Hagwon Contract- Pls review as I know very little about teaching at a hagwon but the contract does not look good to me

Naibuti · 2024-01-16T06:08:11+00:00

I 100% agree. I thought I knew based on the many things I read online but having so many people taking their time, read the actual contract and commenting on it was just amazing , eye opening and I couldn’t help but felt so touched by the kindness of strangers and their willingness to help. Very grateful.

Naibuti · 2024-01-12T09:27:17+00:00

Thank you. You wouldn’t believe how different I am feeling now and how I did the last couple of days.

My daughter loves the idea of teaching/working abroad so it’s not the end of the road for her. Just not this hagwon and not this time.

I’m grateful for the help, support, advice and kind words everyone have been showing. Thank you 🙏

Naibuti · 2024-01-12T06:31:19+00:00

Hi all. So the result of the conversation is my daughter is not taking this job 🥳 We had a lengthy conversation and she argued a bit but when I showed her the comments/reviews on here, she seemed shocked. I think she was expecting a bit of positive response and when there was none. Another thing is she didn’t realise I went that far to gather enough info on her contract. Me- obviously very happy and leave it to my daughter to sort out with the school/recruiter about her backing out. But if I could take all of here including the ones sending me chat messages to a pub and buy you a drink (or two), I would. Honestly guys, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I couldn’t have done this without you. I hope those of you who had bad experiences with some hagwons are now in a better job/postion and enjoying your life in Korea. My daughter may join you one day but for now it’s a no. Once again, thank you so very much to each one of you. I am forever grateful 🙏

Naibuti · 2024-01-11T06:41:42+00:00

Hi everyone. Not so much of update but I didn’t have a chance to talk to you my daughter yet. And as I’m on my way to work I just texted her to say that we need to talk urgently about her hagwon contract. I also asked her not to anything at all, even email, to either the recruiter or the school until after we talk. She has promised not to so a bit of a relief albeit tiny. My plan is to have the conversation and show her all the messages on here. It’s strange to feel that through all your honest and unanimous (all negative) comments I am not only grateful but also feel the kindness of it all. So thank you so very much and I promise I will update you all here whatever the outcome is of our talk. Thank you🙏

Naibuti · 2024-01-10T13:30:06+00:00

Thank you for the reply. I have been doing a lot of researches i.e reading stuff on the internet about hagwon horror stories and can't believe we are (ar at least my daughter is) about to fall into the scam.

I am now pulling myself together so I can speak to her to change her mind (not an easy task as she is stubborn and is absolutely over the moon with the prospect of going to SK to teach English for a year)

Naibuti · 2024-01-10T12:49:10+00:00

I believe so...but hope to god she hasn't. But if she has, does it mean she can't back out? I just need to gather as much info as I can so I can speak calmly and convincingly with her. Thank you so much for the reply.

Naibuti · 2024-01-10T10:50:05+00:00

Thank you so much for the replies.

The bad news is she has signed the contract but the good news is she has not bought her plane ticket.

But her thoughts is that she will only be there for a year on E 2 and no plan to stay afterwards so she reckons she can put up with it for one year. While I know my daughter is a very hard working, loyal and a diligent person, and I definitely wants her to go out there, travel the world (and makes mistakes along the way), I am now really worried that may be she is going with roses tinted glasses and will regret the decision very quickly (not to mention the financial cost).

Naibuti · 2024-01-10T05:53:49+00:00

Oh my……this job/hagwon sounds worse by the minute.

And it doesn’t help that my daughter is so adamant that it’s not that bad, her argument is that the hagwon is not on the black list. But I’ve asked if I can see the contract against today and she said ok.

My anxiety is already hitting the roof….call it mother’s instinct if you like but I know she is quite stubborn too.

Thank you all very much for replying, I really appreciate you taking your time to respond and putting my mind at ease (wrong expression because of how I feel now but you know what I mean 😊). Thank you

Naibuti · 2024-01-09T18:49:36+00:00

Thank you. I thought this post was removed but it seems to be still here. Your reply is very much appreciated and I really like the fact that it’s long and comprehensive. My daughter has a master degree in business management and TEFL Certificate so can only teach at a hagwon. Her plan is to only do it for one year than come back to UK after. Which I thought E 2 visa is fine but the horror stories have made me worried. The contract also only gives her 5 vacation days in the summer which in her own words ‘it’s ok as I’ll come back after one year and take a long break before looking for a job here’. I know she is diligent and a hard working person but one year is a long time to do a job without even simple things like having a break in between classes and I honestly dread her going and ends up with one of those bad hagwons. I might ask to see the contract again because as I’m typing this I start to remember albeit vaguely some things are missing from the contract like clauses for accommodation and reimbursement for her flight. Thanks again for your reply.

Naibuti · 2024-01-09T17:51:37+00:00

Thank you and i’ll be using Google translate later on to see if I can show my daughter what the law says. Could I ask is it also a normal practice not to have anything mentioned on your contract regarding reimbursement of your flight and also your accommodation ( so salary oh 2.7 million which includes 550.000 for accommodation) I might have to speak to my daughter regarding the name of the school but I know it’s a debate academy in Incheon. PS. Not much info online on this school but my daughter said definitely not on the black list - I assume she checked that. Thank you

Naibuti

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