate how much to pay you based on how many hours and minutes you worked per the time card. The better EFL jobs in Korea do not require nor have a time machine for you to clock in and out on.