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[Nanbu]

Here is my situation...

I started going to this hagwon since the second week of May. At first, it was agreed that I would go there and observe another teacher. I taught full-time a couple of days in May and officially started working full-time on June 1st. On Friday, June 15th, my director gave me a number for the month of May. After doing some math, I was not satisfied and tried talking to him on Monday. Our times did not match, so another teacher suggested calling him. I called him later on and the director got really angry and started yelling. Now, I'm not going to put all the drama that the director starts at the hagwon, however, I will state that the director is very unprofessional and the attitude he displays in front of the children is not what it should be (specially in a teaching institute).

Anyhow, I ended up telling him that I could not continue working there. Here's the deal. I have an F4 visa, which allows me to work in the country. I did not sign a contract and worked there full-time (which I believe is not legal). Now, my question is: how do I go about getting paid?

I've been told that "labor is labor", so as long as I worked there, I should be getting paid. Is there a number I could call?

I appreciate any help/advice provided.

[ttompatz]

[Nanbu]

Like you said, proof of salary agreement is a little hard to come by. It was only verbal. Does it make a difference if there was a middleman in between? Because the director talked to the administrator, who talked/interviewed me.

I'm in good terms with the administrator. He knows that the director does this sort of things.

[ttompatz]