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daveymac
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 Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject: my manager expects free lessons from me... |
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| the manager at my school told me today that he would like me to teach him english (for free) 2 hours a week. without even asking me he decided that it should be tues/thurs at 1030am during an hour break that i have. Has anyone else had something like this happen? How am i supposed to handle this? |
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spitfire
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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this is so ridiculous its difficult to offer any constructive advice...
have you offered any form of protest? |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Try to sqeeze a free meal out of it and some soju. You might become really good friends, or This might discourage him from making this kind of requests in future |
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OculisOrbis
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| soju at 10:30am? well, i guess the rest of the day of teaching will be interesting... |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject: Re: my manager expects free lessons from me... |
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| daveymac wrote: |
| the manager at my school told me today that he would like me to teach him english (for free) 2 hours a week. without even asking me he decided that it should be tues/thurs at 1030am during an hour break that i have. Has anyone else had something like this happen? How am i supposed to handle this? |
Say:
No
If he complains, then just say no again, say it's not your job, wasn't mentioned in your contract or in the job advertisement and tell him again, just in case he doesn't understand, that the answer is indeed, No. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you working the maximum number of allowable hours in your contract? |
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busanliving
Joined: 29 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:20 am Post subject: |
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| Is this an actual contracted breaktime or is it a free lesson? People tend to assume that free lesson is a break, it isn't, it's a time you should be teaching but there just aren't enough classes to fill those slots. If that's the case then him asking you to use that time to teach him sounds reasonable (unless you have specified no adult classes etc). If it is your breaktime then say no, or ask for overtime pay. |
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daveymac
Joined: 15 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| Are you working the maximum number of allowable hours in your contract? |
im working about 115 out of 120.
and there are other foreign teachers at the school... one works more than me and one works a little less. in fact this is the first month ive worked less than any other foreign teacher. |
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daveymac
Joined: 15 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| busanliving wrote: |
| Is this an actual contracted breaktime or is it a free lesson? People tend to assume that free lesson is a break, it isn't, it's a time you should be teaching but there just aren't enough classes to fill those slots. If that's the case then him asking you to use that time to teach him sounds reasonable (unless you have specified no adult classes etc). If it is your breaktime then say no, or ask for overtime pay. |
i work at an adult school...we dont get actual breaktimes. for us an empty class is a breaktime. |
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busanliving
Joined: 29 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:36 am Post subject: |
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| So in that case it is just another lesson during your school day? If it isn't exceeding your contracted hours I don't see how you can complain. I know it sucks to lose a free but there you go. |
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Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:39 am Post subject: |
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Teach your manager the meaning of "There are no free lunches"  |
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dragon777
Joined: 06 Dec 2007
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Just do it! It won't last for long, if you talk about sex, the Korean war, Kim Jong Il, the Japanese and just how great your culture is compared to the rest of the world.
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| daveymac wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
| Are you working the maximum number of allowable hours in your contract? |
im working about 115 out of 120.
and there are other foreign teachers at the school... one works more than me and one works a little less. in fact this is the first month ive worked less than any other foreign teacher. |
This means he can ask you to teach for five hours a month. and there is not much you can do about it |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| What is wrong with teaching your manager? It's a good way to connect, and you are not working your full load. Now, if he is not a nice guy and you feel worked to death, it's up to you to refuse, but if the kids are good and the classes aren't killing you, try to work something out. I gave my first boss lessons, but I quit when I found she was trying to cheat me out of my health insurance. I took that personally. |
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greedy_bones
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: not quite sure anymore
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 3:31 am Post subject: |
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| daveymac wrote: |
im working about 115 out of 120.
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| the manager at my school told me today that he would like me to teach him english (for free) 2 hours a week. without even asking me he decided that it should be tues/thurs at 1030am during an hour break that i have. Has anyone else had something like this happen? How am i supposed to handle this? |
I would accept tuesday or thursday, not both. Overtime is an option even if it says otherwise in your contract. Labor laws override contracts. |
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