Korean Job Discussion Forums

[grandpa]

I came upon this website [REMOVED FOR PRIVACY]. The operators are two Korean public school teachers (from what I've gathered while watching a few of their videos).

On their website they sell T-Shirts, and they appear on television and magazines (possibly getting paid to do so).

I think what they are doing is great, but is it legal for them to do?

[ttompatz]

[busanliving]

Interesting that you chose to name the site when you know they were potentially in violation of their contracts, especially on a site which is known to be read by Korean authorities from time to time.

[Morticae]

Eat Your Kimchi is hardly low profile in the first place, so why be coy?

[grandpa]

[brickabrack]

Did the dorky couple piss you off?
Send you a t-shirt the wrong size?

Do you really think what they are doing is great?

Sounds vindictive. If so, ......

Authorities have changed rules (CBCs, vacation times, med exams, etc.)
and have made certain restrictions because of information they gather here.
Everybody knows that. If you don't, you've been under a rock
for the past xxx years.

[simonandmartina]

Someone e-mailed us this thread, so we can clear up some things.

1. We don't get paid for anything, but we wish they'd change the VISA rules so we could.

2. Our t-shirts are sold through Paypal in dollars, not through Korea or Korean won. If you sell something on ebay or craigslist, it's not a job in Korea, and it has nothing to do with Korea.

Hope this clears things up. If anyone wants to help us get an Entertainment VISA so we can make money in Korea via our website, we'll give you a t-shirt.

[grandpa]

[simonandmartina]

I have no clue. All I know is selling a couple t-shirts isn't a job. Guess I can't sell my old stuff on Craigslist either, because that would be a job, too, right?

[grandpa]

[interestedinhanguk]

It might not be a visa issue (since it's done through a foreign site).

Still, does that mean it's ok as they haves public servant jobs? Could a regular Korean teacher do the same?

[simonandmartina]

[marsavalanche]

I'm pretty sure what you're doing isn't legal.

I love your justifications for why what you're doing is legal

[marsavalanche]

[simonandmartina]

For some reason this thread is starting to seem less like a general discussion and more like a personal inquisition. Last answer we're giving here:

We made business cards so that we aren't empty handed when people give us their business cards. It looks bad, supposedly, if we don't have one to give back.

Thanks!