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Alyallen

I have worked at my elementary for over a year now. Apparently I was supposed to pay for lunch last year but no one mentioned it until today Rolling Eyes

I asked how much but my co-teacher didn't have an answer...

So...Do you pay? If so, how much?

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

Mine is automatically deducted from my salary, and I was told it costs 2,500 원 for each meal, which is actually quite cheap.

kimchi story · Joined: 23 Nov 2006

poet13 · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:

Hmm. I have never paid at middle school, and I know it's not deducted. I'm not sure I want to ask though... Laughing

goodsounz · Joined: 09 Jan 2006

Mine too. 2,500 won. All teachers have to sign a card. I can also bring friends to have lunch there from time to time but obviously have to pay an extra 2,500 per person for that.

Scouse Mouse · Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Location: Cloud #9

I have been informed that I will have my meals deducted but I am not sure how much it will be. If it is 2,500 then that is a pretty good price considering the amount of food they provide.

rawiri · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.

Yep, but i feel like they should be paying me danger money for eating the stuff.

jaderedux · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Lurking outside Seoul

For 2 years I didn't have to pay it was part of my contract. Then the principal and vice principal coughed up for it. The last two years they decided I should pay. I decided that I wouldn't. That was always a benefit working in the public schools in our area and they are whittling away at them from time to ttime.

I said no thanks I bring my own lunch now. Food is okay but not great. Certainly not worth paying for it. So I am brown bagger as it were.

Jade

Ekuboko · Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Location: ex-Gyeonggi

In my first school they made me pay but I think I was supposed to go to the admin office to pay, but no one ever said anything to me after the first month, so I didn't volunteer to pay. My co-T constantly forgot about my existence (I had my own classroom) so it wasn't a biggy to me.

At my second and present school I pay and it's taken from my bank account every month. Fine by me.

theatrelily · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Location: Haeundae-gu, Busan

xtchr · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

I've no idea, no one has said anything about it yet.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject:

mine was deducted from my salary -- 2,000 per lunch. my boyfriend's was also deducted from his salary (different school), but for some reason that school's lunch cost 2,200 or something.

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

They told me mine would be deducted. But they asked me for my OK on deducting the cost from my pay. Confused

So far, I like what they've been serving. Then again, I like most Korean food.

buymybook · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Location: Telluride

At my afterschool program I was told I'd have to pay 30,000 Won to eat before I begin teaching. I would have to eat with the other teachers and decided I probably couldn't get myself out of bed to go eat lunch before teaching.

Now, my co-teacher has been bringing me a sandwich for 6 months which I can no longer stand to eat anc can't find it within myself(not yet) to tell her I don't want it anymore. I take it to my job at night and igve it away!

inverse_narcissus · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Location: Masan / the pub

I've been told that I'll be paying 40-45,000 won a month for lunch. Which is pretty good considering....