Korean Job Discussion Forums

[jmoney]

your contract says you need to stay at least 6 months or you have to reimburse the school for your flight. If you pull a midnight run, leaving before 6 months, can they make you pay? law suit or something? or once you leave you're clear. i don't want these ppl harrassing me 24/7

[formerflautist]

They can't do anything to you once you leave the country. If you choose to come back then you might have problems getting a visa.

[rvintage]

If you are leaving the country, how are they going to harrass you? If you plan on staying here and getting another job then you will need a release letter from your employer. In order to get that, I'm sure they will want that ticket money back.

[passport220]

I am not sure but you might want to search for a previous thread where a news story was posted about flight making an unscheduled landing in Manila to deal with just such a situation. Seems the guy had to work out an arrangement with the Korean Consulate before he could catch another flight.

[passport220]

Ok the last post was a joke.

The serious post was more like �give notice as stated in your contract, and pay back the flight just like you agreed to in the contract��.or in other words grow up and act like an adult.�

But that seemed a little much for me to state to a complete stranger.

[The Hierophant]

Once you're out of the country, no one can touch you.

If the problem is you (ie: you've found yourself unable to cope with the expat teacher lifestyle) then you should do the honourable thing and give notice.

If the problem is the hagwon (illegal work situations, late/no pay etc) then don't bother giving notice, f**k 'em. If your boss is crooked then he/she will likely cheat you out of your final pay anyway.

[Homer]

Leaving aside the consequences of your planned run for your students and co-workers, they (the school) cannot do anything once you are outside of Korea.

This runner thing will on ly become a problem for you if you try to comeback.

[Novernae]