Korean Job Discussion Forums

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

I am curious in a socological way if you are happy. Do you ever think about changing jobs. Do you think about leaving your job say for a public school position.

Jade

kat2 · Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Location: Busan, South Korea

I already have a public school position. Its not perfect, but no job is. I hope I like my next job in the States this much. I'll be a lucky girl.

sock · Joined: 07 Oct 2006

Of course I think about changing jobs, but not to a public school job. Been there, done that, and I prefer making full-time money from a full-time job. Also, I know that it's hard for me to be happy when I'm being paid to do nothing but sit on my ass for several hours each day. I'm lazy, but I find my "professional" happiness is somewhat tied to how productive and useful I feel.

Overall, I'm happy with my school. There's better out there, and worse out there. When I come across something that (realistically) is a better option, then I'll be moving on.

But for now, it's good.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Absolutely love it. It has its challenges but they're the good kind of challenges. If they moved it to a Daegu subway line and let me plan the cafeteria menu it would be absolutely perfect.

Colorado · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject:

I like my job just fine. As someone already said, no job is perfect, but I'm at the top of the public school pay scale and I teach only a few hours a day. I get a lot of free time to play online chess while listening to classic rock concerts at wolfgangsvault.com/
All while plannng marvelous lessons of course.
What's not to like?

Lizara · Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Location: Seoul

I love my job when my supervisors leave me alone to do it. When it starts getting into staff meetings and new curriculum and mandatory prep time and ridiculous busywork... then I don't love it so much.

Vicissitude · Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: Chef School

You have nothing listed for, "I escaped hell on earth and I'm super glad to be gone!"

oneofthesarahs · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Location: Sacheon City

I like my job. I have the occasional moments of "ugh," but it's more of a generic "Ugh, it sucks to actually have to work five days a week" than a specific "I hate THIS job." I've never even considered getting a new job.