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sistersarah · Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Location: hiding out

anyone else finishing up those pesky summer intensive classes this week? well, i am, and i'm pretty freakin happy about ! it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be and the extra money will be nice, but i'm happy they're over. did i mention i'm happy they're over?

-sister

vdowd · Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Location: Iksan

I am happy they are over too but what do you mean extra money? All it means for my day is a longer (4 1/2 hours) and more breaks in the afternoon/evening so that I get no or little over time. I am exhausted - thank god it is over!!!

Lizara · Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Location: Seoul

I'm doing okay for overtime for mine, so I suppose I can't complain too much, but really, my summer class was HORRIBLE (and quite deserving of those capitals) and whiny and now not having to deal with them anymore, as well as being able to get some sleep again, feels like the best thing that's ever happened to me. *happy sigh*

azjen · Joined: 29 May 2004 Location: Youngtong, Suwon

We just managed to get longer days than our contract specified and stiffed on our paycheck. When we asked yesterday where it was we were informed that our payday will be moved to the end of the month. NO NOTICE! I'm pretty exhausted, I've asked for overtime, and I don't know if I can last another week without pay.

Then I find out people are getting overtime for intensive. The head of my school claims they made no money and they can't afford to pay us the overtime. She also states we didn't earn any either.

So frustrating and confusing![/quote]

Zyzyfer · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:45 pm Post subject:

Intensives ended across the board right around now. This current work week has been a joke for me; I actually had some classes lined up, but kids cancelled on most of them and I've had basically 3 class hours for the past 3 days, and I've got tomorrow off.

sistersarah · Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Location: hiding out

Zyzyfer · Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:58 am Post subject:

butter808fly · Joined: 09 May 2004 Location: Northern California, USA

New to Korea and started right away with intensives. It makes me feel better that Im not the only one not getting much sleep and exhausted! though if I would have known better, would have picked a school with the OT pay. Sounds great. I like the courses, but glad its over!

intergalactic · Joined: 19 May 2003 Location: Brisbane

I finished mine 2 weeks ago. I got a short contract to just do these 12 classes a week to cover a teacher who did a runner.

I didn't mind, it was 25,000 an hour, only 3 hours a day Mon-Thur, but the HEAT was killing me and being 9 months pregnant it was an even bigger drag.

What kills me is these stupid university students who sign up for intensive classes starting at 8 and 9am all summer long and then only come once or twice a week. What motivates them to join these classes? Some of them just sit there like stunned mullets the whole way through. It makes me want to grab them around the throat and scream 'WHY??? Go home and go to bed! Go to the beach! It's summer!!"

This is an example dialogue I had with one woman on my first day after replacing the old teacher:

me: Hello
S: ------
me: Hello
S: hello
me: What's your name?
S: Kim Ran-hee
me: Where do you live?
S: No
me: What do you do?
S: No
me: Okaaaaaaayyyyyy.....

theSeeker · Joined: 18 Jun 2004

Hey Intergalatic, I love that conversation you had with Kim Ran-hee. HA!

Did you really teach at 9 months pregnant?? WOW!!

intergalactic · Joined: 19 May 2003 Location: Brisbane

Yes, I was 38 weeks when I finished, but it was only a 3 week session and only mornings. I could not have kept up a regular job all the way through for that long!