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| On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you AT YOUR JOB? |
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8% |
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6% |
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4% |
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24% |
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| 8-9 |
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42% |
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| 10!!! |
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16% |
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sobriquet
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
Location: Nakatomi Plaza
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 Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:47 am Post subject: How happy are you at your job? |
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1= very unhappy
10= extremely happy
This is only about your place of employment, not your apartment, girlfriend/boyfriend, etc. |
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Cerebroden
Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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30 days out of the month =1
payday = 10 |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I know the job itself is probably only a 7 or 8 but it feels like a 10. After working here for almost 4 years I still smile when I think about it (drives the girlfriend crazy) and love going to work. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| I know the job itself is probably only a 7 or 8 but it feels like a 10. After working here for almost 4 years I still smile when I think about it (drives the girlfriend crazy) and love going to work. |
I feel similar. Occasionally it drops to a 4ish (usually because of office politics) but most of the time it is right up there in the 8ish range.
When I get to do my job I am truely happy. It is the occasional non related things on the job that become a pain in my azz. When that happens I smile, whistle dixie, agree and move on anyway.
I am fortunate that I am usually insulated from the crap that gets heaped on the Korean staff here from both the administration at the district office.
Very, very strong pressure from the parents commitee to keep the foreigners here in our school also is a big help in keeping the admin staff off our back. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm with The_Beaver and ttompatz. I give the job an 8 except for the occaisional administrative hiccup. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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8 here too, though today is about a -3. My fault for being up all night celebrating with a friend.
A ten would require base salary of 3.0, plus all the OT I could handle; and being allowed out of the country for more than 10 days a year. |
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oneofthesarahs
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Location: Sacheon City
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| My job gets a solid 8. It's the first job that I've ever had that I don't dread when I get up in the morning. |
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jmbran11
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: U.S.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| poet13 wrote: |
| A ten would require base salary of 3.0, plus all the OT I could handle; and being allowed out of the country for more than 10 days a year. |
I have that, but I'd still say it's a 9. I think it's almost impossible to find the perfect job, because there is always something that gets annoying. I think the individual makes a big difference (i.e. some people always see the glass half full . . . )
But, my question is, how can such a high percentage rate their jobs 8-9 when it seems like everyone on this board is endlessly complaining about their job/boss/school/etc.? |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| the_beaver wrote: |
| I know the job itself is probably only a 7 or 8 but it feels like a 10. After working here for almost 4 years I still smile when I think about it (drives the girlfriend crazy) and love going to work. |
I feel similar. Occasionally it drops to a 4ish (usually because of office politics) but most of the time it is right up there in the 8ish range. |
Thankfully, I have ZERO issues there!  |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Interesting how 60% of us so far rate our job as 8 or higher. I think there are a lot of excellent jobs over here. However I wonder how many of us would rate our first job in Korea? |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| Interesting how 60% of us so far rate our job as 8 or higher. I think there are a lot of excellent jobs over here. However I wonder how many of us would rate our first job in Korea? |
-7 |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| Interesting how 60% of us so far rate our job as 8 or higher. I think there are a lot of excellent jobs over here. However I wonder how many of us would rate our first job in Korea? |
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I definitely feel like I went from a 2 to a 9. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| SuperHero wrote: |
| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| Interesting how 60% of us so far rate our job as 8 or higher. I think there are a lot of excellent jobs over here. However I wonder how many of us would rate our first job in Korea? |
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I definitely feel like I went from a 2 to a 9. |
I would say that on the same scale my first job would have been about a 6-7.
I have been most fortunate that I have not ended up in some hakwon hell (combination of experience as an expat in other countries, interpersonal skills and blind luck) and all my jobs here have been at least a solid 6 and usually 7-8ish. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| Interesting how 60% of us so far rate our job as 8 or higher. I think there are a lot of excellent jobs over here. However I wonder how many of us would rate our first job in Korea? |
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just to clarify that's a minus seven -7 |
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Kimchieluver
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm at an 8. My first job was about 5 (kindy every morning). My second job was about 6.8. |
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