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[Yu_Bum_suk]

So this morning I get asked 'do you have any plan for tomorrow'. No, I don't; it's exam week and I'm just going to be sitting on my ass like today and yesterday.

'Let's go to immigration tomorrow [to renew my contract]'.

Wait a minute, I haven't even seen the final contract. All I was given was a copy of last year's contract with the dates changed and the wording completely wrong for a renewing teacher. This is the school district's fault, not my clueless school's.

I'm one of only three high school teachers in my school district who wants to renew and I can't believe how eager my school district is to shoot itself in the foot. I love my school, and they've been great to me; but I really feel sometimes like writing an explanation of everything I've seen done wrong, get my k-friend to translate it, and then distribute it all over the school district to show how they've shot themselves in the foot and then go get another job.

[Dev]

Bhali Bhali style contract renewal. Well, if you're school has been pretty fair with you, why don't you renew? Push them for a raise first. It never hurts to ask.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[mack the knife]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

Yeah it's sadly almost inevitable the path my school district's been taking. They want to take away schools' autonomy over their FTs in the cases where things have really worked out well and then, at the same time, are not the least bit receptive to teachers who have been having troubles with their schools. From my point of view it's just so obvious what to do to attract and then retain experienced teachers, but try pounding that into the head of any Korean government official.

[Ya-ta Boy]

In fact, there is something nefarious going on with the school district. When it's all over and they can't screw me anymore, I'll divulge.

According to another FT in the district, there is to be no raise at all. Exactly the same contract as last year. Just one more good reason for me to get my hinney out of here.

[Captain Corea]

I had one place wait until 4 days before the end of the contract.

Imagine their surprise.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

It seems now that they want to have our meeting tomorrow and renew the contract ... tomorrow afternoon? Next week? What a clusterfuck they're making for themselves.