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Hobophobic
Joined: 16 Aug 2004
Location: Sinjeong negorie mokdong oh ga ri samgyup sal fighting
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 Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject: Teaching or Tattooing? What would you do? |
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So my best friend is a tattoo artist back home and he has offered to take me as his apprentice...eventually partner in his now lucrative business.
This was always one of our drunken discussions in Uni...buy a kit, practice and eventually open a shop, save cash and roam the earth....
I am promised the same monthly salary roughly give or take a few bucks...
...given the threads on going home to no job or work for Tim Horton's or a call centre I just don't think I could handle it...I have been here since 2001...and I do rather enjoy my life here....
...so out of curiousity...what would you do if your friend offered you a similar deal? |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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do it. tattooing = 100s of hot girls wanting to sleep with you. moreso than being in a rock band, and usually more of a sure thing than being in a rock band.
the pay is pretty damned good too if you're good at it. korea will probably still be here if it doesn't work out. |
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Hobophobic
Joined: 16 Aug 2004
Location: Sinjeong negorie mokdong oh ga ri samgyup sal fighting
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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HAHA...don't think my wife would like to hear that...
...but maybe I could get back into my old band....ah..the good old days of punk and playing for free beer...
...I think it is a good opportunity as well, hard work but enjoyable, and I could do my BEd eventually....hmmm... |
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sillywilly
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Canada.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:28 am Post subject: |
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| It depends how talented you are. Where do you want to be 5 years from now? |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't ever work for friends |
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 05 May 2005
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| If you make it big time can you finish the dragon tatoo on my back? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:23 am Post subject: |
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(1) Are you near the end of your contract (not needing to pull a midnight run)?
(2) Do you have some savings in case the business falls through quickly or is slower to get going than expected?
(3) Wouldn't you feel comfortable returning to ESL teaching here or elsewhere if the biz doesn't work out well enough for you?
If you answer is a clear "yes" to two of the three above questions, then... why not do it?!!
Good luck whatever. |
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Hobophobic
Joined: 16 Aug 2004
Location: Sinjeong negorie mokdong oh ga ri samgyup sal fighting
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| sillywilly wrote: |
| It depends how talented you are. Where do you want to be 5 years from now? |
I want to have my teaching degree out of the way, my family settled, possibly be running a small business....
| VanIslander wrote: |
(1) Are you near the end of your contract (not needing to pull a midnight run)?
(2) Do you have some savings in case the business falls through quickly or is slower to get going than expected?
(3) Wouldn't you feel comfortable returning to ESL teaching here or elsewhere if the biz doesn't work out well enough for you?
If you answer is a clear "yes" to two of the three above questions, then... why not do it?!!
Good luck whatever. |
1. My contract is done at the end of August....and have no need to make a runner...
2. Yes, I have my regular savings, plus a high interest account, as well as the usual pension build up and so forth....the business is already going and he's way over worked...
3. I like my job here, but see this as an opportunity to get back home, do something I would more than likely enjoy, make some decent cash, and eventually get to my B.Ed....
| Dan The Chainsawman wrote: |
If you make it big time can you finish the dragon tatoo on my back? |
Not until I have learned and practiced all I need to know about it...blood pathogen....history...yada yada....unless you want to be a multiple practice run until I could do a cover-up...paint by numbers in the flesh  ...so I guess yes eventually I could...
| Wrench wrote: |
Don't ever work for friends. |
This is my best friend...we've worked with and for one another lots in the past... until I came here (2001)....never had any conflicts...more like brothers who don't fight....known him most of my life....he wants someone he can train his way and trust as a partner....business is well and he is backed up working 6 days a week and 9-10 hours a day...
I am voting YES without the Momma's boy for myself...even though I am one  ...there's nothing wrong with that...Dad's an ass... |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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I think you've answered your own question.
Stay and teach brats in Korea, or- Go learn to be a tattoo artist and enjoy the possibility of tattoo good looking women's butts, breasts, thighs and other assorted goodly parts.
Despite having to deal with overweight women and large bikers who'll pummel you into a fine paste if you stuff something up- I can't think of anything outside of gynaecology that I'd like to do more. |
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Hobophobic
Joined: 16 Aug 2004
Location: Sinjeong negorie mokdong oh ga ri samgyup sal fighting
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I suppose I did answer my own question...out of here end of August  |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| peemil wrote: |
I think you've answered your own question.
Stay and teach brats in Korea, or- Go learn to be a tattoo artist and enjoy the possibility of tattoo good looking women's butts, *beep*, thighs and other assorted goodly parts.
Despite having to deal with overweight women and large bikers who'll pummel you into a fine paste if you stuff something up- I can't think of anything outside of gynaecology that I'd like to do more. |
Reminds me of something I saw on TV where a 300lbs biker walks in a parlor, ask the nerdy artist to draw a "bike", and the guy draws a scooter. |
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