Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Priestess]

Hello,

I applied with Teach Away and was accepted to teach in Korea for one year. I already feel like I am getting a complete runaround. They won't give me the name of the school -- you only get it when they mail you the contract according to them -- although the person I'm dealing with did try to get it for me from their partners in Korea. There was evidently no reply. I emailed the contact person with a bunch of questions about the school which have likewise not been answered.

I don't think this is a fair way to conduct business for potential teachers! They only give you two days to accept a post, although I asked for an extension and it was granted. Trouble was, that job went POOF because I wouldn't accept it until I got my questions answered. They have still guaranteed me a post, but this is making me nervous. I have read enough about South Korea/blacklists to feel uneasy now. The area where they wanted to place me -- Daejeon -- had eight blacklisted schools on the English Schoolwatch board.

Does anyone have any advice about dealing with this or similar experiences? Thanks much.

[poet13]

if you havent even started working there and you feel like you're being run around, it would in all likelihood degenerate into a nightmare once you were in their evil clutches. Most employers will at least start out treating you well, and being nice to you, even just to get you on board....
I wouldn't correspond with them further.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

Tell them that if they won't give you the name of the school you will not deal with them. That is simply BS and a huge red flag. Tell them you're going to find another recruiter who will give you the name of the school.