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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
Location: Paradise
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 Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:15 pm Post subject: Four Months Paid Vacation |
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What's the catch?
I've seen a few job listings at universities promising four months' paid vacation a year. There has got to be a catch, or are these for real? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I can't comment on individual universities, but for the ones I know there is no catch. |
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bourquetheman
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Well the "catch" is that the salary is lower than sometimes even hogwans, some listings you might notice 2.0 million, even 1.9 or so, but yeah you get the time off, though some do have vacation programs where you can make extra money if you work them. The other thing is that very few universities offer housing, and if they do it's usually a dorm room or maybe a studio. I've been in Korea for 11 years and taught at a university for 3.5 years. It was a good experience, but I was paying 600 000 won a month for being able to live in the University's staff housing which while it was nice took a big chunk out of my salary, needless to say. Being married and having a child on the way I went to teach at a high school which was enjoyable in it's own right. There I had a decent size apartment provided, made more money, yet obviously got much less vacation time.
So in my opinion if you're single, not too worried about the salary and like to travel, by all means a university gig is the way to go. Good luck.... |
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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I took a job with two months' holiday, and I thought I was doing good--but man, four months! I can't imagine. |
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jlb
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| No catch at mine. And it's actually closer to 5 when all is said and done. |
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maingman
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Location: left Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject: ,, |
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jlb
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okokok
Joined: 27 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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PPSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTTT!
Come talk to me when you get 12 months vacation at your uni like me.
Rookies.  |
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makemischief
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
Location: Traveling
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| Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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no catch, no salary reduction, no "voluntary" intensive programs or non-credit overtime...at least at the few good jobs left.
12 months though? ha. i'd love that. |
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Clo
Joined: 27 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Ok I�m sold on the holiday!!!! But as a newbie with no experience I don�t know if I would be able to work in a university.
I only have a 20 TEFL course (which I have recently found out to be quite useless) and a BSc in Psychology.
Is that enough to apply to a university? |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:07 am Post subject: |
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| Clo wrote: |
Ok I�m sold on the holiday!!!! But as a newbie with no experience I don�t know if I would be able to work in a university.
I only have a 20 TEFL course (which I have recently found out to be quite useless) and a BSc in Psychology.
Is that enough to apply to a university? |
Sure, that is enough to apply. Getting consideration is another thing altogether. It has been said on this site many times that it is fairly difficult to get a uni position with minimal qualifications, especially without having some networking contact. Good luck, regardless! |
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Clo
Joined: 27 Nov 2008
Location: UK
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:14 am Post subject: |
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I�m gonna fly out to Korea next week and try and wow them with my personality face to face then. 
Thanks !!!! |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| okokok wrote: |
PPSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTTT!
Come talk to me when you get 12 months vacation at your uni like me.
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Sounds like you won a lottery! Lucky cool katz get all the fun of being on permanent vacation. 12 months a year.
My ultimate dream life would be 12 months a year off, plenty of money, just wake at 10AM every day, have coffee and breakfast, go workout, and just do hobbies and various fun activities like take trips to nice resorts and do extreme sports and adventure trip things. Just plain focus on living life to its' fullest is what I'd do. |
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vk33
Joined: 26 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:39 am Post subject: Re: Four Months Paid Vacation |
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| michaelambling wrote: |
What's the catch?
I've seen a few job listings at universities promising four months' paid vacation a year. There has got to be a catch, or are these for real? |
i have two friends that work at the same uni and have four month paid vacations. the pay is not what i would command, but they have 25pyeong pads with ovens. so who cares?
the catch is that they are far north of Nowon ... to each his own. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| bourquetheman wrote: |
Well the "catch" is that the salary is lower than sometimes even hogwans, some listings you might notice 2.0 million, even 1.9 or so, but yeah you get the time off, though some do have vacation programs where you can make extra money if you work them. The other thing is that very few universities offer housing, and if they do it's usually a dorm room or maybe a studio. I've been in Korea for 11 years and taught at a university for 3.5 years. It was a good experience, but I was paying 600 000 won a month for being able to live in the University's staff housing which while it was nice took a big chunk out of my salary, needless to say. Being married and having a child on the way I went to teach at a high school which was enjoyable in it's own right. There I had a decent size apartment provided, made more money, yet obviously got much less vacation time.
So in my opinion if you're single, not too worried about the salary and like to travel, by all means a university gig is the way to go. Good luck.... |
At ours, we get over 5 months paid vacation and make well over 3 million a month. So... no "catch." |
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makemischief
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
At ours, we get over 5 months paid vacation and make well over 3 million a month. So... no "catch." |
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