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denz

what's the worst thing you have done at work in korea?

will bex can attest to the truth of this story.

one evening after work my director organised a "getting to know the new teachers" drink and dine - by the 3rd round i was well and truly plastered. everyone (the newbies included) were having a great time.

anyway - one of the korean teachers whispers to me that my conspiciously absent korean co-teacher had been fired. no warning, nothing. i started to stew a bit and got a little hot-headed with the director. i am a big loyalty buff - look after ya mates.

so i get a little angry and basically ask "wtf"? things are glossed over, but i stay on the boil. she attempts to break the ice by proposing a toast. i proceed to knock her drink out of her hand and stand and tell her that:

- she is f----ed
- she has no sense of honour
- she has no loyalty
- she is the very reason no one wants to work at the school
- expletive
- expletive
- if she continues to act like this the school is doomed and i will help take it down
- expletive
- exit

somehow, i didn't get fired. in fact, they were actually worried that i would quit.

so, bring it on. what's your worst?

denz

gatohorrible · Joined: 02 Jun 2003

you re so tough

for a teacher.

denz · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2003 2:15 am Post subject: yesh well

gato - still denying your past, eh? don't sweat it, mate. i am sure you are a HUGE success in england. aintcha?

epilogue: whilst my sentiments were warranted, my behavior was not. the next morning (first thing) i went and apologised to the director for my outburst.

denz

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

Was working for EPIK, was on a field trip with all teachers from different schools and coming back home I was tired. It was one of those noli-bong buses and everybody was singing. That I didn't mind. But one guy kept on talking, and the talking and wasn't even that cool by the way the crowd was reacting, it went on and on, so I told the guy to SHUT UP!, which proceeded to end all conversation and singing for the rest of the trip. Not very cool, but I already knew I was leaving that joint. When we got back, had the oldest teacher try to make me sit on the ground and read me the riot act. I walked away, offered to resign that day, but was told to stay. Like I said, I knew I was getting out of that situation and did.

William Beckerson · Guest

kimcheeking · Guest

I think I told this story elsewhere...

It's IMF time. I was very stressed - managed to get my vacation time that was due to me and headed to thailand. While there i rented a motorcycle had an accident and removed all of the skin from my lower left leg. And I mean all - I could actually see my anklebone.

Vacation is cut short to go back to Korea for better medical attention. I can't walk, as my leg has swollen up like the good year blimp. I call the director he says okay. Next day the owner walks into my apartment without knocking and proceeds to tell me that I'm lazy and I did this on purpose so that I could extend my vacation.

I snapped big time - spent about 15-20 minutes telling my boss to f*** himself, take his job and shove it up his A** etc. Didn't get fired - and actually got my severence pay. There's more but it basically comes down to me telling my boss to F*** off. as violently as I possibly could while standing on one leg.

Butterfly · Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: Kuwait

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Korea Newfie · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Newfoundland and Labrador

I wish I had something cool to add in here... however, the only thing i ever did was raise my voice at the director's wife.

At my old school, I was stuck with the last class (7:45-8:30) every day, while all of the other teachers alternated. Every day, the director and/or his wife closed up everything during the last class, so that by 8:31 they were ready to go out the door. Every day after class, I'd be in the teacher's room gathering my things together and getting out as quickly as I could, yet every day one of them was always on my ass, saying, "Let'sha go!" After a couple weeks of this, I was feeling sick one night, and looking for the medicine a Korean teacher had given me earlier. When 8:32 hit, the director's wife walked in and said, "Let'sha go!" I just looked at her and yelled, "For the love of God, wait!" She just backed out of the room quietly... I felt like an ass, but I never heard "Let'sha go!" again...

gatohorrible · Joined: 02 Jun 2003

Wow , u guyz are so crazy.
My german friend Hans taught in Korea , even though he's german, the direktor said he didnt want any blacks or filipinos . He slept wiv alot of the wimmin, and went to Thaland a lot, in fact every vacation, 'cos no-one else was doing that , it s just so original, and slept wiv some more wimmin , and worked for hagwon on a year to year basis, and actually got severe (nce)pay, and a flight back to Dusseldorf, and lived for yearz in one of those crazee cute korean partments , with all the friendly neighbors popping round to borrow sum sugar, and oh ya
he used to hang around itaweon, he was so crazy , and he would often drink soju, or beer and enjoy the great american culture there , watching baseball instead the Champions League.
Ja, he's now a bank manager in bremen and he 's so bored. He wishes he could be back in Korea again - the land of smiles.

denz · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2003 7:31 am Post subject:

Pyongshin Sangja · Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: I love baby!

Had sex with a Golden Retriever.

Zyzyfer · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2003 5:18 pm Post subject:

I peed in a bottle with a kindy kid.

Uhhhhhhhh........I'm a good little boy.

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Leslie Cheswyck · Joined: 31 May 2003 Location: University of Western Chile

Wore white after Labor Day.