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Timo
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 2:04 am Post subject: Had my nightmare 10 years ago, left early...can I go back? |
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| I worked in a school in 1997 in Taegu where I was completely taken advantage of. My boss did this and that- all of you can fill in the blanks- but the last straw was when I was told that I should "accompany" his very wealthy female friend for one night. I left Korea the next day in the middle of the night after 5 months (the so-called contract was for 12). As terrible as things sometimes were, I still miss the food and many of the people that I met. I'd like to go back and have a truly wonderful experience. If I go back, will I get in trouble? |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 2:54 am Post subject: |
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I. Contact the Korean Embassy in your home country. Explain the situation to them. Find out if there's a statute of limitations law applicable in Korea. It was 10 years ago, & lots of things have changed since then.
2. There's a current thread on the top 5 recruitment agencies in Korea. Print it out.
3. Insist on a Public School or University, & avoid hagwons like the plague.
Good luck! |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 3:20 am Post subject: |
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| chris_J2 wrote: |
I. Contact the Korean Embassy in your home country. Explain the situation to them. Find out if there's a statute of limitations law applicable in Korea. It was 10 years ago, & lots of things have changed since then.
2. There's a current thread on the top 5 recruitment agencies in Korea. Print it out.
3. Insist on a Public School or University, & avoid hagwons like the plague.
Good luck! |
I wouldn't say to avoid hagwons. Do some research. There are some very good ones out there. In the end, it is a matter of preference. I prefer teaching 12 students per class.
And I would guess that you should have no problem getting back in. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 3:42 am Post subject: Re: Had my nightmare 10 years ago, left early...can I go bac |
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| Timo wrote: |
| I worked in a school in 1997 in Taegu where I was completely taken advantage of. My boss did this and that- all of you can fill in the blanks- but the last straw was when I was told that I should "accompany" his very wealthy female friend for one night. I left Korea the next day in the middle of the night after 5 months (the so-called contract was for 12). As terrible as things sometimes were, I still miss the food and many of the people that I met. I'd like to go back and have a truly wonderful experience. If I go back, will I get in trouble? |
He was offering to get you some action and you panicked? |
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RJjr
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Turning on a Lamp
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: Re: Had my nightmare 10 years ago, left early...can I go bac |
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| Timo wrote: |
| I was completely taken advantage of... I was told that I should "accompany" his very wealthy female friend for one night. |
That would be my dreamjob, as far as ESL goes. PM me with the name of the school, please.  |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: Fleeing in the night |
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RJjr & jinju
Maybe she was fat, ugly, & had vd? Interesting vocational choice, between being an ESL teacher, & a male prostitute! |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| polonius wrote: |
| I wouldn't say to avoid hagwons. Do some research. There are some very good ones out there. |
True. And some very bad public schools and unis. |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 5:46 am Post subject: |
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As far as I know, if you do a runner you can't get another job (without a release letter) until the original contract would have expired, which would have been sometime in 1998. I think you've been in the clear for about 9 years!
If you're really worried, apply for a job from your home country and get all the paperwork done before you arrive, and in the unlikely event that there's a problem you'll simply be refused, and there'll be no harm no foul. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| As far as I know, if you do a runner you can't get another job (without a release letter) until the original contract would have expired, which would have been sometime in 1998. |
If you run and you are reported to Immigration as a runner, Immigration will sometimes put a "do not enter" on your passport... sometimes for up to 5 years. Either way, reported or not, "do not enter" or not, he's been clear for several years. |
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ChuckECheese
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| Col.Brandon wrote: |
| As far as I know, if you do a runner you can't get another job (without a release letter) until the original contract would have expired, which would have been sometime in 1998. |
If you run and you are reported to Immigration as a runner, Immigration will sometimes put a "do not enter" on your passport... sometimes for up to 5 years. Either way, reported or not, "do not enter" or not, he's been clear for several years. |
Report your passport lost/stolen and get a new passport with new number.
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| Timo wrote: |
| I was completely taken advantage of... I was told that I should "accompany" his very wealthy female friend for one night. |
That would be my dreamjob, as far as ESL goes. PM me with the name of the school, please. |
I would have least check her out before doing the runner.  |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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You will have a new passport since it's been ten years.
I came back after four and it was not a problem.
There were no men with dogs waiting to get me. |
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Timo
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: ...Yes she was atrocious! |
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| I'm at a cafe, so I'll need to tell my story in the next day or so. I think that most of you with low morals and have a taste for the dark side will enjoy it. She was Jabba. Worth about 10 Million USD. And we did go on a double date. Question: what would you do? I did, in fact ask her, if she had ever seen the movie American Gigalo... to be continued...Thanks for all the help...Am I really going back?!? |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| ChuckECheese wrote: |
| Report your passport lost/stolen and get a new passport with new number. |
Ten years ago it would have worked, but now that things are computerized, matching names is not a big problem (unless you have a pretty common name) |
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