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Riker
Joined: 28 Dec 2010
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 Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:51 pm Post subject: Pay in Korea |
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So I've been running some numbers comparing Korea's pay to elsewhere. Quite a few offers in China have contracts for 7,000 RMB for 18 hours of teaching a week with set lessons and no preptime ( allegedly), plus 120 RMB/hour overtime.
So working 35 hours a week would be 1,059 + 1224(overtime) for a total of 2,283 USD per month.
Am I missing something here. Like am I assuming something wrong? |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| What makes you think you're going to get all that overtime? Also, that's a crapton of teaching. |
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dongjak
Joined: 30 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Most likely you won't get that overtime.
Also, in China, if you are working at a University or public school be prepared to have huge classes with very little resources to work with. I mean, blackboards, chalk and old English books, rife with mistakes and conversations/vocabulary that makes no sense, printed on newspaper and bound together.
That said, I would teach in China over a GEPIK, EPIK, SMOE job. |
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Riker
Joined: 28 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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I see. The conditions really don't bother me since I'm from a third world country anyway ( Louisiana ).
As for a crapton of teaching, its my understanding if I work at a hagwon it will be at least 30 hours per week. What is a realistic expectation for overtime in Korea or China?
What is your guy's experience with overtime? Or private lessons for that matter.
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Riker wrote: |
I see. The conditions really don't bother me since I'm from a third world country anyway ( Louisiana ).
As for a crapton of teaching, its my understanding if I work at a hagwon it will be at least 30 hours per week.
What is a realistic expectation for overtime in Korea or China? |
The contract will say 30 hours a week but a lot of people (most?) don't actually teach that much. I only teach about 25 or so, and there have been times when I've taught less than that. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: Pay in Korea |
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| Riker wrote: |
So I've been running some numbers comparing Korea's pay to elsewhere. Quite a few offers in China have contracts for 7,000 RMB for 18 hours of teaching a week with set lessons and no preptime ( allegedly), plus 120 RMB/hour overtime.
So working 35 hours a week would be 1,059 + 1224(overtime) for a total of 2,283 USD per month.
Am I missing something here. Like am I assuming something wrong? |
You are confusing an hourly wage from home with a salary and per class overtime rate. They own you (just like in Korea).
You won't be getting 17 extra classes per week anywhere and even if you did, 35 classes is burnout city in no-time flat.
IF you are lucky you will get an extra 5-8 classes per week from your work (not common but possible) and most likely you will need to do personal teaching tutoring rather than teaching at work to add to your income.
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Riker
Joined: 28 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks everyone for the info. I really appreciate people who are taking the time to help a complete stranger. I mean it. I love you guys. |
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