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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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 Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:57 am Post subject: stay there! |
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you may think you job isn't so hot, but it beats not having one. there are seemingly no jobs here in the US. stay there and pad your bank account. you'll need it ALL if/when the economy rebounds.
i apply for jobs in the US. 400 applications for 1 opening is common. |
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lille
Joined: 27 Jan 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| aagh. i was just looking to stave off some homesickness. this post did the trick. thanks. |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| lille wrote: |
| aagh. i was just looking to stave off some homesickness. this post did the trick. thanks. |
food in the us is very hard to come by. now you'd have to grow/raise your own food or stand in a long line of people waiting outside of supermarkets trying to buy food.
you're lucky if you make it home with food you purchased, because beggars and food thief will snatch it away from you.  |
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mscoop1085
Joined: 12 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| maybe if you have a [Mod Edit] degree? Some of my friends are starting to get jobs now paying better than esl teaching of course. But yeah, I don't think i am ready to leave just yet. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Ramen wrote: |
food in the us is very hard to come by. now you'd have to grow/raise your own food or stand in a long line of people waiting outside of supermarkets trying to buy food.
you're lucky if you make it home with food you purchased, because beggars and food thief will snatch it away from you. |
Oh my goodness. Thanks for the warning. |
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Radius
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:35 am Post subject: |
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| mscoop1085 wrote: |
| maybe if you have a [Mod Edit] degree? Some of my friends are starting to get jobs now paying better than esl teaching of course. But yeah, I don't think i am ready to leave just yet. |
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding!
I am a teacher back in the States, too, so I don't feel as much of a loser staying here. At least I'm doing what I went to college for--albeit not in the country I wanted it to be in. |
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West Coast Tatterdemalion
Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:02 am Post subject: |
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Where do you live in the US, OP? Just curious. The unemployment rate in Las Vegas is over 14%  |
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BroodingSea
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
Location: North Shields
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| I live in the north east of England and all we have are 12k customer service jobs. The place has seen endemic under and mis investment by successive governments. It's a real challenge to break even and I know so many people in their 30s still living at home. I can see the appeal of Korea for sure. Few privates and your clearing �1000 a month. |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:18 am Post subject: |
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| Yes it's now terrible in America. Nobody has a job. The rush hour traffic jams in the cities have vanished. Going downtown at 8:30am has become a breeze. |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:53 am Post subject: |
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| i am in st.louis, missouri, usa. school districts are laying off teachers en masse. things are going to get worse before they get better. make sure you have a new job in hand before releasing the old. |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:29 am Post subject: |
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| If you are enjoying your time in Korea, then by all means stay. But if you don't plan on making a career out of ESL you are going to have to face the music some day and the longer you wait the harder it will be. One of the best ways to find a job is through people you know. The longer you are away from home the weaker those ties become. |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| rumdiary wrote: |
| If you are enjoying your time in Korea, then by all means stay. But if you don't plan on making a career out of ESL you are going to have to face the music some day and the longer you wait the harder it will be. One of the best ways to find a job is through people you know. The longer you are away from home the weaker those ties become. |
I'd say a lot of those ties died for me after year 2. I'll have to find employment in the US through means other than networking. |
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akcrono
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| mistermasan wrote: |
you may think you job isn't so hot, but it beats not having one. there are seemingly no jobs here in the US. stay there and pad your bank account. you'll need it ALL if/when the economy rebounds.
i apply for jobs in the US. 400 applications for 1 opening is common. |
Yet, you seem so professional. How could anybody NOT hire you??
| BroodingSea wrote: |
| I live in the north east of England and all we have are 12k customer service jobs. The place has seen endemic under and mis investment by successive governments. It's a real challenge to break even and I know so many people in their 30s still living at home. I can see the appeal of Korea for sure. Few privates and your clearing �1000 a month. |
Yeah, that's the thing about working illegally - it usually helps you get around the system. I'm guessing that works just as well in England as it does anywhere else. |
It's legal if your school signs off on it. Had a friend who only worked part time, but had privates set up through the school. |
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Evanzinho
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: California
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: stay there! |
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| mistermasan wrote: |
you may think you job isn't so hot, but it beats not having one. there are seemingly no jobs here in the US. stay there and pad your bank account. you'll need it ALL if/when the economy rebounds.
i apply for jobs in the US. 400 applications for 1 opening is common. |
...and even in you do have a job in the States things aren't all that great. I came back from Korea late last year and got a job here pretty quickly, but I'm working longer hours than ever. In addition, the price of everything has gone up, my company is taking out almost $200 a month for my health insurance, gas is $4 a gallon now, food is getting more expensive, etc.
Korea really isn't a bad gig at all; I'm actually thinking about going back! |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| mistermasan wrote: |
you may think you job isn't so hot, but it beats not having one. there are seemingly no jobs here in the US. stay there and pad your bank account. you'll need it ALL if/when the economy rebounds.
i apply for jobs in the US. 400 applications for 1 opening is common. |
Yet, you seem so professional. How could anybody NOT hire you??
| BroodingSea wrote: |
| I live in the north east of England and all we have are 12k customer service jobs. The place has seen endemic under and mis investment by successive governments. It's a real challenge to break even and I know so many people in their 30s still living at home. I can see the appeal of Korea for sure. Few privates and your clearing �1000 a month. |
Yeah, that's the thing about working illegally - it usually helps you get around the system. I'm guessing that works just as well in England as it does anywhere else. |
It's legal if your school signs off on it. Had a friend who only worked part time, but had privates set up through the school. |
How so? Did Immigration say... 'sure, head to that person's house and tech privates'?
Your school can say all they want, they can even hook you up with it, but if Immigration doesn't agree, nothing else matters. |
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