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[paperbag846]

Buk Incheon SLP

2.2 mil won.

20,000 overtime.

hours: 1 - 9:10

10 paid vacation days.

basically 6.5 sick days a year.

I can give more details directly.

50% medical, and some very decent housing.

I've read some bad things about SLP (overwork you, essentially), but not about this branch. Could you guys give me some advice? It seems like a decent offer, and I don't want to pass it up just out of paranoia. It does seem to require a bit more work than some other contracts I've seen but it also pays a little more.

Thanks SO MUCH in advance!

[asams]

[paperbag846]

I'm waiting to hear back on break time, not specified yet in the contract (and I want it in there somewhere).

What kind of break time would be reasonable?

12 kids per class, generally.

Each week is split into 36 40 minute classes.

[asams]

[lifeinkorea]

Sounds ok, I see a lot of offers where hagwons want to secure the hours for you to be on call. Just because it looks like 36 classes, it probably won't be.

So, you should find out from them directly how many classes you actually have to teach. Try to get them finished as early as you can so you can leave early. Otherwise, you will have something similar to a split shift and there will be 1-2 hours in between with nothing much to do.

2.2 isn't that much for hagwon job.

[jmuns]

if it is 36 classes, you aren't going to even have a break one day a week. thats a lot of work for only 2.2. i would be asking for more money, or definitely find out how many classes you will be teaching.

[paperbag846]

Thanks alot guys, very valuable advice.

I'll get these things worked out on the contract. If they are too sketchy on my break time, ill pass.

If they're flexible, do you think this is a reasonable deal for a first time teacher? Do you think I could do better?

Would I be able to find a better deal in smaller cities? Or is it more dependent on chains?

[paperbag846]

Also, should I be suspicious if the contract sent to me in only in english? I was told that I must sign a contract both in english AND korean for it to be legally binding in Korea.

I don't want to get off the plane and find out that the agreement has changed.

[paperbag846]

[lifeinkorea]

[paperbag846]

[tokkibunni8]

That is a horrible contract. I would stay away from it. My very first offer was with a hagwon 1.5 yrs ago with CDI for 2.7mill teaching a maximun of 120 classes a month.

I decided to go with the public sector and is very glad that I did. I teach at the most 26 40min classes a week and with my overtime pay(more than 22 classes/week) make just as much with better perks (ie, 8 weeks of paid vacation/yr).

I'd say make changes or stay away!

[lifeinkorea]

Ok, you are new. You need to learn a few things. Go slow, and don't put all your cards on the table until the school plays some of theirs.

[asams]

I'm not saying 36 classes a week isn't doable. I'm just saying that, no matter whether it's 40 minutes per class or an hour per class, it's still a lot. I wouldn't get a contract with more than 30 classes per week. I would make sure it states classes and not hours. They will try to take advantage of this if they're classes are less than an hour long.

[lifeinkorea]