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Intrepid
Joined: 13 May 2004
Location: Yongin
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 Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:10 am Post subject: New position without release letter? |
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A friend just got an offer at a university for March. His current hagwon has said that they won't give him a release letter, but, after much cajoling on his part, they have said that he can "just quit" and have "promised not to blacklist him."
This stinks, to me, of face-saving, shirking responsibility, etc. They know he won't get the visa, but they don't want to come right out and say it.
Am I wrong?
I quit with a release letter several years ago and it seemed that I needed it. My friend has had a tough time and I don't want to worry him, but I'm suspecting the runaround here. |
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J.B. Clamence
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:40 am Post subject: Re: New position without release letter? |
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| Intrepid wrote: |
| This stinks, to me, of face-saving, shirking responsibility, etc. |
Before you tar and feather the boss for "shirking responsibility," I think you should take a closer look at your friend. I know it's not easy to accept the faults of those close to us, but is your friend not also guilty of "shirking responsibility" by expecting to be able to leave the schoool he made a commitment to? OK, he got a better offer somewhere else, and he asked the school if he could get out of his contract. There's no harm in asking, and I wouldn't fault him for trying. However, he has no right to expect to be able to leave just because he found something better. I don't think the boss is doing wrong here.
And yes, he would need a release letter. |
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Intrepid
Joined: 13 May 2004
Location: Yongin
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| Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:27 pm Post subject: Definitely |
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| Thanks. Oh, and, I know, he's blowing them off as well. But I think he would stay if they hadn't mentioned the idea of his quitting. |
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waggo
Joined: 18 May 2003
Location: pusan baby!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I guess it depends how long he's been there....if its just a month or two I can see them getting narked off. |
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phaedrus
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
Location: I'm comin' to get ya.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: New position without release letter? |
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| J.B. Clamence wrote: |
| Intrepid wrote: |
| This stinks, to me, of face-saving, shirking responsibility, etc. |
Before you tar and feather the boss for "shirking responsibility," I think you should take a closer look at your friend. I know it's not easy to accept the faults of those close to us, but is your friend not also guilty of "shirking responsibility" by expecting to be able to leave the schoool he made a commitment to? OK, he got a better offer somewhere else, and he asked the school if he could get out of his contract. There's no harm in asking, and I wouldn't fault him for trying. However, he has no right to expect to be able to leave just because he found something better. I don't think the boss is doing wrong here.
And yes, he would need a release letter. |
Whatever.
The release letter thing is a Korean crock of shit to begin with.
You can leave a contract if you give proper legal notice. It is not a shirking of responsibility. It would be following the law.
Besides, there is no benefit to the school in keeping someone that doesn't want to stay.
The shirking of responsibilty would be in respect to yourself when you stay in a job that you don't like when something better is available. |
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junkmail
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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sadsac
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Gwangwang
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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Never gotten a letter of release. It has never been an issue with immigration. Just one more thing to allow owners to bully us. They are letting him resign, he has fulfilled all his legal requirements under MOL regulations. Hope his new gig is great.  |
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