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RuffledFeathers · Joined: 16 Oct 2008

Once again Korea, you've left a sour taste in my mouth leaving this country. Even though I completed a year, you refuse to give me my severance. Last time I got fired in my 11th month.

Goodbye Korea, and good riddance! I hope you continue to slowly rot from the inside out. You truly are a country that is a steaming pile of runny dog shit splattered all over the baking sidewalk on a hot, steamy July afternoon.

:middlefinger:

jdog2050 · Joined: 17 Dec 2006

optik404 · Joined: 24 Jun 2008

I HATE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY BECAUSE MY LAST TWO HAGWON OWNERS SCREWED ME OVER

makes sense

Jeff's Cigarettes · Joined: 27 Mar 2007

Go to the labor board for ur severance. How can they "refuse" to give u it if it's in ur contract?

RuffledFeathers · Joined: 16 Oct 2008

The refuse, because they changed my contract start date to March 13th, so I'm 2 weeks short of a full calendar year. The new teacher has already started, and they wouldn't allow me to stay 2 extra weeks. They did this on purpose so they wouldn't have to pay me.

Beej · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Location: Eungam Loop

RuffledFeathers · Joined: 16 Oct 2008

Korea's a cess pool of ignorance. F this country!!

SA gal · Joined: 18 Oct 2008

how do they change the date on your contract?

you have a copy of your contract with the correct date, right?

surely its illegal to amend the contract after so many months

Davew125 · Joined: 11 Mar 2007

check your contract again. I know mine says my severance is owed when 'the contract is completed' NOT 'after one calender year'. it may be the same for you.....

Cheonmunka · Joined: 04 Jun 2004

If someone changed your contract, I guess without your knowledge, why don't you take it to the Labor Dept anyway and see? Just check 'one more time.'

candyteacher · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Location: where ever i want

just out of curiosity! if you were so screwed over the first time around, why on earth come back for a second go?? Shocked

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject:

so your feathers are ruffled

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

I'm sorry that you got screwed over again. But condemning the entire country for your misfortune is not the way to go about answering your problems. I got screwed by my hagwon as have thousands of other teachers.
I know you're angry and frustrated but if you think about it, it's a rather immature way to blanket the blame on Korea as a whole.

Go to the labor board and fight it there.

Suerte,
Jesse

jdog2050 · Joined: 17 Dec 2006

crusher_of_heads · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject:

Name and location of the school and the kimberly director belongs in this thread.