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| 04-07/01-10 For those of you who were..... |
| In a heartbeat, I'm a lifer |
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30% |
[ 3 ] |
| If the situation was appropriate |
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20% |
[ 2 ] |
| I'd rather not |
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10% |
[ 1 ] |
| I'd like to visit briefly, to see friends |
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20% |
[ 2 ] |
| No way, no chance |
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20% |
[ 2 ] |
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soakitincider
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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 Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:11 pm Post subject: For those of you who were............ |
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For all you Net's who did the Korea thing and have since left: Knowing what you know now, would you do it again? Personally, I lean toward option #4. I like my new country much more.[/list]
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mulligc3
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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So you'd only come back for a holiday ? You wouldn't work here again ie. take another contract ?
Done it once and glad I did but No to doing it again. |
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Sergio Stefanuto
Joined: 14 May 2009
Location: UK
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| I voted "in a heartbeat", but probably won't return. |
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soakitincider
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:53 am Post subject: |
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Being a friendly and outgoing person I was quite stifled there. I realize it now that I've gone. I'm in Vietnam now and folks are much nicer. Considering the fact I'm American and we (not me) were shooting at each other 45 years ago, that says alot. In Korea I was looked down on and hell, didn't we help them with a problem some years back? Hmmm. Oh well, life goes on. Enjoy!!!
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mc_jc
Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Location: C4B- Cp Red Cloud, Area-I
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:02 am Post subject: |
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Although I'm still in Korea, I know many ESL teachers who left but who would rather come back to Korea working in a non-ESL related job.
That should have been an option in your poll. |
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BritishinSuwon
Joined: 17 May 2008
Location: No longer in Suwon! Now kicking it in Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:52 am Post subject: |
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I lived in Korea for three years, and at the end of my last contract, (September 2009), I left and took a teaching job in Italy. I love my job, (I'm doing much more than teaching ESL) and I love the city I'm living in, so it was a great move for me.
I enjoyed Korea, but I could never get past the hideous work culture. It really wore me down and made me bitter towards Korea as a whole.
So that being said, I cast my vote for number 4. I would love to come back and visit, but I wouldn't want to work, especially in the English language field. I loved Korea as a country, but the work culture is a nightmare.
I agree with the other poster who said that you should change your poll and add a question about coming back to work in a non-ESL field. I'm sure you'd have a few people deciding that option. |
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