Korean Job Discussion Forums

Theo · Joined: 04 Jul 2009

Just curious... Expat participation appreciated!

The evil penguin · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject:

Ha ha ahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

Korea...and future... in the one sentence!!!!! ... oh, you're NOT joking???

(do i still need to vote??)

BritishinSuwon · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:02 pm Post subject:

One week, as of today! And I can't wait to get out of here!

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

5 days for me and the minutes are going by like molasses.....

redaxe · Joined: 01 Dec 2008

I'm an expat at a major Korean corporation and have been here for one year. I'm supposed to be here for another two but I'm BEGGING my company to transfer me to the Shanghai office this autumn.

DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP · Joined: 28 May 2009 Location: Electron cloud

Planned to be here for a year, have now been here five and a half years...

But I swear I'm leaving in September 2010....

mulligc3 · Joined: 04 Mar 2009

leaving end of feb next year. Roll on Feb is all I can say

The evil penguin · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject:

losing_touch · Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Location: Ulsan - I think!

I've been here almost 11 months. It is time to go! See you in Bangkok.

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

I've been in Korea since 1994 save a two-year break in that horrible city called Los Angeles. Korea isn't paradise but it's a lot better than other places, and this is shown by the numbers of people who leave Korea kicking and screaming vowing never to return but come back.

I have my complaints about this country but I choose to focus on solutions than vent.

AgentM · Joined: 07 Jun 2009 Location: British Columbia, Canada

I'm planning on heading over there for at least 4 years, assuming all goes well. Heck, if I like it enough there I might just become a lifer. I'll see what happens.

nourozi · Joined: 15 Mar 2009

I've been here for nearly 2 months now and am enjoying the new experiences and a job worthwhile. Also like having money to spend on things I want but still being able to save some. I did a graphic design major and love having the opportunity to work on my own photography/graphic design projects in my spare time. I worked for the biggest web design company in New Zealand before I left because I didnt have creative freedom. I'm building up some experience in the graphics field for when I get a good enough opportunity to leave the ESL field. But for now im enjoying the experience here.

English Matt · Joined: 12 Oct 2008

I'm into my second contract and will be leaving within the next 10 months.

The xenophobia certainly gets to me on occassion and the feeling of isolation that comes from not being able to communicate with most people around me in a meaningful way....although I could study the language more if that were really an issue.

However, what gets me is not really being able to meet many English speakers here who I want to hang out with....I find a lot of people I meet are either somewhat off-kilter or only interested in getting drunk and acting like teenagers.

Next year I'd like to spend a couple of months in Thailand at a Muay Thai camp to get back into shape (sam gyup sal is killing me) before heading over to Berlin to do an internship with a charity and brush up on my German.