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Gman2000 · Joined: 18 Feb 2006

Trying to figure out what's better, GEPIK or Hogwan.

Mills · Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Location: Incheon

Maybe you should change this to a pole, rather than just naming it "pole".

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Schools:

+ regular, dependable pay
+ work 8 to 5
+ a lot of vacation time

- large classes
- may not get to choose which school (I don't know if true. Just heard it.)

Hakwons:

+ smaller class size

Those are what came to mind. I'm sure there are others.

peppermint · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject:

The vacation time absolutely isn't true if you're in GEPIK and far from a given if you're working in Gyeonngi anymore.

Basically, if you want to teach in a public school, don't do it with GEPIK. They offer the same pay and same vacation as a hagwon, with far more onsite time, and far larger classes.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Mills · Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Location: Incheon

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

riley · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: where creditors can find me

I like my pole. Razz

Gman2000 · Joined: 18 Feb 2006

the only difference between polish and Polish is the capital P.

semphoon · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: Where Nowon is

I like Poles...but I prefer Czechs.

dbee · Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Location: korea

I've got nothing against czechs, but I'd take cash first if possible

inkoreafornow · Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Location: Gyeonggido

I'd take GEPIK over a hagwon for the pay and peace of mind. When I worked in a hagwon, I was teaching upwards of 40 classes a week for 2 million won (if I wasn't teaching I wasn't working so I wasn't getting paid). Now that I teach in GEPIK, anything over 22 classes a week goes for 20,000 won per class. Add to that the likelihood of having to deal with a really crooked director and (in my very personal opinion) GEPIK wins out.